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Posted 06 March 2011 - 07:55 PM

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LEIBOVIT FILES | by Mark Leibovit Leibovit Files
Monday, March 07, 2011

S&P 500 Direction Still Determined By 1294.26-1344.07, But Cyclical Seasonals Still Persist!

Commentary below from Mark Leibovit, TIMER DIGEST's #1 Intermediate Market Timer for the 10-year period ending in 2007 AND the #2 Intermediate Market Timer for the 10-year period ending in 2009.
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Current TIMER DIGEST Signals:

Stocks - Bull - We're ultimately head back to or through the 2007 highs - perhaps a great del higher. Short-term, the market is experiencing and may continue to experience 'seasonal' indigestion as sketched out in my Annual Forecast Model. Right now the 1294 to 1344 range is my focus. Under 1294 which is now also the 50 day moving average would likely trigger a decline into the mid 1200s. With the Plunge Protection Team on 24/7 alert this may not occur and instead the S&P 500 could be pushed higher perhaps to the high 1300s instead. For this reason, I remain overall bullish and caution short-term traders to keep tight stops or simply wait to buy the breaks.

Gold - Bull - Silver surged to new a bull market high, but other precious and base metals did not. As you know, I've been correctly targeting Silver to 36.00 and even have targets well into the 40s, though not necessarily to be fulfilled right away. Either Silver is a stand alone catchup or this divergence is warning us that a top could be forming. Of course, if Gold, Platinum, Palladium and Copper breakout here - forget the divergence scenario! Overall, I remain on my Buy signal because who the heck wants to exit a market in a confirmed bull market, in a twenty year uptrend and with significantly higher targets ahead! Traders, on the other hand have to watch their backs if the aforementioned divergence continues.

Bonds - Bearish - Long bonds are way oversold and the current sell-off in equities drove buyers into bonds seeking safety. I watching the current technical bounce to see if I can find a 'safe' short entry opportunity in ETFs.
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UPCOMING ECONOMIC RELEASES/MARKET EVENTS
MARCH 7 - 11, 2011:
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MONDAY, MARCH 7:

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS:
Ciena

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart speech on the economy and monetary policy to the NABE Economic Policy Conference in Arlington, Va.
8:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Announcement
11:00 AM ET

3-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

Consumer Credit
3:00 PM ET

POST-MARKET EARNINGS:
ABM Industries, Urban Outfitters

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8:

Turnaround Tuesday

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS:
Korn/Ferry, Northgate Minerals

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

3-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

POST-MARKET EARNINGS:
Boston Beer Co, J. Crew

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9:

Weird Wollie Wednesday

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS:
American Eagle, Navistar, Speedway Motorsp

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

Wholesale Trade
10:00 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

10-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

POST-MARKET EARNINGS:
H & R Block, Hot Topic, Men's Wearhouse

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THURSDAY, MARCH 10:

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS:
Jackson Hewitt, Smithfield Foods

International Trade
8:30 AM ET

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

Quarterly Services Survey
10:00 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

3-Month Bill Announcement
11:00 AM ET

6-Month Bill Announcement
11:00 AM ET

30-Yr Bond Auction
1:00 PM ET

Treasury Budget
2:00 PM ET

Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET

Money Supply
4:30 PM ET

POST-MARKET EARNINGS:
Aeropostale, Einstein Noah, Jamba, National Semi, Pall Corp, Smith & Wesson

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FRIDAY, MARCH 11:

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS:
AnnTaylor

Retail Sales
8:30 AM ET

Consumer Sentiment
9:55 AM ET

Business Inventories
10:00 AM ET

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STOCKS - ACTION ALERT -

The stock market fell on Friday as oil rallied to a new recovery high and the economic news, though generally positive, failed to excite traders after the headline number was not as good as expected. Additionally, traders were nervous ahead of the weekend, not knowing what will occur with the growing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, so they sold stocks and shifted money into Treasuries and precious metals. The Dow declined 88.32 or 0.72% to 12169.88 and the S&P 500 fell 9.82 or 0.74% to 1321.15. The NASDAQ and Small Caps did a bit better with the NASDAQ Composite down 14.07 or 0.50% to 2784.67 and the Russell 2000 down 3.90 or 0.47% to 824.99.

Financials led the decline (XLF -1.23%) after Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup were both downgraded to neutral by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which said it expects weak first-quarter results from both firms. GS fell 2.12% and C declined 2.99%.

Economically sensitive also fell sharply (XLI -1.16% and XLY -0.73%).

On the other hand, Healthcare outperformed (XLV -0.14%) and managed to hit a recovery high Friday morning before falling into the red.

My recent call for consolidate and sideways trading looks pretty accurate right now. I remain on my TIMER DIGEST Buy Signal though we are currently neutral in our portfolio. Technically speaking, a consolidation pattern like the one we are in usually breaks out in the direction of the prior trend. In our case, chances our we'll break out to the upside and the bull rally will continue. The best and safest strategy would be to buy the dips rather than attempt trading the short-side except for a quick one or two day play. My Leibovit Volume Reversal 2-Day 'plug-in' soon to be available through Metastock would help you benefit from just such an event.

