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Feb 02, 2010 (SmarTrend(R) Research Reports via COMTEX) --

SmarTrend, the proprietary pattern recognition system, has made available a free sample copy of our premium research report on (AMEX:XLB) Read More >>

See this week's list of most overbought and oversold etfs you need to know for Monday's trading, where you'll find several well-known names like the ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas ETF, DUG. Read More >>
The following ETFs are the most overbought and oversold for Friday's trading, as determined by the criteria and methodology of Larry Connors latest book, High Probability ETF Trading- now available in paperback at half the price of the original. Read More >>
The following ETFs are the most overbought and oversold for Thursday, January 28, 2010 and are due for a short term reversal. This analysis is based on research published in Larry Connors' new book, High Probability ETF Trading - now in paperback! Read More >>
Sellers were most aggressive in both the financial and materials sectors on Tuesday, extending oversold conditions in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index Fund ETF, IYF and the PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund ETF, DBB. Read More >>
Jan 26, 2010 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) --

SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (AMEX:XLB) on January 21, 2010 at $33.01. In approximately 1 week, Materia Read More >>

The aggressive selling at midweek created the deepest pullbacks in sectors like energy and basic materials. The ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas ETF, DIG and the Basic Materials Select Sector SPDRS ETF, XLB both moved lower into oversold territory above the 200-day moving average. Read More >>
Jan 13, 2010 (SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) --

Today, shares of Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (AMEX:XLB) have crossed bullishly above their 10-day moving average of $34.17 on vol Read More >>

Jan 08, 2010 (SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) --

SmarTrend's candlestick pattern scanner detected a bearish inside day candle pattern for shares of Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (A Read More >>

Technology sector ETFs sold at the most aggressive levels during Wednesday's trading. Among them the ProShares UltraShort Technology ETF, REW was a big gainer. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Goodboy - December 29, 2009
Emerging markets, basic materials and energy shares were on the rebound on Friday. Among them was the iShares Brazil Index fund, EWZ, up 5%. Read More >>
A broad-based rally to begin the week, with the breadth of the rally reflected in European stock markets, as well, the iShares Germany Index ETF, which was among a number of European-based ETFs that broke out to new 7-day closing highs. Read More >>
A broad-based rally to begin the week, with the breadth of the rally reflected in European stock markets, as well, the iShares Germany Index ETF, which was among a number of European-based ETFs that broke out to new 7-day closing highs. Read More >>
Overbought conditions finally caught up with a number of ETFs that were trading below the 200-day moving averages, with losses steepest in emerging markets funds. As such, iShares FTSE/Xinhua 25 index fund was down dramatically. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Thursday

David Goodboy - December 29, 2009
Energy and materials stocks were among those moving higher on Wednesday, sending the iShares Energy Sector Trust ETF to close higher for a second day in a row. Read More >>
Turnaround Tuesday saw ETFs opening up above yesterday's levels, but reversing over the course of the trading day to finish lower. Wednesday's ETFs includes ProShares UltraShort QQQ, which is both oversold and trading above its 200-day moving average. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
Financial ETFs stayed flat despite the upward movement of individual financial stocks on Friday. On Monday's list of ETFs to keep an eye on, the ProShares Ultra Financials ETF, UYG which traded sideways for the fourth consecutive day. Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

David Penn - December 29, 2009
The pullbacks of nearly 2% in a variety of country funds - including the extremely oversold iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund ETF, EWA will likely draw the attention of high probability traders over the next few days. Read More >>

Tradable Funds Tread Water

December 29, 2009
Monday brought a quiet session among the tradable funds with most baskets and indexes marking time. 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 >>

Greenie Lifts Industrial Funds

December 29, 2009
Tradable funds focused on the industrial sectors responded Tuesday to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive remarks on U.S. productivity, but the tech funds remained under pressure from earnings concerns. Read More >>

Old Economy Funds Renew

December 29, 2009
Battered Old Economy stocks, among the most responsive to interest rates, rallied Tuesday, helping tradable funds in the sector show signs of putting in a bottom. Read More >>
Blue chip, industrial and financial funds managed mild gains on Wednesday after a market-friendly inflation report raised hopes that the Federal Reserve's credit-tightening campaign may be reaching an end. Read More >>

Cyclicals Get Their Turn

December 29, 2009
Tuesday looked like another day of back-and-forth cash flow, judging by the performance of the exchange-traded funds. After techs and financials rallied on growing rate optimism, it was the turn of blue chips and cyclicals. Read More >>
Financial and energy exchange-traded funds swam against the crimson tide Monday as selling in tech and biotech issues took their tradable funds down another peg. Read More >>

