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The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Wednesday, May 18, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 107.14 + 0.11 106.97 106.76 Bullish BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.51 + 0.16 81.35 81.18 Bullish DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 28.73 + 0.24 28.79 29.15 Bearish DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 124.81 − 0.53 125.51 126.33 Bearish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 53.84 0.00 53.92 53.93 Bearish EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 47.00 + 0.32 46.97 47.48 Neutral EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 60.63 + 0.21 60.62 61.18 Neutral EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.19 + 0.10 10.22 10.36 Bearish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 72.74 + 1.65 71.96 72.60 Bullish FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.15 + 0.12 43.19 43.54 Bearish GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 55.01 + 0.99 54.49 55.02 Neutral GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 144.74 − 0.43 145.29 146.10 Bearish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.54 + 0.17 92.37 92.38 Bullish IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 97.76 − 0.69 98.72 99.65 Bearish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 72.59 − 0.22 73.23 73.98 Bearish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 133.61 − 0.02 134.04 134.97 Bearish IVW -...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 107.02 + 0.22 106.81 106.76 Bullish BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.38 + 0.23 81.22 81.18 Bullish DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 28.66 − 1.31 28.90 29.15 Bearish DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 125.47 − 0.39 126.13 126.33 Bearish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 53.84 − 0.24 54.05 53.93 Bearish EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 46.85 − 0.15 47.28 47.48 Bearish EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 60.50 − 0.18 60.95 61.18 Bearish EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.18 − 0.59 10.31 10.36 Bearish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 71.56 − 0.03 72.21 72.60 Bearish FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.10 − 0.23 43.35 43.54 Bearish GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 54.47 + 0.48 54.48 55.02 Bearish GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 145.37 − 0.18 145.92 146.10 Bearish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.38 + 0.20 92.39 92.38 Neutral IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 98.44 − 0.91 99.46 99.65 Bearish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 72.75 − 1.36 73.83 73.98 Bearish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 133.64 − 0.64 134.62 134.97 Bearish IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Monday, May 16, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 106.79 + 0.16 106.73 106.76 Bullish BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.19 + 0.15 81.15 81.18 Bullish DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 29.04 + 0.17 29.00 29.15 Neutral DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 125.96 − 0.81 126.37 126.33 Bearish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 53.97 − 0.68 54.05 53.93 Neutral EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 46.92 − 2.19 47.61 47.48 Bearish EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 60.61 − 1.56 61.28 61.18 Bearish EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.24 − 2.10 10.39 10.36 Bearish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 71.58 − 2.09 72.68 72.60 Bearish FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.20 − 1.17 43.52 43.54 Bearish GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 54.21 − 0.81 54.77 55.02 Bearish GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 145.63 − 0.65 146.19 146.10 Bearish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.20 − 0.41 92.45 92.38 Bearish IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 99.34 − 0.97 99.82 99.65 Bearish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 73.75 − 1.19 74.19 73.98 Bearish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 134.50 − 0.75 134.98 134.97 Bearish IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Friday, May 13, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 106.62 − 0.15 106.66 106.51 Neutral BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.07 − 0.10 81.10 81.06 Neutral DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 28.99 + 0.10 29.27 29.71 Bearish DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 126.99 + 0.54 126.75 126.63 Bullish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 54.34 + 0.84 54.08 53.44 Bullish EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 47.97 + 0.29 48.15 48.65 Bearish EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 61.57 + 0.33 61.83 62.40 Bearish EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.46 + 0.29 10.49 10.52 Bearish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 73.11 + 0.08 73.65 74.67 Bearish FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.71 + 0.18 43.82 44.16 Bearish GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 54.65 − 0.47 55.66 57.83 Bearish GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 146.59 + 0.03 146.82 147.15 Bearish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.58 + 0.10 92.51 92.18 Bullish IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 100.31 + 0.56 100.13 99.49 Bullish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 74.64 + 0.84 74.47 73.82 Bullish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 135.52 + 0.44 135.43 135.24 Bullish IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Thursday, May 12, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 106.78 + 0.18 106.69 106.51 Bullish BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.15 + 0.12 81.15 81.06 Neutral DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 28.96 − 3.21 29.45 29.71 Bearish DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 126.31 − 0.89 126.78 126.63 Bearish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 53.89 − 0.72 53.90 53.44 Neutral EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 47.83 − 2.21 48.32 48.65 Bearish EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 61.37 − 2.01 61.97 62.40 Bearish EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.43 − 1.70 10.53 10.52 Bearish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 73.05 − 2.59 74.02 74.67 Bearish FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.63 − 1.49 43.92 44.16 Bearish GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 54.91 − 3.26 56.46 57.83 Bearish GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 146.54 − 0.92 147.11 147.15 Bearish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.49 − 0.15 92.49 92.18 Neutral IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 99.75 − 0.99 99.98 99.49 Neutral IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 74.02 − 1.53 74.26 73.82 Neutral IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 134.93 − 1.03 135.44 135.24 Bearish IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