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DOW TRANSPORTS - ACTION ALERT -

Transportation stocks slightly underperformed Friday as rising oil prices hurts profit margins. On the technical front, the Dow Transports rallied up to its 50-day moving average on Thursday, but couldn't break through. The Transports did the same thing last Monday. The Dow Jones Transportation Average fell 50.68 or 0.99% to 5060.54.

Transports have been trading under the 50 day moving average for nine days. If you believe as I do that the Transports are a leading indicator for the stock market, then this is clearly a short-term technical negative which has to be resolved to the positive before we can talk about a confirmed uptrend in the equity markets.

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GOLD and METALS - ACTION ALERT -

Silver rallied to a new 31-year high and gold nearly recaptured its all-time record high as traders looked for safety as traders worried about inflation with the spike in oil prices and recovering economy and amid continued turmoil in Libya and elsewhere in the chaotic region (see more in the Oil section). Silver rallied 1.44 to 35.67 and set a new 31-year high of 35.71. Gold rose 17.50 to 1432.80, nearly (but not quite) at its all-time high of 1441.30. Platinum gained 16 to 1841 but palladium declined 3 to 810 and copper slipped 0.0045 to 4.4855. Platinum is trading well off its 1873 high and Palladium is trading well of its 867 high. Of course, a couple of few strong rally days could quickly change this as well.

For silver, more gains are yet to come, analysts at Deutsche Bank said. Investor demand from developed and emerging markets, plus industrial demand, have supported silver and prices could average $50 an ounce in 2012, the analysts said. "Silver dealers have indicated that smaller investors see silver as a more affordable alternative to gold as they look to alternative assets for wealth preservation, worried about the outlook for inflation and currency value," they said. The Deutsche Bank analysts said they see saw gold at $2,000 an ounce next year.

For more in depth coverage of all the week's action, subscribe to the VR Gold Newsletter. http://www.vrgoldletter.com/

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URANIUM - ACTION ALERT

Uranium has temporarily peaked at $73.00, up $32.00 off its low. It is current trading at $67.00. Next big support is $63.00.

Ux U3O8 Prices* (Uranium)
February 28, 2010 Posting
Spot: $69.75 UP 1.00.

Uranium futures bear market low was 40.00 following the June 13, 2007 the bull market high of 154.95. Major support lies well under the market at $36.00.

The spot price of uranium quadrupled from 2004 to 2007. When it hit $138/lb, uranium became a certified bubble, which has now burst.

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BONDS - ACTION ALERT-

Treasuries rallied on Friday as traders looked for safety and following economic news whose headline figure was worse than expected. The long bond future gained 27/32 to 119 7/32.

Two-year yields fell 9 basis points to 0.68%, the most since December.

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CRUDE OIL - ACTION ALERT -

Oil rallied to a new 2 1/2 year high as the chaos in Libya increased and the nation's oil infrastructure may be severely damaged, increasing the chances of long term supply issues. Crude oil jumped 2.51 to 104.42. Crude Oil has already satisfied my upside objective of 100-105, but appears to headed higher - perhaps to 110-120. Behold the onslaught of 'hyper-inflation'.

A major oil port was ablaze in Libya Friday as clashes ripped through the crippled country after Friday prayers. Thick black smoke and flames engulfed the key oil facility at Zueitina, south of the Libyan rebel-held city of Benghazi, after it was damaged in fighting. It is not yet known if the damage was deliberate. The damage to one of Libya's prime oil plants, which could produce as many as 500,000 barrels of oil a day, came as forces loyal to Gaddafi fired tear gas at protesters in Tripoli.

In Saudi Arabia, demonstrators were demanding the release of Shiite prisoners they feel are being held unjustly.

It was also reported that security forces had opened fire on antigovernment protesters in northern Yemen Friday, killing two people.

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US DOLLAR - ACTION ALERT -

The US Dollar Index fell to a four month low for the fifth straight session Friday after the US reported mixed economic news leading traders to believe the US will hold steady on interest rates at a time when it looks like other will raise rates. Currency positions pay interest and traders will move to currencies with higher rates, all other things being equal. The US Dollar Index fell 0.083 to 76.400. It appears we're headed back to 70.00 on our way to my bigger picture target of 66.00.

The Bank of Spain said the economic recovery for the country continued in the first quarter of this year, in its monthly bulletin for February released on Friday. "The indicators referring the first few months of 2011, while still scant, point, in general, to a continuation of the path of slow recovery of activity, with characteristics similar to the end of last year," the Bank of Spain said. For consumer spending, indications have been positive at the start of the year, with consumer confidence "clearly improving" in January, and especially in February, with the average of both months sharply ahead of the fourth quarter of 2010.

The Euro rose 0.12% against the Dollar.

