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Market Maker Surveillance Report. AMAT, BRCM, PPHM, BBY, MAS, SPLS, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Monday, September 24th

^{Published on 2012-09-24 18:00:54 - WOPRAI}
 

September 24, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Monday. 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 Monday there were 4088 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2171 companies with positive Friction Factors and 3322 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with Abnormal Price Friction (bearish bias) in their stock prices. This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices dropped. APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ:BRCM), Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PPHM), Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY), Masco Corp (NYSE:MAS), Staples Inc (NASDAQ:SPLS). 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
  AMAT    $-0.070   -0.66%    4,762,909    58.60%    3,350,606    41.23%    1,412,303    Abnormal
  BRCM    $-0.600   -1.65%    3,338,938    56.39%    2,570,130    43.41%    768,808      Abnormal
  PPHM    $-4.210   -78.11%   34,708,894   50.74%    33,615,086   49.14%    1,093,808    Abnormal
  BBY     $-0.310   -1.74%    2,180,792    39.37%    1,407,792    25.41%    773,000      Abnormal
  MAS     $-0.310   -1.91%    3,134,862    36.48%    2,423,780    28.20%    711,082      Abnormal
  SPLS    $-0.010   -0.07%    7,754,860    52.27%    6,965,182    46.95%    789,678      Abnormal

For example, the chart above shows AMAT with 1,412,303 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.07000. This means the Market Makers were trading the stock in a way inconsistent with normal supply and demand (Economics 101); more buying than selling should cause prices to rise.

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (NASDAQ:AMAT) - Applied Materials, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic (PV), and related industries worldwide. Its Silicon Systems Group segment offers a range of manufacturing equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. It provides systems that perform primary processes used in chip fabrication, including atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, electrochemical deposition etch, rapid thermal processing, chemical mechanical planarization, wet cleaning, and wafer metrology and inspection, as well as systems that etch, measure, and inspect circuit patterns on masks used in the photolithography process. The companys Applied Global Services segment offers products and services designed to improve the performance and productivity, and reduce the environmental impact of the fab operations of semiconductor, LCD, and solar PV manufacturers. Its Display segment provides equipment to fabricate thin film transistor LCDs for televisions, computer displays, and other consumer-oriented electronic applications. The companys Energy and Environmental Solutions segment offers manufacturing solutions for the generation and conservation of energy. It also provides manufacturing solutions for wafer-based crystalline silicon, and glass-based thin film applications. In addition, this segment offers roll-to-roll vacuum Web coating systems for deposition of a range of films on flexible substrates for functional, aesthetic, or optical properties, as well as roll-to-roll machine for depositing ultra-thin aluminum films for flexible packaging applications. The company serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, flat panel liquid crystal displays, solar photovoltaic cells and modules, and other electronic devices. Applied Materials, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California..

Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ:BRCM) - Broadcom Corporation designs, develops, and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. It provides a portfolio of system-on-a-chip and software solutions, which enable the delivery of voice, video, data, and multimedia content to mobile devices; consumer electronics devices in the home; and business networking products for the workplace, data centers, service providers, and carriers. The company serves the manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, consumer electronics and broadband access products, and mobile devices. Its broadband communications products include solutions for digital cables, satellite and Internet protocol (IP) set-top boxes, and media servers; cable and digital subscriber line modems and residential gateways; high definition televisions; high definition Blu-ray Disc players; and digital video recorders. The companys mobile and wireless products comprise integrating solutions in applications for wireless and personal area networking; cellular communications; personal navigation and global positioning; processing multimedia content in smart phones; and for managing the power in mobile devices. Broadcom Corporations enterprise networking products consist of Ethernet transceivers, controllers, switches, broadband network and security processors, and server chipsets. It markets and sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers representatives in the United States, as well as through regional offices, and a network of independent distributors and representatives in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Irvine, California..