Cash Flees Old Economy To New

December 29, 2009
Money moved into Old Economy and financial stocks Tuesday, lifting their tradable funds, while selling in techs sent the tech-focused exchange-traded funds lower. Read More >>

Recycling Continues

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
Many of the chosen ones have sold off so fast and so much, they look like they have split 3 for 2 Read More >>
Old Economy rotation Monday lifted the tradable funds focused on commodity industries while evidence of a slowing economy favored financial and cyclical funds. Most of the tradable fund funds headed lower. Read More >>
Old Economy stocks got the upper hand Monday, lifting their exchange-traded funds while the tech-focused ETFs, despite intraday loss-paring, continued to wither. Read More >>

Tech Funds Turn Nastier

December 29, 2009
The tradable funds aimed at the cyclical and industrial sectors pulled higher Tuesday as the Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates. Furious selling in Nasdaq stocks deepened losses in the tech-focused exchange-traded funds. Read More >>

The Whole Game

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
You had the whole game on Friday with Triple Witch and rebalancing Read More >>
Money flowed into defensive and commodity-based stocks, lifting those exchange-traded funds Tuesday after the Fed disappointed by leaving rates unchanged. The tradable tech funds again took it on the chin. Read More >>

Rate Hopes Lift Old Econ ETFs

December 29, 2009
Tradable funds focused on the Old Economy rallied Tuesday after a weaker-than-expected report on consumer confidence boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 50 basis points. Added fears about the economy also chased money into the defensives. Read More >>

Divergence

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
In yesterday's action, most of the increased volume was evident in declining stocks, with the exception being the rails, which displayed buying pressure. I exclude utilities from this observation. Also, where the NYSE volume ratio is positive at 61, the NDX volume ratio was an extreme negative divergence at just 21, with the Nasdaq only slightly higher at 36 Read More >>

Easy Pivots

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
If you look at your trading plan from the top down, it starts with the market, then sector, group, and then stock Read More >>

Reflex Zone

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
All three major indices played below their previous closes all day and closed on their lows with the late sell-off Read More >>

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday

David Goodboy - December 29, 2009
Emerging markets, basic materials and energy shares were on the rebound on Friday. Among them was the iShares Brazil Index fund, EWZ, up 5%. Read More >>

Triple Witch Week

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
The QQQs are now up six consecutive days. This week will have lots of two-way action, as it is a Triple Witch option expiration, and that usually means more Slim Jims and volatility band trades than normal. Futures and options will accelerate a market in the direction it's going Read More >>

Apathy

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
There is some more chip noise this morning about the bottom having been seen, book-to-bill, etc. Looking at the five-minute chart from yesterday, I see that was anticipated as stocks like NVLS, KLAC, INTC, AMAT, and others all had last-hour rallies from Read More >>

This price level is a magnet for the SPX

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
This week is option expiration, in addition to the SPX and Dow being out to their three-month, +2.0 standard deviation levels Read More >>

Index price advance on weak internals

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
...about 80% of individual stock movement is due to the market, so stay with a diligent top-down approach: Market, Sector, Stock Read More >>
Exchange-traded funds followed the markets and sectors they track on Monday, leading to significant pullbacks in long and leveraged long ETFs and sizable gains in short and leveraged short funds. Read More >>

Earnings Game In Focus

Kevin Haggerty - December 29, 2009
The market risks have increased significantly as price and valuations are extremely high, and also by the time factor that has elapsed from the October 2002 low Read More >>
U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Wednesday, after multiple wild swings and an emergency rate cut by the Feds and other central banks. Thursday's ETFs includes the ProShares Ultra QQQ exchange traded fund, QLD, up more than 7%. Read More >>

Good End To A Rough Week

December 29, 2009
TGIF, the weekend is here and the heat wave here Read More >>
While the percentage moves were not pronounced, the tradable funds Wednesday registered gains across technology, basic industries, energy and financial sectors. Many of the Net funds missed out on the party, though. And there was more rotation out of defensives. Read More >>

Cyclical ETFs Lead Peers

December 29, 2009
Retailers Thursday helped boost the cyclical-focused exchange-traded funds while the tech-focused ETFs weakened again. Read More >>

3 ETFs that are ready to rally

December 29, 2009
I am continuing to scale in to those areas that are most likely to bounce. Read More >>
Monday's Most overbought and oversold ETFs likely to make a short term reversal includes the Energy Select Sector SPDRS ETF. See what others made our list. Read More >>
The Energy Select Sector SPDRS ETF is overbought and due for a short term reversal. Find out what others made the list for Thursday. Read More >>

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