Mexico's central bank met widely held expectations and left the key interest rate at 4.5%. Policy makers noted a decline in local inflation at the start of this year, in part from the "favorable" performance of the exchange rate, and the dropoff of a tax hike last year. The benchmark rate has stood at 4.5% since July 2009. The bank also said the balance of risks for inflation may be hurt by uncertainty about prices for grains and other commodities, frosty weather in some Mexican states, and pressure on the exchange rate from portfolio reallocation stemming from geopolitical upheaval. Still, the bank said it expects inflation to fall within its most recent forecast.

The Peso was unchanged against the Dollar.

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ECONOMIC NEWS:

Job growth accelerated in February and the unemployment rate fell for the third straight month, the Labor Department said Friday. Total nonfarm payrolls increased by 192,000 in February. This was slightly lower than the 218,000 gain expected by Wall Street economists. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 8.9% in February from 9.0% in the previous month. Economists forecast the unemployment rate to rise to 9.1%. Job growth in December and January was revised higher by 58,000 jobs. Average hourly earnings held steady at $22.87. Earnings are up 1.7% in the past year. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.2 hours.

New orders for manufactured goods grew 3.1% in January -- the largest gain since September of 2006 - as new orders for transportation equipment grew 27.3%, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Economists had expected overall new orders to rise 2%. Excluding transportation, new orders gained 0.7%. Orders for durable goods rose 3.2% in January, up from a prior estimate of 2.7%. Orders for nondurable goods rose 3.1%. In December, overall new orders for manufactured goods rose 1.4%.

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CORPORATE NEWS:

Wal-Mart Stores said its board raised the annual dividend 21% to $1.46 a share from $1.21 a share. The new quarterly dividend of 36.5 cents a share will next be paid on April 4 to shareholders of record March 11. WMT gained 0.12%.

Marvell Technology, whose technology allows multiple computing processes to be combined into a single chipset, said fourth-quarter adjusted earnings were 40 cents a share. Revenue rose to $900.5 million from $842.5 million. Analysts had expected adjusted earnings of 42 cents a share, on revenue of $925.3 million. Net income at Marvell was $222.85 million, or 33 cents a share, up from $204.82 million, or 31 cents a share, for the year earlier period. MRVL declined 11.47%.

Novell reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $17.9 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with a profit of $20.2 million, or 6 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $190.7 million, down from $202.4 million. Adjusted income was 7 cents a share. Analysts had expected Novell to report earnings of 7 cents a share, on revenue of $198.6 million. NOVL was up 0.17%.

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POST-MARKET NEWS:

AT&T was down fractionally in late trading on Friday after the telecom giant said Chief Financial Officer Rick Lindner is retiring and will be replaced by Controller John Stephens, a 19-year company veteran.

Lattice declined 0.5% in after-hours action after R.W. Baird analyst Tristan Gerra upgraded shares of semiconductor companies including Lattice on Friday after spotting a continued rebound in order trends for chips.

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Canadian TSX, TSX Venture and Canadian Dollar Commentary for our Canadian clients updated for Monday, March 7:

While the US market fell, the Canadian market got a boost from rising precious metal and oil prices. The TSX rose 38.05 or 0.27% to 14,252.77, a new recovery high touching 14,280.62 intra-day. No surprises here for me, as you know! We're holding our long TSX related ETF position.

Silver Wheaton declared its maiden dividend, while its quarterly profit beat analysts estimates, boosted by higher bullion prices. The company, which had over $428 million of cash as on 2010 end, declared a dividend of 3 cents a share, payable on March 31, to shareholders of record March 21. The company had said in November it might start issuing a small dividend in early 2011. Vancouver-based Silver Wheaton, which buys silver by-product from other miners and then resells it, reported October-December quarter earnings of $123 million, or 35 cents a share, up from $50.8 million, or 15 cents a share, last year. Analysts on average were expecting the company to earn 30 cents a share. Sales rose to $149.6 million from $90.5 million in 2009, but trailed consensus estimates of $153 million. SLW.TO jumped 2.68%.

New Gold advanced 5.2 percent to C$10.46, the highest level since May 2006. The Vancouver-based gold producer reported fourth-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share on an adjusted basis, beating the average analyst estimate by 18 percent, Bloomberg data show.

Inmet Mining Corp. (IMN) declined 7.4 percent to C$64.00, the biggest drop since June. The Toronto-based company that is developing the Cobre Panama deposit in that country, fell on concern the government of the Central American nation may repeal a law allowing some foreign investment in its mining industry.

Trinidad Drilling Ltd. (TDG) surged after its fourth-quarter profit excluding some items beat the average analyst estimate by 77 percent. The provider of services to the oil and gas industry rose 7.4 percent to $8.84, the second-biggest gain in the Canadian benchmark equity index.

