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Market Maker Surveillance Report. BTH, GERN, CCRT, BMTI, VQ, AMCN, Winning Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Thursday, Aug

August 16, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Thursday. Since October 2008 market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This Fair Market Making Requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Thursday there were 3940 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3779 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1776 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage gain per share Thursday and low price friction (bullish). This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices rose faster with less Friction. Blyth Inc (NYSE:BTH), Geron Corp (NASDAQ:GERN), CompuCredit Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:CCRT), BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BMTI), Venoco Inc (NYSE:VQ), Airmedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:AMCN). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net .

Market Maker Friction Factor is shown in the chart below:

  Symbol  Change    Percent   Buy Volume   Buy %%    Sell Volume  Sell %%   Net Volume   Friction
  BTH     $6.270    16.90%    421,691      27.09%    402,182      25.84%    19,509       31      
  GERN    $0.330    19.30%    1,686,960    52.46%    1,522,732    47.35%    164,228      4,977   
  CCRT    $1.630    32.47%    714,083      53.48%    612,068      45.84%    102,015      626     
  BMTI    $0.530    15.23%    279,630      63.58%    155,944      35.46%    123,686      2,334   
  VQ      $1.420    14.90%    1,649,889    36.51%    1,404,193    31.07%    245,696      1,730   
  AMCN    $0.490    25.79%    49,465       65.97%    25,517       34.03%    23,948       489     

Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net buy volumes (buy volume, sell volume) and low price friction in their stocks. The Friction Factor displays how many more shares of buying than selling are required to move a stock higher by one cent or how many more shares of selling than buying moves a stock lower by 1 cent.

For example, the chart above shows BTH with a dollar gain Thursday of $6.27000 and a Friction Factor of 31 shares. That means that it only took 31 more shares of buying than selling to move BTH higher by one penny. The Market Makers are currently allowing the stock to rise quickly (low friction). The combination of low friction and positive market direction can drive prices higher much faster than normal.

Blyth Inc (NYSE:BTH) - Blyth, Inc. operates as a multi-channel company in the home fragrance and decorative accessories industry. It operates in three segments: Direct Selling, Catalog and Internet, and Wholesale. The Direct Selling segment designs, manufactures or sources, markets, and distributes a line of products, including scented candles, candle-related accessories, and other fragranced products under the PartyLite brand. It also offers gourmet foods under the Two Sisters Gourmet brand name, as well as sells nutritional supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products. The Catalog and Internet segment designs, sources, and markets a range of household convenience items, photo albums, frames, holiday cards, personalized gifts, kitchen accessories, and gourmet coffee and tea. This segment offers its products under As We Change, Boca Java, Easy Comforts, Exposures, Home Marketplace, Miles Kimball, and Walter Drake brand names. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures or sources, markets, and distributes a line of home fragrance products; candle-related accessories; seasonal decorations, such as ornaments and trim; and home decor products, including picture frames, lamps, and textiles under the CBK, Colonial Candle of Cape Cod, Colonial at HOME, and Seasons of Cannon Falls brands. This segment also sells chafing fuel and tabletop lighting products and accessories under the Ambria, HandyFuel, and Sterno brand names. The company sells its products to independent gift and department stores, specialty chains, foodservice distributors, and hotels and restaurants, as well as individual consumers through independent sales consultants. Blyth, Inc. primarily operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, and the Far East. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Geron Corp (NASDAQ:GERN) - Geron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, develops biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and chronic degenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure, and diabetes. It develops a range of anti-cancer therapies based on telomerase inhibitors and telomerase therapeutic vaccines; and diagnostics based on telomerase detection, as well as intends to develop products using telomerase as a marker for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, patient monitoring, and screening. The company develops Imetelstat (GRN163L), which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of chronic lymphoproliferative diseases, solid tumors, multiple myeloma, and non-small cell lung cancer. GRN163L is also in Phase I/II clinical trial to treat breast cancer. The company also develops GRNVAC1 that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia. It also develops GRNOPC1, which is in Phase I Trial for treatment of spinal cord injury; and GRNCM1 that is in preclinical stage to treat heart disease and screening. The company has licensing agreement with Merck & Co. to develop telomerase cancer vaccine, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of prostate and solid tumors; Sienna Cancer Diagnostics to develop a preclinical stage product for the treatment of bladder cancer; and has a collaboration with the University Campus Suffolk to develop human embryonic stem cell-derived chondrocytes for the treatment of cartilage damage and joint disease. Geron Corporation was founded in 1990 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

CompuCredit Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:CCRT) - CompuCredit Holdings Corp. provides credit and related financial services and products to underserved consumer credit market, a market represented by credit risks that regulators classify as sub-prime, in the United States. It operates in five segments: Credit Cards, Investments in Previously Charged-Off Receivables, Retail Micro-Loans, Auto Finance, and Internet Micro-Loans. The Credit Cards segment consists of credit card investment and servicing activities conducted with respect to receivables underlying accounts originated and portfolios purchased by the company. The Investments in Previously Charged-Off Receivables segment acquires and sells previously charged-off credit card receivables. The Retail Micro-Loans segment, through a network of storefront locations, provides small-denomination, short-term, and unsecured cash advances due on the customers next payday; installment loan and other credit products; and money transfer and other financial services. These loans and products are marketed through retail branch locations in Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The Auto Finance segment engages in purchasing and servicing auto loans through a network of pre-qualified auto dealers. The Internet Micro-Loans segment is comprised of its U.K. and U.S. based Internet micro-loan operations. It also offers other ancillary products, including credit and identity theft monitoring, health discount programs, shopping discount programs, debt waiver, and life insurance. The company was formerly known as CompuCredit Corp. and changed its name to CompuCredit Holdings Corp. in June 2009. CompuCredit Holdings was founded in 1996 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BMTI) - BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the development and commercialization of regenerative protein therapeutic-device combination products for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions affecting bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. The companys orthopedic products include Augment Bone Graft for open fracture and fusion treatment; and Augment Injectable Bone Graft for closed fracture treatment and minimally invasive fracture/fusion treatment. Its products also comprise Augment C to treat cartilage repair; Augment RC for rotator cuff tendon to bone repair; Augment AT for the treatment of acute tendon injuries; and Augment CT for chronic tendon injuries, as well as TBD, which is under development for spine fusion. The company was formerly known as BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. in July 2005. BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

Venoco Inc (NYSE:VQ) - Venoco, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, and development of oil and natural gas properties. The companys principal properties are located both onshore and offshore Southern California, onshore in Californias Sacramento Basin, and onshore along the Gulf Coast of Texas. As of December 31, 2009, it had net proved reserves of 98,313 MBOE. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Airmedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:AMCN) - AirMedia Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates digital media network in China for air travel advertising. It operates digital frames and digital TV screens that display advertisements in airports and airplanes. The company also displays non-advertising content, such as weather, sports, and comedy clips; and documentaries and hidden camera type reality shows from other third-party content providers in its digital TV screen programs. In addition, it displays advertisements on interior or exterior walls of gate bridges, including billboard and painted advertisements, as well as operates light boxes and billboards at airports. Further, the company holds concession rights to operate various traditional advertising media, including billboards, light boxes, and other media platforms out of the air travel sector. As of April 30, 2010, it operated digital frames in 33 airports in China; digital TV screens in 37 airports; 525 light boxes and billboards in 3 airports; and 114 billboard advertisements and 46 painted advertisements on the gate bridges located in 7 airports. AirMedia Group Inc. has a strategic alliance with Ife Services Ltd. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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