I think my suspicions were unfounded, I just checked the movements of the NDX stocks and then sorted them by percentage gain and loss. Fairly even so it was likely nothing......
Movements of the NDX components
Symbol Last Trade Change Volume ^NDX 3:50PM 1757.56 5.94 0.34% N/A PALM 3:35PM 6.1 0.91 17.53% 53,625,200 MCLD 3:35PM 4.015 0.515 14.71% 8,857,600 ITWO 3:35PM 18.14 1.83 11.22% 13,179,400 TMPW 3:35PM 58.05 3.85 7.10% 2,604,900 AMZN 3:35PM 14.16 0.91 6.87% 6,854,100 RFMD 3:35PM 24.19 1.44 6.33% 6,290,200 VTSS 3:35PM 17.6 1.03 6.22% 10,397,000 MERQ 3:35PM 57.01 3.3 6.14% 4,332,100 QCOM 3:35PM 56.45 3 5.61% 11,261,700 MFNX 3:35PM 2.35 0.11 4.91% 25,900,700 ATHM 3:35PM 2.15 0.1 4.88% 4,401,300 SEBL 3:35PM 44.4 1.96 4.62% 14,570,100 MXIM 3:35PM 44.5 1.89 4.44% 5,061,600 BRCD 3:35PM 40.01 1.7 4.44% 12,901,200 NTAP 3:35PM 12.9 0.52 4.20% 9,410,500 BRCM 3:35PM 37.5 1.4 3.88% 6,692,800 DELL 3:35PM 25.92 0.92 3.68% 25,538,500 XOXO 3:35PM 1.97 0.07 3.68% 5,956,700 GENZ 3:35PM 56.44 1.94 3.56% 3,770,000 JNPR 3:35PM 30.52 1.03 3.49% 16,540,900 CHKP 3:35PM 53.1 1.73 3.37% 11,658,400 CTXS 3:35PM 33.05 1.07 3.35% 5,977,900 IDPH 3:35PM 64.78 1.94 3.09% 4,579,500 CNET 3:35PM 11.55 0.34 3.03% 652,600 BVSN 3:35PM 4.85 0.14 2.97% 2,857,500 EXDS 3:35PM 2.17 0.06 2.84% 31,861,500 PMTC 3:35PM 12.27 0.32 2.68% 1,574,200 VRTS 3:35PM 65.35 1.66 2.61% 11,533,500 PSFT 3:35PM 45.14 1.07 2.43% 4,386,100 ERTS 3:35PM 55.172 1.272 2.36% 1,612,200 JDSU 3:35PM 12.27 0.24 2.00% 29,784,400 CNXT 3:35PM 7.79 0.15 1.96% 1,373,000 MSFT 3:35PM 71.35 1.21 1.73% 28,349,100 AMCC 3:35PM 14.97 0.24 1.63% 15,418,600 NOVL 3:35PM 5.01 0.08 1.62% 1,657,600 LLTC 3:35PM 43.926 0.676 1.56% 3,853,600 INTU 3:35PM 36.65 0.5 1.38% 1,756,700 SUNW 3:35PM 15.13 0.2 1.34% 29,418,200 AMGN 3:35PM 64.002 0.832 1.32% 5,606,100 CTAS 3:35PM 45.83 0.57 1.26% 1,094,700 LVLT 3:35PM 5.26 0.06 1.15% 8,775,900 VRSN 3:35PM 57.3 0.61 1.08% 5,483,900 FLEX 3:35PM 24.24 0.25 1.04% 8,230,300 ERICY 3:35PM 5.15 0.05 0.98% 10,847,300 ADBE 3:35PM 45.062 0.412 0.92% 2,552,700 ADCT 3:35PM 6.59 0.06 0.92% 7,839,200 QLGC 3:35PM 58.24 0.5 0.87% 6,338,100 WCOM 3:35PM 