Energy 367.34 5.58 (1.54%)
Financials 198.98 -0.48 (-0.24%)
Health Care 57.08 0.09 (0.16%)
Industrials 116.15 -0.35 (-0.30%)
Info Tech 34.84 -0.38 (-1.08%)
Metals & Mining 1,463.86 -11.71 (-0.79%)
Telecom 91.50 -0.04 (-0.04%)
Utilities 217.38 -1.67 (-0.76%)

Resistance 14,319, 14,715, 15,000, 15,600. Support is 13,690, 13,139, 13,000, 12,850, 12,501, 12,200, 12,055, 11,750, 11,480, 11,380, 11,065, 10,990, 10,800, 10,600, 10,400, 10,384, 9500, 9300, 9140.
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CANADIAN TSX Venture:

The rally in gold and silver lifted the Venture to its best level since July 2008. The TSX Venture jumped 29.01 or 1.20% to 2439.83.

Resistance: 2475, 2535, 2575. Support: 2330, 2195, 2070, 2208, 1995, 1974, 1902, 1887, 1806, 1788, 1740, 1666, 1630, 1580, 1500, 1439, 1425, 1375, 1343, 1306, 1231.
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THE CANADIAN DOLLAR (using the FXC Exchange Traded Fund):

The Canadian Dollar was up slightly on Friday as Canada gets a boost from rising prices on oil and metals, but traders are worried the strong Canadian currency will hit exports. FXC rose 0.02 to 102.32 and hit a new 2 1/2 year high of 102.54.

On Tuesday, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney reiterated that a strong currency poses challenges to exports. Exporters still face "considerable challenges" from a currency trading near three-year highs and "poor relative productivity," Carney and five deputies said in a statement.

Resistance is 102.54, 105.00, 110.00. Support is 95.96, 93.20, 92.50 91.82, 91.00, 89.75, 87.50 and 85.18.
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DAILY VR LIST:

Editor's note: The Daily VR List here is abbreviated with the full list only available to Platinum subscribers by clicking on 'Current VR List' on the Home Page of VRtrader.com.

Canadian shares are listed at the bottom of each section with the title: 'XXX CANADIAN STOCKS XXX'.

The Leibovit VR or also known as the Leibovit Volume Reversal indicator will soon be made available through METASTOCK as a 'PLUG-IN'. Information from Metastock will be forthcoming early in the first quarter of 2011. Meanwhile, you can contact Metastock at http://www.equis.com/ for more details.

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VOLUME REVERSALS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011:
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POSITIVE VRs:
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.. CANADIAN STOCKS ... Canadian Stocks

CDZ.UN CLAYMORE CDN DIVIDEND
CNQ.UN CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD
G.UN GOLDCORP
HBM.UN HUDBAY MINERALS INC
HSD.UN HORIZONS BETAPRO S&P BEAR ETF
IMG IAMGOLD CORP NPV
PAA.UN PAN AMERICAN SILVER
PZG.UN PARAMOUNT GOLD & SILVER
SVM.UN SILVERCORP METALS INC
U URANIUM PARTICIPATION
XGD ISHARES CDN S&P/TSX G
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U.S. STOCKS
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BANKING Money Center Banks

BXDB Barclays Short B Leveraged Inv

BANKING Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks

NOVB North Valley Bancorp
PWOD Penns Woods Bancorp Inc

BANKING Regional - Midwest Banks

FMER Firstmerit Corp
NSFC Northern States Fin Cp

BANKING Regional - Northeast Banks

HBNC Horizon Bancorp Indiana
HUVL Hudson Valley Hldgs Corp

BANKING Regional - Pacific Banks

BBNK Bridge Cap Hldgs

BANKING Regional - Southeast Banks

CSFL Centerstate Banks Of Florida

BANKING Savings & Loans

CBNK Chicopee Bancorp Inc
CHFN Charter Financial Corp

CHEMICALS Agricultural Chemicals

COIN Converted Organics Inc
SYT Syngenta Ag

CHEMICALS Chemicals - Major Diversified

CDTI Clean Diesel Technologies Inc

COMPUTER HARDWARE Networking & Communication Dev

PSEM Pericom Semiconductor Cp

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Business Software & Services

HSFT Hisoft Technology Intl Ltd
SDS Sungard Data Systems Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Healthcare Information Service

MEDQ Medquist Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Information Technology Service

ISS iSoftStone Holdings Limited
LOGM LogMeln

CONSUMER DURABLES Appliances

GAI Global-Tech Appliances

CONSUMER DURABLES Photographic Equipment & Suppl

CHYR Chyron Corp

CONSUMER DURABLES Recreational Goods

FUQI Fuqi International Inc

CONSUMER DURABLES Sporting Goods

COGO Comtech Group Inc
NLS Nautilus Group Inc (the)

CONSUMER DURABLES Toys & Games

GPIC Gaming Partners Intl

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Rubber & Plastics

FORD Forward Industries Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Textile - Apparel Clothing

GIL Gildan Activewear Inc A

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Business/Management Services

BDMS Birner Dental Management Servi
EM Emdeon Incorporated

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Research Services

DCTH Delcath Systems Inc
NRCI National Research Corp

DRUGS Biotechnology

AVEO AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc
GENE Genetic Technologies Ltd ADR

