AFTERNOON CHECK

Tech seems to be the place today as stalwarts AAPL AKAM AMAT BIDU CSCO GOOG MSFT NVDA RIMM SNDK and TXN are all leading the NAZ/NDX up despite a down performance by the SPX/DJIA. Small cap value also fighting the trend and in the green.

Strongest sectors include airlines, reits, real estate, semis, utils, tech and trannies while oils, metals emerging markets and gaming are all solidly red.

Key stocks- almost flat led by UA NVDA BIDU KLAC GOOG ISRG MSFT and AAPL while MER LVS MGM MTW CELG and XOM are solidly red.

NYSE internals - 320 net red;

NAZ internals - 430 net red;

NDX -45 GREEN;

OEX 40 GREEN;

IBD 100- 25 GREEN;

Biggest winners- SSRX ARGN EJ BIDU SCHN GOOG AVP EK CL MSFT WMT BMY BA BAX SEPR NVDA UAUA KLAC ERTS ISRG;

Biggest losers- XMSR SIRI LVLT JOYG TLAB NIHD TEVA PG ATI HAL CVX MER SLB XOM AA FTI BTJ CAM CYNO OII GMCR GSOL;

Lots of high flyers in the energy/metals/ag patch getting hit hard today and I suspect a buying area as the end of the era in oil has been called several times and it keeps moving higher. This time probably no different.

IBD 20 now includes - AAPL ABX AMZN BLK CELG CME FCX GILD GOOG HAL HPQ MOS NOV NYX PCP POT RIMM VMW XTO YHOO- a pretty nice group of stocks and I will be picking some up on dips.