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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Long-Short ETFs</title>
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		<title>Short ETFs to Defend Against a Downslide</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-to-defend-against-a-downslide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDGE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the investors who think the market is overbought and that the latest stock rally is running on fumes, bearish exchange traded funds are an alternative to going back to cash. So-called bearish ETFs are also known as inverse or short funds.
&#8220;The S&#38;P 500 returned 4.2% over the past decade on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short ETFs &#8212; What You Should Know</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/short-etfs-what-you-should-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/short-etfs-what-you-should-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SDS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short-term traders love the ProShares UltraShort S&#38;P 500 (NYSEArca: SDS) exchange traded fund and other &#8220;inverse&#8221; bearish ETFs to speculate on market pullbacks or hedge long positions. Buy-and-hold investors, however, beware as SDS seeks to provide twice the daily inverse return of the S&#38;P 500 index, so daily monitoring is necessary.
&#8220;On the positive side, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: What You Should Know</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/leveraged-and-inverse-etfs-what-you-should-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/leveraged-and-inverse-etfs-what-you-should-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inverse or bearish exchange traded funds have seen huge growth within the investment industry. These funds are intended to move opposite the underlying index or sector they track. Some return two or three times the negative performance of the index or sector they are attached to.
&#8220;While it may be tempting to use a leveraged or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy-Write ETFs Mimic Covered Call Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/buy-write-etfs-mimic-covered-call-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/buy-write-etfs-mimic-covered-call-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BuyWrite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BWV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PBP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More exchange traded fund firms plan to launch buy-write ETFs that provide investors with an indexed version of a covered call strategy.
PowerShares S&#38;P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (NYSEArca: PBP) is the largest of the group by assets with nearly $100 million. It has an expense ratio of 0.75%.
The ETF invests 80% or more in S&#38;P 500 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Suisse Launches Neutral Global Long/Short ETN</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/credit-suisse-launches-neutral-global-longshort-etn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/credit-suisse-launches-neutral-global-longshort-etn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETNs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Credit Suisse, Swiss investment bank and a provider of a few exchange traded note styles, recently launched another hedge fund-like long/short equities fund that will be based on global stocks from developed markets.
Market Neutral Global Equity ETN (NYSEArca: CSMN) is based on the HS Market Neutral Index, which will include stocks from North American, European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direxion Transforms 10 ETFs, Grounds 1 Airline Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/direxion-transforms-10-etfs-grounds-1-airline-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/direxion-transforms-10-etfs-grounds-1-airline-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLYX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Direxion, a leading provider of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs), is changing the names, investment strategies and objectives of 10 funds.
As of December 1, ten ETFs in the leveraged Direxion line up will change its leverage to 300% or -300% from a previous 200% or -200%. According to a company press release, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Leveraged Financial Sector Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/etf-chart-of-the-day-leveraged-financial-sector-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/etf-chart-of-the-day-leveraged-financial-sector-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KBE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish options flow was evident in exchange traded funds indexed to the U.S. financials sector on Wednesday with relevant activity in both SPDR KBW Bank (NYSEArca: KBE) and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLF).
It is worth noting that the top portfolio holdings of both ETFs are quite similar, with XLF taking a 9.4% position [...]]]></description>
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		<title>These ETFs Short Large-Cap U.S. Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/these-etfs-short-large-cap-u-s-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/these-etfs-short-large-cap-u-s-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BGZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DXD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSW]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tension is running high in financial markets while the jostling continues in Washington over the U.S. debt ceiling.
Now Credit Suisse warns that although a U.S. default is unlikely, the event would trigger a 30% sell-off in stocks. The analysts see a 50-50 chance of a U.S. credit downgrade by the major ratings agencies even if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs Still Waiting for Higher Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/treasury-etfs-still-waiting-for-higher-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/treasury-etfs-still-waiting-for-higher-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in Treasury bonds have been strong over the past month as yields decline, but many investors remain worried about the U.S. debt ceiling and higher interest rates.
Eric Jacobson, Morningstar’s director of fixed-income research, mentions the key themes to examine in the bond market as the threat of rising interest rates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs Rise but Jim Rogers Says Short Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/treasury-etfs-rise-but-jim-rogers-says-short-bonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/treasury-etfs-rise-but-jim-rogers-says-short-bonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another high-profile investor is readying a short bet against U.S. Treasury bonds if prices continue to rise.
Noted investor Jim Rogers on Thursday said he plans to sell short Treasury bonds if their prices keep climbing. An investor who shorts bonds profits when their prices decline and yields rise.
There is a growing chorus that the multi-decade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China ETFs in Focus After Inflation Rises 5.4%</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/china-etfs-rise-along-with-inflation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/china-etfs-rise-along-with-inflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[China is still grappling with inflationary pressures, but exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in Chinese companies have rallied lately.
Chinese consumer prices in March rose 5.4% over a year ago, driven by surging food costs, the AP reported Friday. 
Inflation in China is on the rise despite four interest-rate hikes since October. Friday&#8217;s report showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock ETFs React To Earnings Uncertainty and Japan Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/stock-etfs-react-to-earnings-uncertainty-and-japan-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/stock-etfs-react-to-earnings-uncertainty-and-japan-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stock exchange traded funds (ETFs) were sharply lower early Tuesday in the wake of concerns about companies&#8217; earnings and Japan&#8217;s upgrade of the severity of its nuclear crisis.

Japan&#8217;s nuclear safety agency raised the severity of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant incident by two notches to level 7, the highest on the scale and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIX ETFs Rise to End Week</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/vix-etfs-rise-to-end-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/vix-etfs-rise-to-end-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETNs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TVIX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking futures based on Wall Street&#8217;s &#8220;fear gauge&#8221; jumped late Friday, suggesting investors were nervous heading into the weekend.
After the mid-March CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) spike, the index is back down near where it was in February. The exchange traded funds and notes (ETNs) that follow futures on this index are also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Actively Managed ETF Of Its Kind</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/the-first-actively-managed-etf-of-its-kind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/the-first-actively-managed-etf-of-its-kind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most investors dabbling in the actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) space will peruse long-only strategies, but AdvisorShare is the first fund provider to launch a short-only active ETF.
The relatively new AdvisorShare Active Bear ETF (NYSEArca: HDGE) is an actively managed fund that shorts domestic U.S. equities in an attempt to provide investors with capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs Shrug Off Economic Concerns, Close Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/etfs-shrug-off-economic-concerns-close-higher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/etfs-shrug-off-economic-concerns-close-higher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) closed broadly higher Tuesday after consumer confidence fell less than some analysts had feared, shaking off concerns about stagnant home prices.

Shoppers&#8217; worries about juggling rising gas and food prices and other household costs flared up in March, pushing a closely watched barometer of sentiment sharply down. The sharp decline, which followed [...]]]></description>
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