market data, page-4

Blue chips have heavy institutional support unlike small caps.
Institutions have analystists who cover sectors and in addition they have analysts who study general market trends.
You have a lot of institutions in the market. You'd think that their consensus view would come out in a trend up or down in the DOW.
My view is that we are in a dicy period at the moment with interest rates, inflation, bird flu, terrorist attacks..
It seems logical that with the information they have which would probably a strong China story, that they would channel money into safer bets exposed to this growth opportunity.
Species are not attracting funds and their share prices are being trashed.
Things could go either way at the moment. Investment in blue chips and out of species is just first step. If fundamentals improve which I doubt fundies will move back into species.
I wouldn't be game to touch em at the moment.
You could end up with unwanted pet .... woof woof.