TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday

By | TradingMarkets.com | September 23, 2008 07:43 AM
Symbols: XLF, IFN, SDS, SMN, ILF

Financial and basic materials ETFs were both on the retreat late in trading on Tuesday, while emerging markets-related exchange-traded funds were pulling back aggressively. A number of ETFs continue to pull back from overbought extremes below the 200-day moving average while many inverse ETFs are rallying from oversold lows and making consecutive higher highs.


Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday.


Up more than 5% intraday, the ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials ETF, SMN ( SMN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) closed off their highs on Tuesday.


The Select Financial Sector SPDRS, XLF ( XLF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), have managed to stabilize their dramatic decline as of Tuesday. XLF is currently mildly oversold.


The India Fund, IFN ( IFN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), rallied from intraday lows of more than 4%, though the fund remained down on the day as it retreats from Friday's overbought extremes.


Trading lower on the day for its third consecutive session, the Shares S&P Latin American 40 Index ETF, ILF ( ILF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) was down more than 3% intraday before rallying late.


Off its intraday highs, the ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 exchange traded fund, SDS ( SDS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), is nevertheless up for a third session in a row and not yet exceptionally overbought.


Bouncing from Monday's oversold extremes, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF, UUP ( UUP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) still remains mildly oversold and within a few points of its 200-day moving average.


The iShares MSCI EAFE Index Trust, EFA ( EFA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), continue to pullback two days after reaching overbought extremes below the 200-day moving average.


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Original publication: September 23, 2008

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