CYS Investments Among Real Estate Operations' Biggest Movers on November 8, 2012

The Nasdaq has fallen 0.5%, the S&P 500 has decreased 0.2% and the Dow has declined 0.2%, marking a bad morning for the market.

The Real Estate Operations sector (IYR) is down 0.1%, outperforming the market overall. Currently, the biggest movers in the sector are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR)	$541 million	-7%
PennyMac Mortgage (NYSE:PMT)	$1.01 billion	+2.7%
Marriott Vacations (NYSE:VAC)	$1.29 billion	+2.6%
Zillow (Nasdaq:Z)	$908.5 million	-2.4%
CommonWealth (NYSE:CWH)	$1.18 billion	+1.9%
RLJ (NYSE:RLJ)	$1.83 billion	+1.9%
CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS)	$2.2 billion	+1.7%

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At $14.51, Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) has slipped 7%. At 137,793 shares, the company's volume so far today is 1.5 times the average daily volume.

PennyMac Mortgage (NYSE:PMT) is at $24.99 per share after an increase of 2.7%. The company is trading at a volume of 810,202 shares.

After an increase of 2.6%, Marriott Vacations (NYSE:VAC) has reached a current price of $38.44. With 58,619 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 0.3 times its current three-month average.

Zillow (Nasdaq:Z) is down 2.4% to reach $26.61 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 502,210 shares.

CommonWealth (NYSE:CWH) has risen 1.9% and is currently trading at $14.42 per share. At 444,065 shares, the company's volume so far today is in line with the current daily average.

RLJ (NYSE:RLJ) has increased to a share price of $17.50, a 1.9% rise. So far today, the company's volume is 100,717 shares. At this rate, trading activity will likely be down from yesterday when 436,587 shares changed hands.

Increasing 1.7%, CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS) is trading at $12.78 per share. The company's volume is currently 938,713 shares for the day, 0.3 times its average over the past three months.

The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. Paying close attention to the previous ratios will help you identify key times to adjust your strategy. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.