Friday, February 3, 2017

FRIDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 131--17--13


227K new US jobs in Jan. Wage growth slowed (indicating no inflation, ergo no pressure to raise interest rates).
Trump to review Dodd-Frank, cancel fiduciary rule.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SSOL up 54 on 1K shares.
AMRS up 13 with volume, news.
VSPC up 9.
CCTC up 6.
LYSDY, SENY up 4.
VECO up 4 with volume.
ACFN, KNDI, OPTT, URRE, ZNNMF up 3.

QTWWQ down 16 with heavy volume.
XSNX down 11.
FCSMF, BOPO down 9.
AWSL down 6.
ASTI, BLSP down 5.
GEVO down 4.
AXPW, CBAK, AMTX down 3.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

THURSDAY CLOSE .... DOW DOWN 6, NAZ DOWN 6, S&P UP 1


Senate sending Obama coal rules to Trump. (THAT's  priority #1?!)

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

BOPO up 223.
XSNX up 27 with volume.
GEVO up 14 with volume.
AWSL up 13.
HYGS up 8.
ACFN up 6 with volume.
PRHL, SKYS up 6.
LEXG up 5 with news.
CDTI up 5.
CCTC, FCSMF, WATT up 4.
SUNW up 4 with news.
EMKR, ENOC, LEOM, BIOA, OCLN, ZNNMF up 3.

AMRS down 15 with heavy volume.
AMLM down 13.
URRE down 11.
PLUG down 10, new low with volume.
POWI down 10 with very heavy volume after reporting.
RGSE down 10.
OESX down 8 with heavy volume.
OGES down 7.
MNGA down 6.
ASTI down 5 with very heavy volume.
CLNE, OPTT down 5.
CREG down 4 with volume.
CBAK, LMRMF, NFEC, LTBR, OLED, SIEGY, VECO down 3.

5X MORE CLEAN POWER JOBS IN US THAN FOSSIL FUEL JOBS. SOLAR, WIND JOBS GROWING 12X FASTER THEN REST OF ECON: EDF


India's 750Mw solar tender drew bids for 7.5Gw. (That's why solar stocks are in the dumps.)

Strong interest in world's 1st power storage fund.

Clean power, power storage markets to grow together in emerging markets: World Bank.

New American Superconductor (AMSC) product enables more solar on grids.

ABB announced Alaska battery power storage project.

Oregon set to miss its climate targets by 20%.

EIB 250M Euro loan for DKB clean energy mandate.

Ukraine solar power capacity to hit 1Gw this year.

Wireless EV charging standard finalized in Europe.

Toshiba exiting nuke plant construction biz.

California CSP (concentrated solar) plant power gen "improved dramatically": NRG. World's biggest CSP plant.

Oil, coal demand could peak by '20: study. Cheaper clean power, EVs a driver for that.

Consol to fully shed its coal power in transition to natgas.

Deutsche halting new coal finance, scaling back existing coal exposure.

Saud minister praising Trump's energy policies. May raise investments in US.

India extending its tax breaks for foreign comps' oil sales.

Bosch $327M settlement with US over diesel emissions cheat.

Flint Michigan residents filed suit v. EPA over water.

100K Pittsburgh residents told to boil tap water.

EPA illegally yanked mercury rule: NRDC lawsuit.

Walmart to pay $1M over misleading biodegradable labels.

76 arrested over Dakota Access pipeline.

$800M LNG plant/export terminal planned in Louisiana.

THURSDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 15--1--1


Mexico started 90-day countdown to reopen NAFTA negotiations.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

XSNX up 22 with heavy volume.
AWSL up 13 on 500 shares.
ACFN, SKYS up 6.
LEOM, LEXG up 5.
HYSR, KNDI up 4.
HYGS, AXPW, OCLN up 3.

PSPW down 28.
RGSE down 11.
URRE down 10.
POWI down 8 with volume after reporting.
MNGA down 8 on news.
NTCXF, QTMM down 7.
PLUG down 6, new low with volume.
ASTI down 5 with heavy volume.
TVIA down 4.
CBAK, LSCG, LTBR, OPTT, VECO, WPRT down 3.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

WEDNESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 26--27--0


Senate confirmed Tillerson.
Iran "on notice" by White House over missile test.
Russia: global oil output down 1.4Mb/d in Jan.
Fed kept rates unchanged.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PSPW up 51.
XSNX up 41.
QTWWQ up 19.
AWSL up 17.
AMLM up 13.
ACFN up 10.
BLSP up 6.
LIME, RUN, QTMM, SENY up 5.
NVDA up 4.
BLDP, HYGS, SUNEQ, MXWL, VWDRY up 3.

RGSE down 24.
AXPW down 13.
ECORF, ZAAP down 11.
NTCXF down 10.
OCLN down 10 with heavy volume.
BSRC down 9.
CABN, CBAK, NFEC, MNGA down 7.
ENZR down 6 with volume.
FCEL down 6.
OGES down 5 with volume.
TVIA down 5.
GEVO, VSPC, LYSDY down 4.
ASTI, FTEK, OESX, CDTI, ZNNMF down 3.
PLUG down 3, new low with heavy volume.

$81B OF GREEN BONDS ISSUED IN '16. UP 92% FROM '15. CHINA OVER 1/4 OF TOTAL.


France planning 3GW wind power tender.

Air pollution particulates exposure linked to Alzheimer's: study.

Alaska waters warming, animals dying: report.

Ireland sovereign fund to fully divest from fossil fuel investments over next 5 years. 8B Euro fund.

UK utility chiefs urge walk away from coal powergen.

Powder River Basin coal output at new low.

Clean coal project set to launch in Wyoming.

Kemper clean coal project missed start up date.

Brazil solar power construction surge stalled by high costs, strict rules.

Vehicles top suspects for Siberian soot.

Japan researchers discovered model how plants make glucose from CO2.

DOE $30M for more solar power in grid.

1st GM Bolt delivery in Canada.

Feds slashing grazing fees on public lands.

NRC: Massachusetts nuke power plant can stay open despite safety probs.

Teflon chem found in fast food wraps.

Hummingbird egg stalling California bridge project.

US petrol trade with LatAm 1st-ever surplus for US.

Oman to invest $1B in oil/gas projects this year.

W Africa oil exports to Asia surging, filling OPEC supply gap.

Venezuela's oil comp near default.

WEDNESDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 59--26--3


246K new US private sector jobs Jan: ADP.
US manufacturing up 5th straight month.
Iran missile launch "unacceptable": US official.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

XSNX up 50.
AWSL up 31.
AMLM up 13.
ZAAP up 11.
HYSR up 9.
ACFN up 6.
BLDP, LEOM, VWDRY up 4.
RUN up 3.

RGSE down 18 on new issue.
FCSMF down 13 with volume.
LEXG, SKYS down 4.
PLUG down 2, new low with heavy volume.