Top ETF Gainers - Aug 18 - TVIX, SRTY, SOXS, ERY

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) led the gainers among the ETFs on Thursday, with an increase of 40.79%. This was the third consecutive trading session that TVIX closed higher.

ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 ETF (NYSE: SRTY) traded 17.83% higher today, as the Russell 2000 Index struggled. SRTY closed at $27.29 , and it had a volume of 1.19M traded shares.

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) gained 17.53% today, and it closed at $103.73 . In the semiconductor space, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) lost 5.72%, and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) fell 4.35%.

Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERY) added 17.23% as Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) dropped 10.12%, and Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) fell 8.55%.

1/12 Daily Best Performers

Symbol	%Change	Description
EWP	7.61%	iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund
EDC	6.05%	Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares
SOXL	5.61%	Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
EWI	5.18%	iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund
FAS	4.11%	Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares
EZU	3.93%	iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund
IDX	3.82%	Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF
EIDO	3.81%	MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund
ERX	3.63%	Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares
RBL	3.63%	SPDR S&P Russia ETF
PLND	3.62%	Market Vectors Poland ETF
PALL	3.54%	ETFS Physical Palladium Shares
CZM	3.43%	Direxion Daily China Bull 3x Shares
RSX	3.38%	Market Vectors Russia ETF
EWQ	3.32%	iShares MSCI France Index Fund
EWG	3.20%	iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund
COPX	3.10%	Global X Copper Miners ETF
IEV	2.95%	iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund
VGK	2.93%	Vanguard European Index Fund
UYG	2.87%	ProShares Ultra Financials
UPRO	2.81%	ProShares UltraPro S&P500
BGU	2.78%	Direxion Daily Large Cap Bull 3X Shares
EWO	2.74%	iShares MSCI Austria Investable Market Index Fund
MOO	2.69%	Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF
EWN	2.65%	iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund
TYH	2.65%	Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares
DIG	2.57%	ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

For a year-to-date performance, see

http://www.artremis.com/article/etf_performance_YTD.html

1/10 Daily Best Performing ETFs

Symbol	%Change	Description
SOXL	3.14%	Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
EDZ	2.99%	Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares
TAN	2.55%	Guggenheim Solar ETF
UCO	2.54%	ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil
EEV	2.05%	ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets
DBO	1.77%	PowerShares DB Oil Fund
TMF	1.63%	Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares
URTY	1.60%	ProShares UltraPro Russell2000
FXP	1.54%	ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25
AGQ	1.54%	ProShares Ultra Silver
TNA	1.53%	Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares
GDXJ	1.44%	Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF
USO	1.33%	United States Oil Fund, LP
XSD	1.30%	SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
GSG	1.29%	iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
PBW	1.27%	PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio
BHH	1.23%	B2B Internet HOLDRS Trust
DBC	1.18%	PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBA	1.17%	PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund
KRE	1.16%	SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF
MVV	1.14%	ProShares Ultra MidCap 400
EPV	1.07%	ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe
UWM	1.07%	ProShares Ultra Russell2000
FXL	1.03%	First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
TQQQ	1.02%	ProShares UltraPro QQQ
XRT	0.91%	SPDR S&P Retail ETF
ERY	0.89%	Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares

For a year-to-date performance, see

http://www.artremis.com/article/etf_performance_YTD.html

1/05 Daily Best Performing ETFs

Symbol	%Change	Description
TMV	6.38%	Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares
TBT	4.35%	ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury
URTY	3.31%	ProShares UltraPro Russell2000
TNA	3.30%	Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares
FAS	3.29%	Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares
YCS	2.86%	ProShares UltraShort Yen
TQQQ	2.52%	ProShares UltraPro QQQ
ZSL	2.46%	ProShares UltraShort Silver
UCO	2.29%	ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil
UWM	2.26%	ProShares Ultra Russell2000
TBF	2.17%	ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury
UYG	2.10%	ProShares Ultra Financials
PST	2.10%	ProShares UltraShort 7-10 Treasury
EUO	2.10%	ProShares UltraShort Euro
ITB	2.05%	iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction Index Fund
TUR	1.89%	iShares MSCI Turkey Index Fund
MLN	1.86%	Market Vectors Long Municipal Index ETF
PXQ	1.76%	PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio
FDN	1.76%	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
QLD	1.74%	ProShares Ultra QQQ
TYH	1.70%	Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares
UPRO	1.69%	ProShares UltraPro S&P500
IGN	1.68%	iShares S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking Index Fund
KRE	1.62%	SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF
MOO	1.61%	Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF
BGU	1.54%	Direxion Daily Large Cap Bull 3X Shares
IYG	1.51%	iShares Dow Jones US Financial Services Index Fund

For a year-to-date performance, see

http://www.artremis.com/article/etf_performance_YTD.html