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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Semiconductors</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-chart-of-the-day-semiconductors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We saw sizable put buying before the Thanksgiving holiday in a semiconductors exchange traded fund that typically does not have a ton of trading activity in the options.
SOXX (iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector) puts have been snapped up in recent sessions as the sector has fallen sharply, and notably lags the broader Nasdaq market, losing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Lag Market, Stay Below 50-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/semiconductor-etfs-lag-market-stay-below-50-day-average/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor exchange traded funds were trailing the market Monday as the 50-day moving average acted as resistance for the sector ETFs.
“As the broader market trades higher and financials take the lead, technology is underperforming today,” said ETF manager BlackRock in a note Monday.
Within technology, semiconductors are “viewed as a leadership group” so investors should keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Soar After AMD Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/semiconductor-etfs-soar-after-amd-earnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSEArca: SOXL), a leveraged exchange traded fund following the chip sector, was the biggest percentage gainer in ETFs on Friday with a nearly 8% rally.
The sector jumped after Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) reported strong quarterly earnings. The stock soared nearly 20% in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductors Weigh on Tech ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/semiconductors-weigh-on-tech-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in semiconductor and chip stocks lost more than 3% in Tuesday’s mixed overall market due to weakness in top holdings Novellus (NasdaqGS: NVLS), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), Applied Materials (NasdaqGS: AMAT) and Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC).
The chip sector fell sharply Tuesday after Microchip Technology (NasdaqGS: MCHP) cut its profit outlook.
The company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Micron Mauls Semiconductor ETF After ‘Double Top’</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/micron-mauls-semiconductor-etf-after-%e2%80%98double-top%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Micron Technology (NasdaqGS: MU) fell 13% Friday afternoon following disappointing earnings and was the most actively traded stock on the Nasdaq by share volume.
The sell-off in the semiconductor company pushed exchange traded funds following the sector lower by 2%. Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH) continues to pull back after a “double top” bearish pattern was observed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Fall After Fairchild Downgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/semiconductor-etfs-fall-after-fairchild-downgrade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor exchange traded funds were among the worst-performing sector ETFs on Monday after Wall Street analysts downgraded Fairchild Semiconductor International (NYSE: FCS).
Fairchild was cut to neutral from outperform at Robert W. Baird &#38; Co. on expectations of a decline in semiconductor orders this quarter, Bloomberg reported. The chipmaker’s shares were down 7%.
The stock is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sector ETFs Down Again After National Semiconductor Results</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/sector-etfs-down-again-after-national-semiconductor-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest semiconductor exchange traded fund pared earlier steep losses on Friday but was still down over 1% in afternoon trading. National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) shares were steady after the company was out with quarterly results.
The chip maker’s quarterly earnings came in shy of Wall Street’s estimate while its revenue surpassed expectations.
This could be National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Higher After Varian Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/semiconductor-etfs-higher-after-varian-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in semiconductor stocks opened higher Wednesday after a deal for Varian Semiconductor Equipment  (NasdaqGS: VSEA) that values the company at a 55% premium.
Varian is a holding in semiconductor ETFs such as PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors (NYSEArca: PSI), which rallied 2% in early trading Wednesday.
Applied Materials (NasdaqGS: AMAT) on Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NetLogic Results to Drive Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/netlogic-results-to-drive-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) were on Tuesday’s market menu after NetLogic Microsystems (NasdaqGS: NETL) said it swung to a first-quarter profit.
“Unfortunately, NetLogic continues to deal with an inventory correction, with the June quarter marking 9 months of overhang,” said Williams Financial Group in an earnings outlook.
“The expectation had been that inventories would be depleted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skyworks Lifts Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/skyworks-lifts-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions (NasdaqGS: SWKS) shares rallied about 15% Friday morning after the company’s quarterly results, boosting exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in semiconductor stocks.
“As the Street has become accustomed, Skyworks delivered upside results and guidance,” Williams Financial Group said in a report on the earnings. “The company continues to enjoy market share gains and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Hang Tough Despite Broadcom Drubbing</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/semiconductor-etfs-hang-tough-despite-broadcom-drubbing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in semiconductor stocks managed to hold about even for the session Wednesday despite the shellacking in bellwether Broadcom (NasdaqGM: BRCM).
Investors were not satisfied with Broadcom’s second-quarter revenue outlook and sent the shares lower by more than 11% in afternoon trading.
Still, ETFs tracking the semiconductor sector were around the flat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Altera Earnings Shift Emphasis to Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/altera-earnings-shift-emphasis-to-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) rallied Tuesday ahead of earnings from chip maker Altera (NasdaqGS: ALTR), which reports after the closing bell.
Altera is a top holding in sector ETFs such as Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH), PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (NYSEArca: PSI) and SPDR S&#38;P Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: XSD). All three funds were up more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel Earnings Charge Semiconductor ETFs as Apple Results Loom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A more than 6% rally in Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC) on Wednesday following blowout earnings vaulted semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) among the top-performing sectors. Tech investors are also looking for earnings from Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) after Wednesday&#8217;s closing bell.
“Intel delivered a surprising strong March quarter, particularly given the multiple weak data points throughout the PC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Factors That May Drive Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/factors-that-may-drive-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductors have traded in a range recently, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking the sector have kept a low profile.
The impact of Japan&#8217;s quake may constrain the semiconductor sector, as the country is rooted in technology and plays a major role in this industry, reports Aude Lagorce for MarketWatch.
A reversal of fortune could be seen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Rise On M&amp;A News</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Instruments’ $65 billion bid for National Semiconductor fired up semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) in early trading Tuesday.
The nearly 80% premium for National Semiconductor helped push sector ETFs higher in morning action and fed hopes of more corporate deals.
National Semiconductor is held by Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH), PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (NYSEArca: PSI), SPDR [...]]]></description>
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