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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>How to Use ETFs in a Trend-Following Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/how-to-use-etfs-in-a-trend-following-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/how-to-use-etfs-in-a-trend-following-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before stepping into any market, investors should take a moment to check their emotions at the door and utilize a sound investment strategy. Here, we follow an exchange traded fund trend-following strategy to help guide us through the ever-changing marketplace so that we aren&#8217;t making investments based on gut instinct or emotions.
ETF investors should always [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/what-a-golden-cross-means-for-stock-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<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>Worst to First: Financial, Materials ETFs Lead Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/worst-to-first-financial-materials-etfs-lead-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/worst-to-first-financial-materials-etfs-lead-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Staples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trend Following]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An analysis of exchange traded fund performance so far this year reveals that investors are piling into riskier sectors and moving away from conservative, dividend-paying ETFs that were the top performers in 2011.
Some experts think defensive plays like utilities and consumer   staples  have become expensive after an impressive run in 2011, reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia ETFs Build Momentum on Economy, Technicals</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/indonesia-etfs-build-momentum-on-economy-technicals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/indonesia-etfs-build-momentum-on-economy-technicals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EIDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trend Following]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indonesia exchange traded funds reflect a diverse and robust economy, and technical indicators reveal that the funds have positive momentum behind them.
The iShares MSCI Indonesia (NYSEArca: EIDO) is up 19.6% over the past year. Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (NYSEArca: IDX) has gained 17.3% over the last year.
Both funds have formed a significant technical event [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trend Following]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DIA]]></category>
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		<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>How to Navigate Uncertain Markets with an ETF Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/how-to-navigate-uncertain-markets-with-an-etf-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/how-to-navigate-uncertain-markets-with-an-etf-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In  the current investment environment, the old way of thinking may do more  harm than good. Exchange traded fund investors need to have a strategy  in place before dipping into these choppy market waters.
Investors tend to deviate from a rational thought process but there are ways to reduce the influence of the [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></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>Stock ETFs Disappoint on Presidential Cycle</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/stock-etfs-disappoint-on-presidential-cycle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/stock-etfs-disappoint-on-presidential-cycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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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>Europe ETFs at Key Technical Juncture</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/europe-etfs-at-key-technical-juncture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/europe-etfs-at-key-technical-juncture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Euro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diversified exchange traded funds for Europe are barely clinging to their 50-day moving average, an important technical indicator.
Most European stock markets were in the red Wednesday while Italian bond yields traded above 7% amid reports the European Central Bank was buying debt in an effort to force yields down.
Broad European ETFs such as Vanguard Europe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500 ETFs Struggle to Break 200-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/sp-500-etfs-struggle-to-break-200-day-average/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/sp-500-etfs-struggle-to-break-200-day-average/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stock exchange traded funds have rallied sharply from the October low but the S&#38;P 500 hasn’t been able to make a sustained push over its 200-day average, a closely watched technical indicator.
“The S&#38;P 500 failed to break the 200-day and Italy’s debt yields really blew out, so you have a panicky reaction in the marketplace,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Chase Rally with Emerging Markets ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/investors-chase-rally-with-emerging-markets-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/investors-chase-rally-with-emerging-markets-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global investors are piling into the rally in equities markets with exchange traded funds tracking riskier asset classes such as emerging markets and high-yield bonds.
According to EPFR Global, long-only stock funds showed their first inflows in nine weeks for the week ended Nov. 4, reports Mark Gongloff for WSJ.com&#8217;s MarketBeat.  [How Much Bounce is Left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock ETFs Move in Unison on Debt Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/stock-etfs-move-in-unison-on-debt-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/stock-etfs-move-in-unison-on-debt-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite decent earnings from U.S. companies in the quarterly reporting season, ongoing speculation on Europe&#8217;s finances has been escalating the swings in markets and stock exchange traded funds, bringing correlation among equities to the highest level during an earnings period, according to a report.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange S&#38;P 500 Implied Correlation Index experienced its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Bounce is Left in Stock ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/how-much-bounce-is-left-in-stock-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/how-much-bounce-is-left-in-stock-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stock exchange traded funds have pulled back a bit following the sharp rally from the low in early October. Investors are wondering how much bounce is left in equity ETFs for the rest of 2011.
After the late-summer sell-off, the S&#38;P 500 bottomed out on Oct. 3 with a 19.4% decline from the top, &#8220;just missing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risk-On, Risk-Off Trades Drive S&amp;P 500 ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/risk-on-risk-off-trades-drive-sp-500-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/risk-on-risk-off-trades-drive-sp-500-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year we&#8217;ve published many stories detailing the rising correlations in markets in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.
Higher correlations in exchange traded funds tracking various asset classes emphasize the uncertainty and fear in financial markets. The latest news headlines out of Europe on the debt crisis can lead to dramatic swings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500 ETFs’ Rally Over 200-Day Average Opens Door to Year-End Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/sp-500-etfs%e2%80%99-rally-over-200-day-average-opens-door-to-year-end-rally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[S&#38;P 500 exchange traded funds’ 20% bounce from the October low and a move above the 200-day moving average has lifted optimistic expectations for a late-year rally in stocks.
The violent rebound in stocks this month has caught many investors by surprise, judging by the amount of cash on the sidelines and recent sentiment polls. Underinvested [...]]]></description>
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