DRUGS Drug Manufacturers - Major

ALIM Alimera Sciences Inc
CPEX CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc

DRUGS Drug Manufacturers - Other

AVNR Avanir Pharmaceuticals

ELECTRONICS Diversified Electronics

IVAC Intevac Inc
JDSU Jds Uniphase Corp

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Broad Line

ONNN On Semiconductor Corp

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Integrated Cir

CSUN China Sunergy Co Ltd

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor Equipment & Mate

FSII Fsi International Inc

ENERGY Independent Oil & Gas

BDCO Blue Dolphin Energy Co
CRK Comstock Resources Inc

ENERGY Oil & Gas Drilling & Explorati

GMET GeoMet Inc
MHR Magnum Hunter Resources

ENERGY Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

CGV Cgg Veritas
WH WSP Holdings Limited

ENERGY Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

WNR Western Refining Inc

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Debt

BIF Boulder Growth & Inc Fund
BSCD Guggenheim BulletShares 2013 C

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Equity

AGA DB Agriculture Double Short ET
AGG Aggregate Bond

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Foreign

CEF Central Fund Of Canada
EFO ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE

FINANCIAL SERVICES Credit Services

ECPG Encore Capital Group
FMD First Marblehead Corp

FINANCIAL SERVICES Diversified Investments

AUTC Autochina Intl Ltd Ord Shs
CRT Cross Timbers Royalty Tr

FOOD & BEVERAGE Food - Major Diversified

HNZ H.J. Heinz Co

FOOD & BEVERAGE Meat Products

HOGS Zhongpin Inc

FOOD & BEVERAGE Processed & Packaged Goods

SENEA Seneca Foods Corp Cl A

HEALTH SERVICES Hospitals

TRI Triad Hospitals Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Long-Term Care Facilities

GBR Cabeltel Intl Corp

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Instruments & Supplies

YDNT Young Innovations Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Laboratories & Researc

AEZS Aeterna Zentaris Inc New
RDNT RadNet Inc.

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Practitioners

TRCR Transcend Services Inc

INSURANCE Property & Casualty Insurance

HCII Homeowners Choice` Inc.
UNAM Unico American Corp

LEISURE Resorts & Casinos

STN Station Casinos Inc

LEISURE Restaurants

GCFB Granite City Food & Brewery Lt
PZZI Pizza Inn Inc

MANUFACTURING Diversified Machinery

GLPW Global Power Equipment Group
MY China Ming Yang Wind Power Gro

MANUFACTURING Industrial Electrical Equipmen

CECE Ceco Environmental Corp
CPST Capstone Turbine Corp

MEDIA Publishing - Books

RDA Reader's Digest Assn Inc

METALS & MINING Gold

BAA Banro Corporation
GRS Gammon Lake Resources

METALS & MINING Industrial Metals & Minerals

AAU Almaden Minerals Ltd
AXU Alexco Resource Corp

METALS & MINING Silver

EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
MVG Mag Silver Corp

METALS & MINING Steel & Iron

SYNL Synalloy Corp

REAL ESTATE Property Management/Developmen

BPO Brookfield Properties

REAL ESTATE REIT - Diversified/Industrial

CUZ.A Cousins Properties Inc-Preferr
CUZ.B Cousins Properties Inc-Preferr

REAL ESTATE REIT - Office

MPG Maguire Properties Inc

REAL ESTATE REIT - Retail

HT.A Hersha Hospitality Trust-Prefe

RETAIL Discount

WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Music & Video Stores

NFLX Netflix Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Communication Equipment

ZSTN ZST Digital Networks Incorpora

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Diversified Communication Serv

RNET RigNet Inc
TBOW Trunkbow International Holding

TOBACCO Tobacco Products

UST Ust Inc

TRANSPORTATION Major Airlines

BAB British Airways Plc Adr

UTILITIES Electric Utilities

GXP.E Great Plains Energy Inc-Prefer
XCJ Xcel Energy Inc

WHOLESALE Electronics Wholesale

ORBT Orbit International Corp

WHOLESALE Wholesale

FUEL Streicher Mobile Fueling
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NEGATIVE VRs
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.. CANADIAN STOCKS ... Canadian Stocks

GBU GABRIEL RESOURCES LTD
WRN WESTERN COPPER CORP
XRE ISHARES CDN S&P/TSX C
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U.S. STOCKS
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Aerospace/Defense Major Dive

GD General Dynamics Corp
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Aerospace/Defense Products & S

ATK Alliant Techsystems Inc
COL Rockwell Collins Inc

AUTOMOTIVE Auto Manufacturers - Major

HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd Adr

AUTOMOTIVE Auto Parts

ALV.Z Autoliv Inc Units 12
MOD Modine Manufacturing Co

AUTOMOTIVE Trucks & Other Vehicles

FRPT Force Protection Inc
FSS Federal Signal Corp

BANKING Foreign Regional Banks

LYG Lloyds Tsb Group Plc

BANKING Money Center Banks

BK Bank Of New York Co Inc
BXUB Barclays Long B Leveraged S&P

BANKING Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks

BBT Bb&T Corp
BKU BankUnited` Inc.

