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Material ETFs Stand Tall Amid Weak Q4 Earnings

Article By: Sweta Killa

Monday, February 4, 2019 2:22 PM EST

Given a string of downbeat results, the material sector is down 1.8% in response to earnings announcements. However, it was unable to take the sheen away from material ETFs that are up nearly 1% over the past week.

In this article: IYM, XLB, VAW, FMAT Also: DWDP, PPG, APD, LYB

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The Long And Short Of Short Interest - Jan. 26

Article By: Paban Pandey

Saturday, January 26, 2019 11:02 PM EST

Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the January 2-15 period in 10 S&P 500 sectors.

In this article: XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY, XLRE

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Cyclical Assets Vs. Gold

Article By: Gary Tanashian

Friday, December 28, 2018 5:20 PM EST

Gold, being outside the constellation of risk ‘on’ assets does not pay any income, does not leverage good economic times and does not inherently involve risk because it is a marker of stable value.

In this article: GLD, SPX, ACWX, XLB, OILB

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