Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Trading Strategies

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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%.

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