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SPY -- QQQ -- DIA sequence of new highs during 2012 --
SPY -- $143.09 in August --. Sept 6th $143.78 --. Sept 7th $144.39 -- Sept. 10th $144.44 -- Sept. 12th $144.55
QQQ -- $68.88 in August -- Sept 6th $69.55 -- Sept 7th $69.55
DIA -- $133.02 in August -- Sept. 10th $133.16 -- Sept. 11th $133.45 -- Sept. 12th $133.65
** BAC is important since it is a DIA component...BAC daily closes above the 377-day ema have been rare since 2010
BAC daily chart view as of mid-day on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 shows the current price action above the 377-day ema (377-day exp. moving average = $8.86)
Sector & Index summary -as of May 4, 2011
Update - as of the May 4, 2011 close
% change since the Friday - April 1, 2011 - close:
% gainers -
XLV 6.61%
SMH 6.34%
IBB 5.53%
XLP 5.09%
% losers -
OIH - 8.48%
XLE -4.93%
FXI -3.91%
EEM -2.75%
IWN -1.93%
XLF - 1.75%
XLB -1.67%
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NDX Index rebalancing announced after the market closed on April 4, 2011 / early April 5, 2011 ... to take effect on May 2nd -
* Nasdaq to rebalance index, to cut Apple's weighting and increase the MSFT and CSCO weighting
* More than $330 billion in funds and $40 billion in exchange-traded funds are benchmarked to the Nasdaq 100,
including the QQQ, the most actively traded Nasdaq-tracking ETF, which has a market capitalization of $24.4 billion.
The NDX rebalancing goes into effect May 2. It will affect the relative weights of all the securities in the index and cause
popular index-tracking funds such as the PowerShares QQQ to buy and sell shares to match the new composition.
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April 25, 2011 announcement for Silver Futures - (this will impact precious metals ETF's and funds)
CME raises spec & hedge margin requirements for Silver futures (SI) -
April 28, 2011 announcement for Silver Futures - CME hikes silver margins AGAIN
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January 20, 2013 - the 8 largest ETF's - http://seekingalpha.com/article/1122301-the-8-largest-etfs-on-earth?source=yahoo