BANKING Regional - Midwest Banks

ASBC Associated Banc-corp
BUSE First Busey Corp Cl A

BANKING Regional - Northeast Banks

BPFH Boston Private Fincl Hld
CBU Community Bank Systm Inc

BANKING Regional - Pacific Banks

BMRC Bank of Marin
BSRR Sierra Bancorp

BANKING Regional - Southeast Banks

CFNL Cardinal Financial Corp
CTBI Community Trust Bncp Inc

BANKING Regional - Southwest Banks

BOKF Bok Financial Corp
CFR Cullen Frost Bankers

BANKING Savings & Loans

BRKL Brookline Bancorp Inc
CLFC Center Financial Corp

CHEMICALS Agricultural Chemicals

CF CF Industries Holdings Inc

CHEMICALS Chemicals - Major Diversified

FMC Fmc Corp
TPCG TPC Group Inc

CHEMICALS Specialty Chemicals

IOSP Innospec Inc
LZ Lubrizol Corp

CHEMICALS Synthetics

AWC Alumina Limited
BOX Boc Group Plc Ads

COMPUTER HARDWARE Computer Peripherals

ELON Echelon Corporation

COMPUTER HARDWARE Diversified Computer Systems

HPQ Hewlett-packard Co
SGMS Scientific Games Corp

COMPUTER HARDWARE Networking & Communication Dev

CSCO Cisco Systems Inc
DGII Digi International Inc

COMPUTER HARDWARE Personal Computers

DELL Dell Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Application Software

MSFT Microsoft Corp
RTLX Retalix Ltd

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Business Software & Services

CVG Convergys Corp
KNXA Kenexa Corp

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Healthcare Information Service

MEDH MedQuist Holdings Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Information Technology Service

ACXM Acxiom Corp
SFE Safeguard Scientific Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Multimedia & Graphics Software

ERTS Electronic Arts Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Technical & System Software

ADSK Autodesk Inc
BSQR Bsquare Corporation

CONGLOMERATES Conglomerates

FO Fortune Brands Inc
GE General Electric Co

CONSUMER DURABLES Business Equipment

HNI Hni Corp
KBALB Kimball Internat B

CONSUMER DURABLES Electronic Equipment

AVID Avid Technology Inc
ESYS Elecsys Corporation

CONSUMER DURABLES Home Furnishings & Fixtures

CIL China Intelligent Lighting and
FBN Furniture Brands Intl

CONSUMER DURABLES Housewares & Accessories

BLT Blount International
NWL Newell Rubbermaid Inc

CONSUMER DURABLES Recreational Goods

MOV Movado Group Inc
RCRC Rc2 Corp

CONSUMER DURABLES Toys & Games

KID Kids Brands Inc
MAT Mattel Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Cleaning Products

SCL Stepan Co

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Packaging & Containers

BLL Ball Corp
CCK Crown Holdings Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Paper & Paper Products

CLW Clearwater Paper Corporation
NP Neenah Papers Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Personal Products

AVP Avon Products Inc
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Rubber & Plastics

CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
DSWL Deswell Industries Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Textile - Apparel Clothing

JNY Jones Apparel Group Inc
MFB Maidenform Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Textile - Apparel Footwear & A

COH Coach Inc
ICON Iconix Brand Group

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Business/Management Services

BIDZ Bidz.com Inc
CBZ CBIZ Inc

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Education & Training Services

ABCD Cambium Learning Group Inc
BPI Bridgepoint Education Incorpor

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Personal Services

ULTA Ulta Salon` Cosmetics & Fragra
WU Western Union Company

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Research Services

CBLI Cleveland BioLabs Inc
LDR Landauer Inc

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Security & Protection Services

DMC Document Security Systems

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Staffing & Outsourcing Service

ASGN On Assignment Inc
HHGP Hudson Highland Grp Inc W/i

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Technical Services

KTOS Kratos Defense & Sec Sol. Inc.
WLDN Willdan Group

DRUGS Biotechnology

ANDS Anadys Pharmaceuticals
BPAX Biosante Pharmaceuticals

DRUGS Diagnostic Substances

IDXX Idexx Laboratories Inc
ORCH Orchid Cellmark Inc

DRUGS Drug Manufacturers - Major

SPPI Spectrum Pharm Inc

DRUGS Drug Manufacturers - Other

BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceuticals
CBST Cubist Pharmaceuticals

