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Soaring by nearly 2% on Friday after a one-day dip into oversold territory on Thursday was the ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 ETF, MOO. MOO was highlighted in yesterday's TradingMarkets Most Overbought and Oversold ETFs for Friday column. Read More >>
Although U.S. equity index ETFs gained on Thursday, a number of country-based exchange-traded funds continued to move deeper into oversold territory above the 200-day moving average. Among them was the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund ETF, EWZ. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
After more than a month of lackluster, sideways trading, the SPDRS Gold Trust exchange-traded fund, soared by more than 7% late in trading on Friday. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
Safety stocks in utilities, health care and consumer staples were the top choices of traders and investors on Thursday. As such, the Utilities Select Sector SPDRS was among the few sector-based ETFs to make gains. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
After more than a month of lackluster, sideways trading, the SPDRS Gold Trust exchange-traded fund, soared by more than 7% late in trading on Friday. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
After a three-day pullback, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, XLF, was one among a number of financial-related exchange-traded funds to move higher on Thursday. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
After a three-day pullback, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, XLF, was one among a number of financial-related exchange-traded funds to move higher on Thursday. Read More >>

Mixed Bag In ETFs

December 29, 2009
It was a mixed bag for the exchange-traded funds Tuesday with tech and defensives both posting gains. It's the kind of action consistent with a bottoming process, not a momentum process. So my intermediate-term momentum friends, keep your shirts on! Read More >>

Mixed Day in ETF Land

December 29, 2009
A few of the exchange-traded funds managed a bounce Wednesday, but ETFs focused on the semiconductors and financials remained under pressure. Read More >>
What a week. The top-performing exchange-traded funds for the past five sessions were (drum roll, please) ... the utilities! Leading the downside were the usual suspects: the tech-focused tradable funds. Read More >>

Shorting The Defensives

December 29, 2009
While the tech bear market is getting long in the tooth, if you dig into the sectors, you still can uncover deteriorating stocks with enough of potential downside to take the odd short. That's why I'm paying closer attention to the so-called defensives -- in this case, healthcare. Read More >>

Semis Re-ignite

December 29, 2009
A sharp reversal in the final two hours of trading helped the Nasdaq overcome a 3.8% deficit to finish the day up 1.4%. Read More >>
Another bout of selling in tech and financials took down the vast majority of tradable funds Tuesday. The Biotech HOLDR showed strength in an otherwise weak market. Continued anxiety over earnings growth sent money into defensive stocks, lifting pharmaceutical and consumer staples funds. Read More >>
Tech-focused ETFs came under more selling pressure Monday, but tradable funds focused on financial, pharmaceutical, and cyclical sectors performed well. Read More >>

Staples, Drug Funds Lead ETFs

December 29, 2009
With the market inclined to discount a Bush victory, tobacco and drug stocks notched gains Wednesday, enabling the Consumer Staples SPDR and Pharmaceutical HOLDR to lead the tradable funds to the upside. Read More >>

Yawn

December 29, 2009
As across the major indexes, Monday delivered a mixed, muted session in the exchange-traded funds, with tech-focused securities pulling back and Old Economy issues getting a mild lift. Read More >>
It was a day for the defensives and the mending telecoms in ETF land Wednesday as the tech-focused tradable funds gave up more ground. Read More >>

A Day For Energy, Defensives

December 29, 2009
The Old Economy/New Economy diverge played out in the exchange-traded funds, lifting chemicals, defensives and energies, undercutting the techs. Read More >>
The market has begun a sizeable rally this past week in what could be a Read More >>
Cautious AdvanceThe market has begun a sizeable rally this past week in what could be a retest of December’s market highs.  What is somewhat encouraging about the developing rally is that it is displaying less strength of breadth than would be typical of a late stage rally and market top. Read More >>
The market has begun a sizeable rally this past week in what could be a Read More >>
Cautious AdvanceThe market has begun a sizeable rally this past week in what could be a retest of December’s market highs.  What is somewhat encouraging about the developing rally is that it is displaying less strength of breadth than would be typical of a late stage rally and market top. Read More >>
The defensive exchange-traded funds outperformed Tuesday as tech-focused ETFs came under profit-taking. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
Selling was most aggressive in the financial and technology sectors on Thursday, sending the Technology Select Sector SPDRS ETF down more than 4% and the Direxion Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF pulling back by more than 9% intraday. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
Selling was most aggressive in the financial and technology sectors on Thursday, sending the Technology Select Sector SPDRS ETF down more than 4% and the Direxion Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF pulling back by more than 9% intraday. Read More >>
Health care funds like the iShares Dow Jones Healthcare Sector Index Fund ETF, IYH rallied to new highs on Tuesday, while country funds pulled back into neutral territory from their overbought highs. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
Pressing higher for a second day were health care ETFs such as the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index ETF and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
Pressing higher for a second day were health care ETFs such as the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index ETF and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF. Read More >>
Jul 25, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) -- IYH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare Sector Index Fund (NYSE:IYH) closed 1.9% higher (up $1.07 to $56.94) Friday on volume of 136,029 shares. The stock has traded within a 52-week range of $43.99 and $ Read More >>

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