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		<title>What Rising Treasury Yields Mean for Bond ETF Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/what-rising-treasury-yields-mean-for-bond-etf-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising U.S. Treasury yields have pushed government bond exchange traded funds lower so far in February on hopes Greek will seal a second financial bailout and ease tensions over the Eurozone debt crisis.
A spike in yields would punish nervous investors who have piled into the perceived safety of Treasury ETFs, since yields and bond prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock, Treasury ETFs Send Mixed Messages on Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/stock-treasury-etfs-send-mixed-messages-on-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/stock-treasury-etfs-send-mixed-messages-on-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury exchange traded funds are rallying on European debt fears as five-year yields drop to record lows. Stock ETFs, however, are broadcasting a more optimistic outlook. So who is telling the truth &#8212; equity or Treasury ETFs?
The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) has gained about 3% over the past week. The bond ETF [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TMV]]></category>
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		<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>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>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TMV]]></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>Treasury ETFs Stumble Into 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/treasury-etfs-stumble-into-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/treasury-etfs-stumble-into-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury exchange traded funds, last year’s hottest ETF investment, tumbled on the first trading session of 2012 as bond prices pulled back and yields on the 10-year note climbed toward 2%.
The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TLT) dropped nearly 2% on Tuesday. The ETF soared more than 30% in 2011. [Treasury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Leveraged U.S. Treasury Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-leveraged-u-s-treasury-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-leveraged-u-s-treasury-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LBND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heading into the final trading day of 2011, we embrace a simple theme today for the ETF Chart of The Day, that being the best performer from an absolute return standpoint for the year.
We have included all ETFs and ETNs, including leveraged and inverse investments, and LBND (PowerShares DB 3X Long 25 Year Treasury Bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETF Rally Points to Safety Trade, Deflation Worries</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/treasury-etf-rally-points-to-safety-trade-deflation-worries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/treasury-etf-rally-points-to-safety-trade-deflation-worries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EDV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZROZ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The recent advance in exchange traded funds indexed to long-term U.S. Treasury bonds is a bad sign for equity investors looking for a Santa Claus rally to end 2011.
The $3.4 billion iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TLT) gained nearly 5% last week. Yields on the 30-year Treasury bond have dropped below 2.9% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Technical Picture in Stock, Treasury ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/the-technical-picture-in-stock-treasury-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/the-technical-picture-in-stock-treasury-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=71444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 200-day simple moving average is turning out to be a tough hurdle for exchange traded funds indexed to the S&#38;P 500.
The iShares S&#38;P 500 (NYSEArca: IVV) slammed into resistance again Thursday at the key technical level in a volatile market driven by reports out of Europe and speculation on Friday’s debt crisis summit.
The U.S. [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></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>Deficit Gridlock, Europe Woes Push Treasury ETFs Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/deficit-gridlock-europe-woes-push-treasury-etfs-higher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/deficit-gridlock-europe-woes-push-treasury-etfs-higher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=69983</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury bond exchange traded funds rose Monday while stocks weakened on reports the congressional &#8220;supercommittee&#8221; has been unable to put a deal together on reducing the U.S. deficit before a key deadline.
Europe&#8217;s lingering debt crisis is also pushing Treasury ETFs higher. In an attempt to  safeguard assets, investors have sought refuge in U.S. [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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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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		<title>Treasury ETFs and the Supercommittee Deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/long-term-treasury-etfs-rise-on-europe-jitters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/long-term-treasury-etfs-rise-on-europe-jitters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=69453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSEArca: TLT) was up 1.3% on Monday after the Federal Reserve bought Treasuries and on lingering worries surrounding Eurozone debt.
Treasury 30-year bonds rose for the first time in three days after the Fed purchased about $2.54 billion of Treasuries as part of &#8220;Operation Twist,&#8221; Bloomberg reported Monday. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs Lower on Improved Risk Appetite</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/treasury-etfs-lower-on-improved-risk-appetite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/treasury-etfs-lower-on-improved-risk-appetite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=69387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors often watch exchange traded funds following the U.S. dollar and CBOE Volatility Index futures to get a sense for whether markets are in a risk-on or risk-off mood.
U.S. Treasury bond ETFs can also provide clues on the market&#8217;s level of risk aversion and Europe-related fear.
Treasury prices tend to have an inverse relationship with stocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs Catch Bid on Safety Trade</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/treasury-etfs-catch-bid-on-safety-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/treasury-etfs-catch-bid-on-safety-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in U.S. Treasury bonds rallied Monday on worries over Europe&#8217;s debt bailout. Still, Treasury ETFs have posted losses for October as investors turned more upbeat on the global economy.
Conservative investors have thrown billions into Treasury bonds and ETFss so far this year.
The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSEArca: TLT) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs Start Week in Risk-Off Mood</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etfs-start-week-in-risk-off-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etfs-start-week-in-risk-off-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stock exchange traded funds were down to open the week lower on lingering worries over the Eurozone debt crisis and how exactly an expansion of the European Financial Stability Facility will be funded.
Italian and Spanish bonds were lower, while China indicated it can’t be expected to bail out Europe.
“Italian yield spreads suggest bond markets seem [...]]]></description>
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