ELECTRONICS Diversified Electronics

JST Jinpan Internat Ltd
LPL LG Philips LCD LTD ADR

ELECTRONICS Printed Circuit Boards

BHE Benchmark Electronics
JBL Jabil Circuit Inc

ELECTRONICS Scientific & Technical Instrum

ATRM Aetrium Inc
DNEX Dionex Corp

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Broad Line

ISIL Intersil Holding Corp

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Integrated Cir

ATHR Atheros Communications Inc
BRCM Broadcom Corp Cl A

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Specialized

LSI Lsi Logic Corp
SLAB Silicon Laboratories Inc

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor Equipment & Mate

COHU Cohu Inc
KLIC Kulicke & Soffa Ind

ENERGY Independent Oil & Gas

AXAS Abraxas Petroleum Corp
BR Burlington Resources Inc

ENERGY Oil & Gas Drilling & Explorati

ATW Atwood Oceanics Inc
CLR Continental Resources Inc

ENERGY Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

DRQ Dril-Quip Inc
GLF Gulfmark Offshore Inc

ENERGY Oil & Gas Pipelines

DPM DCP Midstream Partners LP
KMP Kinder Morgan Energy Partners

ENERGY Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

HES Hess Corp

FINANCIAL SERVICES Asset Management

PZN Pzena Investment Management` I
TROW T. Rowe Price Associates

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Debt

ADX Adams Express Co
BDV Blackrock Dividend Achievers

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Equity

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund E
ALUM Global X Aluminum ETF

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Foreign

AADR WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth
CHIE Global X China Energy ETF

FINANCIAL SERVICES Credit Services

INTX Intersections

FINANCIAL SERVICES Diversified Investments

CHSCP CHS Inc-Preferred
CSR Credit Suisse Group

FINANCIAL SERVICES Investment Brokerage - Nationa

IAI iShares DJ Broker Dealer Index
KBW KBW Inc

FINANCIAL SERVICES Investment Brokerage - Regiona

AI Arlington Investment Group
GHL Greenhill & Co

FOOD & BEVERAGE Beverages - Soft Drinks

KO Coca-Cola Co

FOOD & BEVERAGE Beverages - Wineries & Distill

STZ.B Constellation Brands Inc Class

FOOD & BEVERAGE Farm Products

LMNR Limoneira Co
SANW S&W Seed Company

FOOD & BEVERAGE Food - Major Diversified

AFCE AFC Enterprises Inc
CAG Conagra Foods

FOOD & BEVERAGE Processed & Packaged Goods

FLO Flowers Foods Inc
LNCE Lance Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Home Health Care

AMED Amedisys Inc
HH Hooper Holmes Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Hospitals

MDTH Medcath Corp
SEM Select Medical Holdings Corpor

HEALTH SERVICES Long-Term Care Facilities

BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Appliances & Equipment

BSDM BSD Medical Corp
ELOS Syneron Medical Ltd

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Instruments & Supplies

BCR C.R. Bard Inc
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Laboratories & Researc

ENZ Enzo Biochem Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Specialized Health Services

ESRX Express Scripts Inc
HWAY Healthways Inc

INSURANCE Accident & Health Insurance

FPIC Fpic Insurance Group Inc
PFG Principal Financial Group

INSURANCE Insurance Brokers

AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
BRO Brown & Brown

INSURANCE Life Insurance

ISG ING Groep NV
KCLI Kansas City Life Insur

INSURANCE Property & Casualty Insurance

BRKB Berkshire Hathaway Cl B
CB Chubb Corp

INSURANCE Surety & Title Insurance

PMI Pmi Group Inc. The
Y Alleghany Corp

INTERNET Internet Information Providers

CCIH ChinaCache International
CRIC China Real Estate Info Corp

INTERNET Internet Service Providers

GEX Globix Corp

INTERNET Internet Software & Services

AMZN Amazon.Com Inc
DRIV Digital River Inc

LEISURE Gaming Activities

BYI Bally Technologies Inc
CHDN Churchills Downs Inc

LEISURE General Entertainment

FUN Cedar Fair (L.P.)
PRXI Premier Exhibitions Inc

LEISURE Lodging

MAR Marriott Internat Inc A

LEISURE Restaurants

CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
CEC Cec Entertainment Inc

LEISURE Sporting Activities

BWLA Bowl America Inc A

MANUFACTURING Diversified Machinery

AIXG Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft Ads
ATU Actuant Corporation

MANUFACTURING Farm & Construction Machinery

ASTE Astec Industries
BUCY Bucyrus International Inc

MANUFACTURING Industrial Electrical Equipmen

EMR Emerson Electric Co
FCEL Fuelcell Energy Inc

MANUFACTURING Industrial Equipment & Compone

ASEI American Science & Engineering
SNHY Sun Hydraulics Corp

MANUFACTURING Machine Tools & Accessories

ROLL RBC Bearings Inc

MANUFACTURING Pollution & Treatment Controls

ERII Energy Recovery Inc.
ESE Esco Technologies Inc

MANUFACTURING Small Tools & Accessories

MKTAY Makita Corp Spons Adr
SNA Snap-On Inc

MANUFACTURING Textile Manufacturing

AIN Albany International A

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION General Building Materials

