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Market Maker Surveillance Report. TTNP, EGLE, NEPT, LEI, LIVE, AVTC, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Tuesday, Dec


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December 18, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Tuesday. 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 Tuesday there were 3909 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3872 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2053 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage loss per share Tuesday and low price friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (OTC:TTNP), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:EGLE), Neptun SA (NASDAQ:NEPT), Lucas Energy Inc (AMEX:LEI), LiveDeal Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE), AVT Inc (OTC:AVTC). 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
  TTNP    $-0.150   -12.20%   326,684      41.11%    392,640      49.42%    -65,956      -4,397  
  EGLE    $-0.190   -10.26%   142,662      38.63%    226,684      61.37%    -84,022      -4,422  
  NEPT    $-0.190   -10.00%   760,893      45.44%    884,884      52.84%    -123,991     -6,526  
  LEI     $-0.210   -15.67%   315,230      27.10%    502,474      43.20%    -187,244     -8,916  
  LIVE    $-0.920   -18.44%   81,600       46.66%    93,177       53.28%    -11,577      -126    
  AVTC    $-0.610   -12.18%   29,851       11.25%    49,929       18.81%    -20,078      -329    
Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net dollar losses (Change) and extremely 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 TTNP with a dollar loss Tuesday of $-0.15000 and a Friction Factor of -4,397 shares. That means that it only took 4,397 more shares of selling than buying to move TTNP lower by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to drop quickly (low friction). The combination of low friction and negative market direction can drive prices lower faster than normal.

Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (OTC:TTNP) - Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutics primarily for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. It offers Fanapt (iloperidone), a mixed dopamine D2/serotonin 5HT2A receptor antagonist for the treatment of adult patients with schizophrenia. The company is also developing Probuphine, which is in Phase III clinical trails for the treatment of opioid addiction. In addition, it provides ProNeura, a drug delivery technology that is used to develop products for the treatment of other chronic conditions. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in South San Francisco, California..

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:EGLE) - Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. engages in the ocean transportation of bulk cargoes in the dry bulk industry. The company primarily transports iron ore, coal, grain, cement, and fertilizer along worldwide shipping routes. As of December 31, 2009, it owned and operated a fleet of 27 oceangoing vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 1,412,535 deadweight tons. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York..

Neptun SA (NASDAQ:NEPT) - Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of products derived from marine biomasses for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. It offers Neptune Krill Oil (NKO), a marine oil that provides a blend of nutritional elements; Neptune Krill Aquatein, a protein concentrate that contains amino acids; and OPA3 for the functional food and biopharmaceutical markets. The companys NKO product prevents skin damages caused by chronic exposure to UV radiation; reduces the physical and emotional symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome; provides relief from dysmenorrheal; and controls hyperlipidemia by reducing the cholesterol levels. It sells its products in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia/Oceania. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada..

Lucas Energy Inc (AMEX:LEI) - Lucas Energy, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas company in Texas. It has interests in approximately 12,500 gross acres of oil and gas leases in South Texas, primarily in the Gonzales County and Wilson County, Texas. The company also holds oil and gas interests in the Austin Chalk formation, Buda formation, and Eagle Ford Shale formation. In addition, it operates 30 producing wells. The company is based in Houston, Texas..

LiveDeal Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE) - LiveDeal, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, delivers local customer acquisition services for small and medium-sized businesses. Its services are combined with an Internet Yellow Pages directory to deliver various ways for businesses via Internet through its online property, livedeal.com. The company, formerly known as YP Corp., was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada..

AVT Inc (OTC:AVTC) - AVT, Inc. manufactures and operates technology based vending solutions and equipment in southern California. It primarily engages in manufacturing vending and product dispensing systems, which utilize an approach of development, integration of technology, and advertising media. The company also operates approximately 1,000 vending systems throughout the Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties of California. AVT, Inc. offers a family of products for consumers, establishments, and operators in the convenience food, digital signage, and product dispensing industry. Its line of products and services include Automated Express Market system for use in specialized locations, such as hotels, inns, c-stores, malls, and retail stores to sell and market food, convenience items, or higher priced items, which are subject to pilfering; AVTi Media, which allows consumers to view the media, advertising, or hotel messaging; Vending Management System that enables viewing item information for each machine to help plan for daily replenishment, sales statistics, and alerts the company of defects to operators, as well as defect history for each machine; and Vend Sensing System, which provides a surefire solution for detecting various vended items. AVT, Inc. also offers RAM4000, a refrigerated vending system; RAM5000, a non-refrigerated snack vending machine; and a line of kiosk systems. The company was formerly known as Automated Vending Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to AVT, Inc. in January, 2008. AVT, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is based in Corona, California..

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