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PPHM) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and manufacture of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections. The company develops clinical programs with its novel compounds bavituximab and Cotara, which are the clinical candidates under its anti-phosphatidylserine therapeutics and tumor necrosis therapy platforms. Its pipeline products comprise Bavituximab Plus Docetaxel, and Bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, which are Phase II clinical trial products for treating advanced breast cancer patients; and Bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, as well as Bavituximab, which is in Phase I monotherapy repeat dose safety study for treating solid tumor cancers, and in Phase Ib repeat dose safety study for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection co-infected with HIV. In addition, its pipeline products include Cotara, a product in Phase II, as well as a dosimetry and dose confirmation study for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Further, Peregrine, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avid Bioservices, Inc., provides contract manufacturing services for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies, from pre-clinical drug supplies up through commercial-scale drug manufacture. Further, it provides services in support of Peregrine's product pipeline, including manufacture and scale-up of pre-clinical and clinical drug supplies. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Tustin, California..

Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) - Best Buy Co., Inc. operates as a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment products, appliances, and related services primarily in the United States, Europe, Canada, and China. The companys stores offer video products, including televisions, navigation products, digital cameras and accessories, digital camcorders and accessories, e-readers, and DVD and Blu-ray players; and audio products, such as MP3 players and accessories, home theater audio systems and components, musical instruments, and mobile electronics comprising car stereo and satellite radio products. Its stores also provide home office products consisting of notebook and desktop computers, tablets, monitors, mobile phones and related subscription service commissions, hard drives, networking equipment, and related accessories, such as printers; entertainment software products, including video gaming hardware and software, DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, digital downloads, and computer software; and appliances, air conditioners, small electrics, and housewares. In addition, the company offers service contracts, warranties, computer-related services, and product repair, as well as delivery and installation services for home theaters, and mobile audio and appliances; and snacks and beverages. It operates its retail stores and call centers, as well as online retail operations under various brand names, such as Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, The Carphone Warehouse, Five Star, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, Napster, Pacific Sales, and The Phone House. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. and changed its name to Best Buy Co., Inc. in 1983. Best Buy Co., Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota..

Masco Corp (NYSE:MAS) - Masco Corporation manufactures, distributes, and installs home improvement and building products in North America and Europe. It operates in five segments: Cabinets and Related Products, Plumbing Products, Installation and Other Services, Decorative Architectural Products, and Other Specialty Products. The Cabinets and Related Products segment engages in the manufacture and sale of semi-custom, assembled, and ready-to-assemble cabinetry for kitchen, bath, storage, home office, and home entertainment applications. The Plumbing Products segment offers faucet and showering devices, including single- and double-handle faucets, showerheads, handheld showers, and valves; acrylic and gel coated bath and shower enclosure units, shower trays, and laundry tubs; and brass and copper plumbing system components, and other plumbing specialties. The Installation and Other Services segment sells installed building products, such as gutters, after-paint products, framing components, fireplaces, garage doors, and cabinets; and distributes building products, including insulation, insulation accessories, gutters, roofing, and fireplaces. The Decorative Architectural Products segment manufactures architectural coatings, such as paints, primers, specialty paint products, stains, varnishes, and waterproofing products, as well as cabinet, door, window, and other hardware products. The Other Specialty Products segment offers vinyl, fiberglass, and aluminum windows and patio doors; and manual and electric staple gun tackers, staples, and other fastening tools. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Taylor, Michigan..

Staples Inc (NASDAQ:SPLS) - Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an office products company. The company sells various office supplies and services, business machines and related products, computers and related products, and office furniture. It also provides high-speed, color and self-service copying, other printing services, faxing, and pack and ship services. As of January 30, 2010, the company operated approximately 2,243 superstores in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, Argentina, and Australia. It also operated 125 distribution and fulfillment centers in 29 states in the United States and 8 provinces in Canada, as well as in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. The company also offers its products through catalogs, Internet, and sales force. Staples, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts..

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