TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Thursday
Weak regional banks dragged technology stocks lower in the Nasdaq, while the broader market slid after gains early in the trading day on Wednesday. Plus: ways for ETF traders and investors to trade the prices of crude oil and natural gas!
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Thursday.
Lower for a third consecutive session was the SPDR KBW Regional Bank ETF, KRE
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Noted in yesterday’s TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know was the CurrencyShares Euro Trust, FXE
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For those who think that the rally in bonds has run its course, the ProShares UltraShort Lehman Brothers 20+ Year Treasury Index ETF, TBT
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Strength in precious metals sent exchange-traded funds linked to gold and silver stocks higher on Wednesday. Both the iShares Silver Trust ETF, SLV
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ETF traders and investors who want more direct exposure to energy prices rather than the prices of energy companies can turn to two
ETFs: the United States Oil Fund, USO
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