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Percentage above the 65-day SMA for each ETF's price action .. as of the March 15, 2013 close:

** leaders are marked in bold, based on the % distance above the 65-day simple moving average

* 65 trading days = 3 months of price action

Major Index
DIA - 6.0%
SPY -5.1%
XLI - 5.8%
IYT - 9.7%

Risk-on
IBB -7.2% - * the IBB to SPY ratio's pattern structure since July, 2012 is notable (see chart shown below)
IWM - 6.9%
IWN - 6.7%
IYR - 3.4%
MDY - 6.1%
XLV - 5.9%

International
EEM - -2.4%
EFA - 3.3%
FXI - -6.1%
VEU - 1.7%
VGK - 2.3%
$DAX - 4.1%
$FTSE - 4.4%
$STOXX600 - 3.6%

Consumer
XLY - 6.0%
XRT -7.2%

Technology
QQQ - 2.6%
SMH - 3.7%
XLK - 2.7%

Energy / Materials
KOL
OIH - 5.4%
USO
XLB - 3.7%
XLE - 5.6%

Home Construction / building
ITB - 6.6%
XHB - 6.2%

Insurance / Financial
KIE - 9.4%
KRE - 7.6%
XLF - 7.1%