“Sell in May and go away,” is a common slogan for the month of May, as is “April showers bring May flowers.” Surely the flowers of May are here, a welcome event after this long and cold winter, and now investors must decide whether to “sell in May and go away” or stick it out through the summer months that are just ahead. Statistically speaking, we’ve just ended the seasonally best six months of the year! Research validates the fact that the months from the end of October through the end of April are in fact the best months of the year for investing while the six months from May through October are the “worst.” If these were six “good” months, I can’t wait to see what six bad ones are going to look like. The best research on this seasonal phenomenon comes from my friend, Jeffrey Hirsch, Publisher of Stock Trader’s Almanac ,where he has developed a trading indicator based on this seasonality and...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 106.59 − 0.18 106.67 106.51 Neutral BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.05 − 0.26 81.17 81.06 Bearish DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 29.92 + 0.91 29.36 29.71 Bullish DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 127.45 + 0.58 126.81 126.63 Bullish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 54.28 + 1.02 53.75 53.44 Bullish EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 48.91 + 1.18 48.44 48.65 Bullish EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 62.63 + 0.95 62.05 62.40 Bullish EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.61 + 0.47 10.56 10.52 Bullish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 74.99 + 0.93 74.27 74.67 Bullish FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 44.29 + 0.98 44.01 44.16 Bullish GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 56.76 − 0.79 56.83 57.83 Bearish GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 147.90 + 0.35 146.68 147.15 Bullish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.63 + 0.22 92.41 92.18 Bullish IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 100.75 + 0.98 99.68 99.49 Bullish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 75.17 + 1.72 73.98 73.82 Bullish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 136.34 + 0.86 135.38 135.24 Bullish IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Tuesday, May 10, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 106.78 + 0.11 106.67 106.51 Bullish BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.26 + 0.09 81.17 81.06 Bullish DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 29.65 + 3.67 29.13 29.71 Neutral DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 126.71 + 0.35 126.32 126.63 Bullish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 53.73 + 0.58 53.43 53.44 Bullish EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 48.34 + 0.19 48.08 48.65 Neutral EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 62.04 + 0.71 61.80 62.40 Neutral EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.56 + 0.38 10.51 10.52 Bullish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 74.30 + 0.38 73.66 74.67 Neutral FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.86 + 0.18 43.75 44.16 Neutral GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 57.21 + 2.00 56.66 57.83 Neutral GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 147.38 + 1.43 145.63 147.15 Bullish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.43 + 0.13 92.22 92.18 Bullish IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 99.77 + 1.02 99.04 99.49 Bullish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 73.90 + 1.00 73.39 73.82 Bullish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 135.18 + 0.42 134.78 135.24 Neutral IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

The Trend Trader for ETFsFor Trading On Monday, May 9, 2011 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close %Change 3x1 7x5 MinorTrend MajorTrend Trend Reading AGG - iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 106.66 − 0.01 106.54 106.51 Bullish BND - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 81.19 + 0.07 81.06 81.06 Bullish DBC - DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 28.60 − 0.31 29.62 29.71 Bearish DIA - SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 126.27 + 0.50 126.47 126.63 Bearish DVY - iShares DJ Select Divid Index 53.42 + 0.58 53.38 53.44 Neutral EEM - iShares MSCI Emerg Mkt Index F 48.25 + 1.30 48.08 48.65 Neutral EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE Index Tr 61.60 + 0.05 62.17 62.40 Bearish EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fd 10.52 + 0.57 10.51 10.52 Bullish EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fd 74.02 + 1.61 73.70 74.67 Neutral FXI - iShares FTSE China 25 43.78 + 0.99 43.70 44.16 Neutral GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 56.09 − 0.04 57.04 57.83 Bearish GLD - SPDR Gold Trust 145.30 + 1.28 146.02 147.15 Bearish HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield 92.31 + 0.51 92.16 92.18 Bullish IJH - iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index T 98.76 + 0.23 98.93 99.49 Bearish IJR - iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index 73.17 + 0.43 73.29 73.82 Bearish IVV - iShares S&P 500 Index Trust 134.61 + 0.36 134.89 135.24 Bearish IVW - iShares S&P 500/Barra...

IndexIQ, the New York-based ETF issuer, will introduce its eleventh ETF today when the IQ Global Oil Small Cap ETF makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “IOIL.” IOIL will track the IQ Global Oil Small Cap Index and hold 61 stocks with an expense ratio of 0.75%. The index IOIL will track is float-adjusted and market cap-weighted. The ETF allocates almost 40.5% of its sector weight to refiners with another almost 37% going to exploration and production companies. Oil equipment and services providers make up the rest of IOIL's sector weight. The U.S. and Canada combine for nearly 57% of the new ETF's country exposure, with Thailand and Colombia combining for another almost 11%. China is the only other emerging market to be included and gets a weight of just 1.84%. IOIL's top three holdings are Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) with a weight of 6.17%, Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII) with a weight of 5.44% and Core Laboratories (NYSE: CLB)...