TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday
Stocks drifted lower for most of the day on Tuesday, as early leadership from technology stocks was not enough to support an overbought market. Plus: a new way for stock and ETF traders to trade the trends, breakouts and pullbacks in foreign currencies!
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday.
Transportation stocks were in the spotlight on Tuesday as FedEx Corporation
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The news that pending home sales were not as bad as feared likely means more trading activity in the SPDR Homebuilders ETF, XHB
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Before turning lower later in the session, technology stocks had been among the early leaders on Tuesday. Some of the most widely traded technology stocks – from Cisco Systems
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Interested in trading moves in foreign currencies without opening up a forex account? CurrencyShares Euro Trust, FXE
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Although ending the day off its highs, the Nasdaq outperformed both the Dow industrials and S&P 500 Index on Tuesday. The most widely traded ETF representing the Nasdaq is the PowerShares QQQ Trust, QQQQ
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