14.18 0.11 0.78% 33,837,000 DISH 3:35PM 29.12 0.22 0.76% 1,309,700 RATL 3:35PM 27.7 0.16 0.58% 2,176,500 MLNM 3:35PM 31.74 0.16 0.51% 1,804,700 EBAY 3:35PM 68.68 0.32 0.47% 4,557,400 PAYX 3:35PM 38.25 0.15 0.39% 3,260,400 CMGI 3:35PM 2.95 0.01 0.34% 2,045,100 SBUX 3:35PM 21.94 0.05 0.23% 2,559,500 SSCC 3:35PM 14.78 0.02 0.14% 507,700 CMCSK 3:35PM 42.48 0.03 0.07% 4,546,700 PMCS 3:35PM 27.69 0.01 0.04% 6,117,300 PCAR 3:34PM 50.11 -0.03 -0.06% 288,700 CPWR 3:35PM 13.44 -0.05 -0.37% 3,650,300 CHIR 3:35PM 52.49 -0.2 -0.38% 1,183,200 CSCO 3:35PM 17.94 -0.08 -0.44% 39,395,900 MOLX 3:35PM 32.86 -0.17 -0.50% 501,800 ADLAC 3:35PM 40.49 -0.22 -0.54% 1,161,300 FISV 3:35PM 62.05 -0.34 -0.54% 984,400 BEAS 3:35PM 31.22 -0.18 -0.57% 8,622,100 ARBA 3:35PM 4.97 -0.03 -0.60% 5,304,100 SPOT 3:35PM 36.45 -0.22 -0.60% 347,800 CMVT 3:35PM 56.062 -0.418 -0.74% 3,530,600 INTC 3:35PM 28.739 -0.231 -0.80% 28,683,700 COST 3:35PM 40 -0.34 -0.84% 3,186,800 ATML 3:35PM 11.76 -0.1 -0.84% 3,137,100 ORCL 3:35PM 18.27 -0.17 -0.92% 52,015,900 MCHP 3:35PM 27.55 -0.26 -0.93% 1,427,500 USAI 3:35PM 26.82 -0.3 -1.11% 1,278,000 MEDI 3:35PM 45.19 -0.56 -1.22% 2,134,500 AAPL 3:35PM 23.45 -0.3 -1.26% 5,194,700 SPLS 3:35PM 14.13 -0.19 -1.33% 2,228,300 CIEN 3:35PM 39.35 -0.55 -1.38% 19,558,000 GMST 3:35PM 38.2 -0.6 -1.55% 2,598,200 NVLS 3:35PM 53.791 -0.849 -1.55% 6,133,400 NXTL 3:35PM 15.26 -0.27 -1.74% 6,391,100 CEFT 3:35PM 54.03 -0.98 -1.78% 2,777,200 BMET 3:35PM 47.9 -0.89 -1.82% 1,222,200 KLAC 3:35PM 55.1 -1.05 -1.87% 4,692,800 ABGX 3:35PM 41.093 -0.787 -1.88% 1,017,100 TLAB 3:35PM 16.5 -0.33 -1.96% 7,213,500 YHOO 3:35PM 18.76 -0.38 -1.99% 9,407,100 INKT 3:35PM 9.07 -0.19 -2.05% 2,404,900 IMNX 3:35PM 16.18 -0.34 -2.06% 3,912,000 NVDA 3:35PM 91.21 -2.54 -2.71% 3,446,300 BGEN 3:35PM 52.66 -1.6 -2.95% 3,709,500 SANM 3:35PM 21.2 -0.65 -2.97% 4,050,700 AMAT 3:35PM 48.68 -1.53 -3.05% 16,020,700 ALTR 3:35PM 26.11 -0.88 -3.26% 8,010,300 RNWK 3:35PM 11.75 -0.45 -3.69% 1,328,600 HGSI 3:35PM 55.08 -2.47 -4.29% 3,254,700 COMS 3:35PM 4.62 -0.22 -4.55% 5,238,900 BBBY 3:35PM 29.01 -1.68 -5.47% 6,167,000 XLNX 3:35PM 39.86 -4 -9.12% 17,148,300 |