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By the Numbers - August 11

August 11, 2010 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: CALL , NFLX , GGAL

Today was a tough day in the market, except for those of us who have been playing with the Bear ETFs.  I made a nice profit today selling 900 shares of FAZ.

The Dow closed at 10,378.83 down 265.42.
Nasdaq closed at 2,208.63 down 68.54.
S&P500 closed at 1089.47 down 31.59.

===== 52 Week Lows

Today saw 222 stocks hitting 52 week lows.  There were a total of 3,046 instances of new lows today.  There were 1,607 instances before noon and 1,374 instances after noon.

This was the most number for any day this month. 

Among the 222 stocks hitting lows, the 5 stocks hitting the most lows were CME, CPST, HPQ, MPWR and PVA. 

The 5 stocks seeing the biggest dollar losses were AOSL, CME, URS, VSEC and WPO.

The 4 stocks seeing the biggest percentage losses were AOSL, CHP, OPXA and VRNG.

===== 52 Week Highs

Today saw 107 stocks hitting 52 week highs.  There were a total of 539 instances of new highs today.  There were 244 instances before noon and 295 instances after noon.

This was the fewest number for any day this month. 

Among the 107 stocks hitting highs, the stocks hitting the most highs were BACpV, CALL, GGAL, NFLX and NFMpC. 

The stocks seeing the biggest dollar gains were CALL, NFLX, SEB and WFCpL.

The stocks seeing the biggest percentage gains were CALL, GGAL, HOOK, SEB and WXCO.

===== 5% Gainers

Today saw 92 stocks hitting with gains of 5% or more. 

This was the fewest number for any day this month. 

The stocks seeing the biggest dollar gains were ASCA, ISRL, LTRE, SPGpJ and SQQQ.

The stocks seeing the biggest percentage gains were BOSC, HCIIW, ICOP, MACC and MIR/WS/A.

===== $0.50 Gainers

Today saw 74 stocks hitting with gains of $0.50 or more. 

This was the fewest number of $0.50 gains for any day this month. 

The stocks seeing the biggest dollar gains were ISRL, KH, SEB, SPGpJ and SQQQ.

The stocks seeing the biggest percentage gains were ASCA, BOSC, CAVO, ICOP and LTRE.

===== 10% Losers

Today saw 165 stocks hitting with losses of 10% or more. 

This was the most number for any day this month. 

The stocks seeing the biggest dollar losses were CASC, CREE and VECO.

The stocks seeing the biggest percentage gains were BNX, CALPW, SHZ, TISA and ZNWAW.