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Market Maker Surveillance Report. BEBE, SMRT, XIV, ASNA, SVXY, VMIN, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Wednesday, M

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May 17, 2017 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Wednesday. 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 Wednesday there were 4777 companies with "abnormal" market making, 1529 companies with positive Friction Factors and 5140 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage loss per share Wednesday 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. bebe stores inc. (NASDAQ:BEBE), Stein Mart Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT), CS Nassau VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term Exch Trd Nts 2010-4.12.30 Linked to S&P 500 VI (NASDAQ:XIV), Ascena Retail Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNA), PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE:SVXY), Exch Trd Con Tr Shs (BATS:VMIN). 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
  BEBE    $-1.370   -0.26%    270,806      25.41%    336,145      31.54%    -65,339      -477    
  SMRT    $-0.460   -0.26%    297,709      31.52%    403,265      42.70%    -105,556     -2,295  
  XIV     $-15.080  -0.18%    9,315,315    30.44%    10,684,428   34.91%    -1,369,113   -908    
  ASNA    $-0.970   -0.34%    905,394      26.83%    1,291,993    38.29%    -386,599     -3,986  
  SVXY    $-29.090  -0.18%    1,736,873    22.10%    1,981,380    25.21%    -244,507     -84     
  VMIN    $-5.600   -0.20%    31,148       13.55%    69,317       30.16%    -38,169      -68     

For example, the chart above shows BEBE with a dollar loss Wednesday of $-1.37000 and a Friction Factor of -477 shares. That means that it only took 477 more shares of selling than buying to move BEBE 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.

bebe stores inc. (NASDAQ:BEBE) - bebe stores, inc. designs, develops, and produces women s apparel and accessories under the bebe and BEBE SPORT brand names in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company provides a range of fashion separates, tops, dresses, active wear, outerwear, and accessories for various wardrobe occasions, as well as jewelry, fragrances, shoes, handbags, and optics. As of July 2, 2016, it operated 147 bebe retail stores; bebe.com, an online store; and 39 bebe outlet stores. The company also offers its products through its 82 international licensee operated stores in 22 countries. bebe stores, inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California..

Stein Mart Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT) - Stein Mart, Inc. operates as a retailer that provides fashion merchandise products and related services in the United States. It offers fashion apparel for women and men, as well as accessories, shoes, and home fashions. The company s stores also provide merchandise locator services; a preferred customer program; co-branded and private label credit card programs; and electronic gift cards. As of February 16, 2017, it operated a chain of 290 retail stores in 31 states. The company also sells its products through an Internet store. Stein Mart, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida..

CS Nassau VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term Exch Trd Nts 2010-4.12.30 Linked to S&P 500 VI (NASDAQ:XIV) - The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures index. The index was designed to provide investors with exposure to one or more maturities of futures contracts on the VIX, which reflects implied volatility of the S&P 500 Index at various points along the volatility forward curve. The calculation of the VIX is based on prices of put and call options on the S&P 500 Index. The ETNs are linked to the daily inverse return of the index and do not represent an investment in the inverse of the VIX..

Ascena Retail Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNA) - Ascena Retail Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, shoes, and accessories for women and tween girls in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company operates through six segments: ANN, Justice, Lane Bryant, maurices, dressbarn, and Catherines. It creates, designs, and develops a range of merchandise, including apparel, accessories, footwear, and intimates; lifestyle products comprising cosmetics, bedroom furnishings, and electronics; and wear-to-work, casual sportswear, footwear, and social occasion apparel. The company also offers casual clothing, career wear, dressy apparel, and active wear, as well as special occasion and classic apparel. Its principal brands comprise ANN TAYLOR, LOFT, ANN TAYLOR LOFT, LOU & GREY, JUSTICE, LANE BRYANT, LANE BRYANT OUTLET, CACIQUE, RIGHT FIT, MAURICES, DRESSBARN, CATHERINES, CATHERINES PLUS SIZES, MAGGIE BARNES, LIZ&ME, SERENADA, DRESSBAR, 6th & LANE, and MAURICES IN MOTION. As of July 30, 2016, the company operated approximately 4,900 stores. It also offers its products through its Websites, including anntaylor.com, LOFT.com, louandgrey.com, shopjustice.com, lanebryant.com, cacique.com, maurices.com, dressbarn.com, and catherines.com. The company was formerly known as Dress Barn, Inc. and changed its name to Ascena Retail Group, Inc. in January 2011. Ascena Retail Group, Inc. was founded in 1962 and is based in Mahwah, New Jersey..

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE:SVXY) - .

Exch Trd Con Tr Shs (BATS:VMIN) - .

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