Insider Data - Week Ending 08/07/2010

Market has been showing signs of short term plateau for now. There does not seem to be any surprises or momentum in either direction. That is what traders would hate probably. The market has shown resolve to stay where it is now. Is it "the sweet spot" that market has hit for the time being?

Top buys for the week -

STST	$1,332,977,949
NXOI.OB	$78,484,140
MCP	$56,305,090
AIQ	$24,472,755
SAR	$11,298,923

Top Sells for the week-

MS	$-252,099,200
CCI	$-92,999,105
GOOG	$-42,329,822
UIS	$-32,877,654
F	$-30,762,411

The insider sell to buy ratio has stayed in favorable territory last week. It hovers around a value of 2 right now which is great.

Top industries for the week have been as follows. As we can see there has been a change in the leadership in this area.

Scientific & Technical Instruments	$1,060,506,455
Information & Delivery Services	$63,668,946
Medical Laboratories & Research	$19,520,253
Drug Manufacturers - Other	$15,907,041
Rubber & Plastics	$10,443,755

For more details and more data, please visit Prontosec.com. It has been nice to keep a tab on the insider activity for past six months or so. All the information in this writing is also available on the website. Good luck with you investments.

Insider Data - Week Ending 07/31/2010

Overall a good week for the markets. Seems like the earnings season is keeping the market buoyed. The GDP report towards the end of the week did not do much to help though. Another three months for the elections and I think the market will be jittery but hopefully stay positive.

Top Buys for past week -

LGF	$100,665,091
VMW	$10,921,824
TXI	$9,222,135
BMTI	$8,500,000
ITIG	$6,549,051

Top Sells for past week -

AZO	$-161,631,580
RLD	$-149,551,179
MS	$-138,544,000
CYBS	$-47,616,478
YUM	$-22,451,327

The sell to buy ratio has improved quite a bit in past two week. It was close to 2 for the week. For detailed trends please visit www.prontosec.com

Top industrial sectors are as given below. LGF has seen investment from insiders for past several weeks which has kept the industry at the top for past 3 weeks as far as insider buys go.

Movie Production, Theaters	$99,180,811
Drug Manufacturers - Other	$16,398,641
Savings & Loans	$15,141,595
Rubber & Plastics	$10,570,921
Cement	$9,222,135

Good luck with investing.

Insider Data - Week Ending 07/24/2010

Markets remained firm during the week while absorbing the earnings reports and results of European Stress Test for banks. A similar test for US markets had proved to be a turning point last year. Would it be the same for Europe too?

Top transactions for the week are as follows -

LGF	$100,665,091
VMW	$10,921,824
TXI	$9,222,135
BMTI	$8,500,000
ITIG	$6,549,051

AZO	$-161,631,580
RLD	$-149,551,179
MS	$-138,544,000
CYBS	$-47,616,478
YUM	$-22,451,327

Sell to buy ratio dipped last week, which is a good sign because in the past as markets are trending upwards so is the selling. The sell/buy ratio for the week hovered at around 4.

Top industries with insider buys were -

Movie Production, Theaters	$100,553,863
Technical & System Software	$64,233,552
Technical Services	$29,914,521
Savings & Loans	$15,090,758
Cement	$9,222,135

Cement was a surprise entry in the list above. Let us hope that bodes well for the economy and the market.