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		<title>&#8216;January Barometer&#8217; Bodes Well for Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/january-barometer-bodes-well-for-stock-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The S&#38;P 500 is off to its best start in many years, a bullish technical signal since the so-called January Barometer has a decent track record for predicting full-year gains for stock exchange traded funds.
Furthermore, cyclical sectors and related ETFs are leading the market, which shows risk appetite is strong despite lingering concerns over Europe&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a &#8216;Golden Cross&#8217; Means for Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/what-a-golden-cross-means-for-stock-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds indexed to the S&#38;P 500 are experiencing a bullish technical sign known as a &#8220;golden cross&#8221; as the 50-day simple moving average crosses above the 200-day. However, the indicator doesn&#8217;t have a perfect batting average for predicting rallies.
U.S. stock ETFs have been enjoying a decent rally since the most recent market low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Expect from Stock ETFs in an Election Year</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/what-to-expect-from-stock-etfs-in-an-election-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/what-to-expect-from-stock-etfs-in-an-election-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although history never repeats exactly, the U.S. stock market often follows a script during presidential election years.
In a normal election year, the S&#38;P 500 will likely drop in the first two months, show healthy gains in the months leading up to the summer conventions, decline quickly after the convention and recover toward the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock ETFs See Bullish Technical Signal</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/stock-etfs-see-bullish-technical-signal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/stock-etfs-see-bullish-technical-signal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of the major U.S. equity exchange traded funds are experiencing a positive technical signal known as a bullish or golden cross, in which the 50-day exponential moving average rises up through the 200-day average.
Despite the Eurozone debt concerns, sovereign debt downgrades, high unemployment levels and the escalating drama in the Middle East, the bulls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. ETFs See More Inflows</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/u-s-etfs-see-more-inflows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/u-s-etfs-see-more-inflows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S.-listed exchange traded funds attracted higher inflows in 2011 to take the business to $1 trillion in assets under management. Leading the charge, Vanguard brought in the most in new investment dollars for the second year in a row.
While smaller providers gained greater market share as larger providers attracted lower inflows, Vanguard still brought in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small, Mid-Cap ETFs Play Catch-Up with S&amp;P 500</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/small-mid-cap-etfs-play-catch-up-with-sp-500/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/small-mid-cap-etfs-play-catch-up-with-sp-500/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that follow small and mid-cap U.S. stocks are making up for lost time as they follow the S&#38;P 500 above the 200-day moving average, a key technical indicator that financial advisors can use to position portfolios.
Although small-cap ETFs led the charge during the October rally, they haven&#8217;t outperformed the S&#38;P 500 since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock ETFs to Outperform Bonds After Lost Decade?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/stock-etfs-to-outperform-bonds-after-lost-decade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bond market has outperformed the overall stock market over the past three decades. However, with extremely low yields and the looming prospect of rising rates and higher inflation, the equities market and stock exchange traded funds have a good chance of beating out bonds over the next three decades, some say.
Most investment experts believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are the Best Days Over for Bond ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/are-the-best-days-over-for-bond-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/are-the-best-days-over-for-bond-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much for the equity risk premium. “Boring” bonds have outperformed stocks over the past three decades, according to a report this week, turning economic theory on its head.
Bonds recently surpassed stocks&#8217; long-term performance over the last 30 years, Matt Krantz for USA Today reports.
&#8220;No one thought the tortoise could catch up, and it just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500 ETFs Cling to 50-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/sp-500-etfs-cling-to-50-day-average/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/sp-500-etfs-cling-to-50-day-average/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The equity markets backed off from recent highs throughout last week, with the S&#38;P 500 falling through its 50 day moving average (1228.77 currently) and closing below this level on Friday. After spending 10 consecutive sessions above its 50 day and even challenging its 200 day moving average on several occasions earlier in December, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Emerging Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-spotlight-emerging-markets-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many pundits had emerging markets on their buy list for 2011, but that didn&#8217;t work out so well. Some 2012 outlooks are again recommending this volatile asset class due to higher economic growth, and crippling debt loads in developed nations.
However, emerging market ETFs suffered during the &#8220;risk-off&#8221; bouts this year. Some investors may be understandably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock ETFs Disappoint on Presidential Cycle</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/stock-etfs-disappoint-on-presidential-cycle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the S&#38;P 500 ends 2011 in negative territory, it would be only the third time in over 80 years that the U.S. stock benchmark lost ground in the third year of the presidential cycle. The other two instances took place in the 1930s.
Many analysts and observers have tried to link politics with market movements, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Leveraged U.S. Stock Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-leveraged-u-s-stock-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-leveraged-u-s-stock-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week in a morning note we disseminate to trading clients, our market technician David Chojnacki pointed out that the SPX (S&#38;P 500 Index) has near term support at the 1220 and the 1208 level. In Wednesday&#8217;s session, the 1220 level in the SPX did not hold well, and the ultimate high of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500 ETFs Can&#8217;t Crack 200-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/sp-500-etfs-cant-crack-200-day-average/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We go into another week watching the S&#38;P 500 mindfully to see if the equities markets have any staying power above recent resistance levels, as the index again flirted with its 200 day moving average line (currently 1,263.32).
Overall volumes were slightly below average last week, but it was encouraging for the bulls to see equities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Equal-Weight S&amp;P 500</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-spotlight-equal-weight-sp-500/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-spotlight-equal-weight-sp-500/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been made of the &#8220;lost decade&#8221; in stocks with the S&#38;P 500 suffering a pair of major sell-offs in the dot-com bubble bursting in 2008 followed by the more recent credit meltdown. However, an exchange traded fund that equal-weights the S&#38;P 500 has held up much better than the market-cap index that many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500 ETFs Look to Break Out</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/sp-500-etfs-look-to-break-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking the S&#38;P 500 are testing their 200-day simple moving average, a technical level has kept a lid on U.S. equity rallies over the past month.
SPDR S&#38;P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: SPY) and iShares S&#38;P 500 (NYSEArca: IVV) rose about 1% on Monday with markets looking for European leaders to announce measures to [...]]]></description>
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