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		<title>Treasury ETFs Rally as 10-Year Yield Dips Below 1.8%</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etfs-rally-as-10-year-yield-dips-below-1-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury yields fell Monday and bond ETFs rallied as fears Greece will leave the euro continued to rattle global markets. Most European indices were down more than 2% while yields on the 10-year Treasury note traded under 1.8% with investors preferring the safety of U.S. government debt.
A frequently highlighted trade over the  past several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short ETFs: Treasury Bears Mauled by Bond Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-treasury-bears-mauled-by-bond-rally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-treasury-bears-mauled-by-bond-rally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a trade gets too crowded, it’s usually time to expect the unexpected. Traders who loaded up on bearish bets against U.S. Treasuries using inverse ETFs are getting burned by rising bond prices and falling yields in April.
Treasury yields fell to a one-month low on Monday following the disappointing March payrolls report, with yields on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETF Bears Reload as Yields Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/treasury-etf-bears-reload-as-yields-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/treasury-etf-bears-reload-as-yields-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Options traders continue to step up their bearish bets against Treasury exchange traded funds despite the move lower in yields the past two days, which has pushed bond prices higher.
Traders have been using Treasury ETFs for weeks to position for falling bond prices. For example, put buyers have surfaced in iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ProShares Adds Leveraged ETF That Shorts Treasuries</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/proshares-adds-leveraged-etf-that-shorts-treasuries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/proshares-adds-leveraged-etf-that-shorts-treasuries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBF]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ProShares, an alternative exchange traded fund provider known for its inverse and leveraged products, launched a new geared long-term Treasury ETF, extending its current line of inverse Treasury funds as the investments attract greater attention on the heels of rising interest rates.
ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca:  TTT) began trading last week. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options Traders Bet on Higher Bond Yields with Short ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/options-traders-bet-on-higher-bond-yields-with-short-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/options-traders-bet-on-higher-bond-yields-with-short-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Options traders continue to position for higher yields and lower bond prices with ETFs that follow U.S. Treasuries.
Treasury bears have surfaced again this week to snap up calls in ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSEArca: TBT), says Paul Weisbruch, head of ETF/options sales and trading at Street One Financial. [The Contrarian: Treasury ETFs]
“Likewise, good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Finally Time to Short Treasuries with ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/is-it-finally-time-to-short-treasuries-with-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/is-it-finally-time-to-short-treasuries-with-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=80329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors who bought U.S. Treasury ETFs for safety have been jarred by their steep pullback this month as yields move higher. Some aggressive traders are wondering if it&#8217;s finally time to short Treasuries with inverse ETFs.
Bond exchange traded funds have been popular as investors used them as a safe haven and for an income stream. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short ETFs for Rising Interest Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/short-etfs-for-rising-interest-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/short-etfs-for-rising-interest-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PST]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inverse exchange traded funds designed to short U.S. Treasuries have been getting more attention lately as yields rise and bond prices pull back.
These bearish ETFs, some of which use leverage, include ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca: TBT), ProShares UltraShort 7-10 Year Treasury (NYSEArca: PST), ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca: TBF) and Direxion Daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Treasury Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-treasury-bonds-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-treasury-bonds-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHY]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=79812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last several days have been absolute carnage for many fixed income segments of the market, and their corresponding ETFs.
We have highlighted options trading with bearish motivations toward longer dated treasuries for months now, involving call buying in ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSEArca: TBT) and put buying in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shorting Treasury Bonds with ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/shorting-treasury-bonds-with-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/shorting-treasury-bonds-with-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBF]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=79517</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking long-term Treasuries are testing a key support level that if broken could lead to a move higher in yields. Inverse Treasury ETFs are one tool that institutional investors are using to hedge against a potential spike in long-term rates.
There are several ETFs that short Treasuries – they rise when bond prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Short ETFs for Treasuries</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/chart-of-the-day-short-etfs-for-treasuries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/chart-of-the-day-short-etfs-for-treasuries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently in the options markets, we have seen renewed interest in call buying in ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSEArca: TBT), which is essentially a bearish bet against prices of longer dated Treasury bonds (and simultaneously a play on rising yields).
Similarly, assets have flowed out of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSEArca: TLT) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs on the Precipice</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/treasury-etfs-on-the-precipice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/treasury-etfs-on-the-precipice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PST]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are Treasury exchange traded funds on the verge of a major technical breakdown?
U.S. government bond ETFs are giving off weak technical signals as markets await the Federal Reserve announcement and President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
For example, iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) was in negative territory along with the S&#38;P 500 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs That Short U.S. Treasury Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etfs-that-short-u-s-treasury-bonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etfs-that-short-u-s-treasury-bonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds indexed to long-term U.S. Treasury bonds are on a  losing streak due to investor preference for riskier assets such as  stocks, and hints of progress on Europe’s debt crisis.
Now Goldman Sachs (GS) and some other Wall Street firms are recommending  clients short Treasuries to profit from a rise in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Treasury Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-treasury-bonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-treasury-bonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yields on the 10-year Treasury note touched 1.9% on Wednesday following a solid auction as investors continue to scramble for safety from the Eurozone debt crisis.
The Treasury Department sold $21 billion in 10-year notes on Wednesday at a yield of 1.9%, the lowest level ever at auction, MarketWatch reports.
However, we point to bearish looking options [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Bet Against Treasuries with ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/investors-bet-against-treasuries-with-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/investors-bet-against-treasuries-with-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=70567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some traders continue to position for lower U.S. Treasury bond prices with options on inverse exchange traded funds, according to the latest flow data.
In Monday’s stock rally, there was “reasonably heavy call volume” in options on ProShares UltraShort Barclays 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca: TBT), which has been “a familiar trade in recent weeks as options [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traders Tap ETFs to Profit from Higher Treasury Yields</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/traders-tap-etfs-to-profit-from-higher-treasury-yields/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/traders-tap-etfs-to-profit-from-higher-treasury-yields/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent activity in bond exchange traded funds shows some investors are positioning to profit if U.S. Treasury yields rise and bond prices decline.
ProShares UltraShort Barclays 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca: TBT) has seen net inflows of $1.2 billion so far in 2011 through the end of October, according to National Stock Exchange data.
The $3.4 billion ETF [...]]]></description>
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