AMN Ameron Internat Corp
RPM Rpm International

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Heavy Construction

JEC Jacobs Engineering Group
STRL Sterling Construction Comp Inc

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Residential Construction

AXR Amrep Corp
BHS Brookfield Homes

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Waste Management

CWST Casella Waste Systms Inc

MEDIA Advertising Services

MWW Monster Worldwide Inc
VISN VisionChina Media

MEDIA Broadcasting - Radio

SBSA Spanish Brdcstng Sys A

MEDIA Broadcasting - TV

TVL Lin Tv Corp

MEDIA CATV Systems

CVC Cablevision Systems Cl A
DISCA Discovery Holding Co Class A

MEDIA Entertainment - Diversified

DISCK Discovery Communications Inc
KITD Kit Digital Inc

MEDIA Marketing Services

CCO Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings

MEDIA Movie Production

SAPX Seven Arts Pictures Plc

MEDIA Publishing - Books

MHP Mcgraw-Hill Companies

MEDIA Publishing - Periodicals/News

BLC Belo Corp
GCI Gannett Co Inc

METALS & MINING Aluminum

NOR Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp

METALS & MINING Copper

FCX Freeport Mcmoran C&G B

METALS & MINING Gold

AU Anglogold Ashanti Ltd
TGB Taseko Mines Ltd

METALS & MINING Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

TGE TGC Industries Inc

METALS & MINING Steel & Iron

CMC Commercial Metals Co
CPSL China Precision Steel Inc

REAL ESTATE Mortgage Investment

ARR Armour Residential Reit

REAL ESTATE Property Management/Developmen

HXM Homex Development Corp
LOOP LoopNet Inc

REAL ESTATE REIT - Diversified/Industrial

AMB.O AMB Property Corp-Preferred
AMB.P AMB Property Corp-Preferred

REAL ESTATE REIT - Healthcare Facilities

CSA Cogdell Spencer Inc
HCP.E HCP Inc-Preferred

REAL ESTATE REIT - Hotel/Motel

HST Host Hotels & Resorts
IHT Innsuites Hospitality Tr

REAL ESTATE REIT - Residential

AIV Apartment Invest & Mgmt
DX Dynex Capital Inc

REAL ESTATE REIT - Retail

AKR Acadia Realty Trust
HIW.B Highwoods Properties Inc-Prefe

RETAIL Auto Parts Stores

PBY Pep Boys Manny Moe&Jack

RETAIL Catalog & Mail Order Houses

SYX Systemax Inc

RETAIL Department Stores

JCP J.C. Penney Company Inc

RETAIL Discount

DUCK Duckwall-Alco Stores Inc

RETAIL Grocery Stores

DEG Etablissements Delhaize Freres

RETAIL Home Furnishing Stores

KIRK Kirkland's Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Apparel Stores

ARO Aeropostale Inc
CATO Cato Corporation (the)

SPECIALTY RETAIL Auto Dealerships

AN Autonation Inc
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Jewelry Stores

SIG Signet Gr Plc Adr

SPECIALTY RETAIL Sporting Goods Stores

CAB Cabela's Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Communication Equipment

ARRS Arris Group Inc
DRWI Dragonwave Inc Common

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Diversified Communication Serv

ORBC Orbcomm Inc
RIMM Research In Motion Ltd

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Processing Systems & Products

LIFE Lifeline Systems Inc
RVSN Radvision Ltd.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecom Services - Domestic

EQIX Equinix Inc
PACW Pac-West Telecomm Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecom Services - Foreign

NTL Nortel Invesora Sa Ads
NTT Nippon Tel & Tel Ads

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Wireless Communications

AMOV America Movil Sa De Dv
GRRF China Grentech Corp Limited AD

TOBACCO Cigarettes

PM Philip Morris International

TRANSPORTATION Air Delivery & Freight Service

UPS United Parcel Service B

TRANSPORTATION Air Services

AIRM Air Methods Corp

TRANSPORTATION Shipping

FRO Frontline Ltd Adr
ISH Internat Shipholding Cp

TRANSPORTATION Trucking

ABFS Arkansas Best Corp
LSTR Landstar System Inc

UTILITIES Diversified Utilities

CMS.B Consumers Energy Co-Preferred
DPL Dpl Inc

UTILITIES Electric Utilities

AEP American Electric Power
ALP.P Alabama Power Company Preferre

UTILITIES Foreign Utilities

VE Veolia Environment

UTILITIES Gas Utilities

EQT Equitable Resources Inc
GAS Nicor Inc

UTILITIES Water Utilities

AWR American State Water Co
MSEX Middlesex Water Co

WHOLESALE Auto Parts Wholesale

GPC Genuine Parts Co
LKQX Lkq Corporation

WHOLESALE Building Materials Wholesale

IBI Interline Brands
LAWS Lawson Products Inc

WHOLESALE Computers Wholesale

TECD Tech Data Corp

WHOLESALE Food Wholesale

CORE Core-Mark Holding Company Inc

WHOLESALE Medical Equipment Wholesale

MWIV MWI Veterinary Supply Inc

WHOLESALE Wholesale

ANW Aegean Marine Petroleum Networ
FSTR L.B. Foster Co Cl A

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