TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday
Strength in financial and energy sectors was offset by weakness in health care. Meanwhile, emerging markets country ETFs in Asia and Latin America continued to climb toward their 200-day moving averages.
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday.
Among the most widely traded exchange-traded funds providing exposure to the financial sector, the Financial Select Sector SPDRS ETF
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One often overlooked option for hedging investments or trades in financial stocks is the ProShares Short Financials ETF
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Continuing to move lower below the 200-day moving average and increasingly oversold is the ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas ETF
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PowerRating). The ETF was down as much as 4% late in trading on Friday before rallying to a decline of less than 2%. Strength in variety of oil and gas stocks – from Halliburton
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Despite heavy selling in Microsoft
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Health care stocks continued to face strong selling pressure during Friday trading, leading to lower levels for health care related ETFs like the Vanguard Health Care ETF
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Pulling back for a sixth consecutive session above the 200-day moving average was the iShares Barclays TIPS Bond ETF
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