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Major ETF groups and shares

I like to monitor shares in these major ETF groups. I use their analysis for several different purposes but with one target: to make more profitable trades.

I divide them into these major ETF groups:

Market index ETF
Sector based ETF
Fixed income ETF
Commodity ETF

Market index ETF shares

Index	ETF symbol
Dow Jones Industrial	DIA
S&P500	SPY
NASDAQ Composite	ONEQ
NASDAQ 100	QQQQ
Russell 2000	IWM

Sector / Industry based ETF shares:

Sector/Industry	ETF symbol
Basic Materials	XLB
Consumer Goods (Staples)	XLP
Consumer Services	XLY
Energy	XLE
Financials	XLF
HealthCare	XLV
Industrial	XLI
Utilities	XLU
Telecommunications	TTH

Sector/Industry	ETF symbol
Retailers	RTH
Real Estate (REIT's)	IYR
Biotechnology (Nasdaq)	IBB
Biotechnology	XBI
Pharmaceuticals	PPH
Software	SWH
Semiconductors	SMH
Networking	BDH
Internet	FDN
Wireless	WMH
Transportations	IYT

I like to add also some sub-sector exchange traded funds into my list of ETF shares. Like Airline exchange traded funds.

Fixed Income ETF shares:

Bond type	ETF symbol
Corporate Bonds	LQD
20+year TBonds	TLT

I personally have bond ETF shares and Municipal bond etf shares also in list of exchange traded fund I monitor for possible trading opportunities. I do not do too much trading with these fixed income ETF shares but as you can see on several charts there are trends also in bond ETF shares.

International ETF

The world is globalised today. There are also another stock exchanges around the world. And there are plenty of opportunities available also on these local international markets.

It is possible to trade directly on these international stock markets if you want to trade 24 hours a day and also if you have good stock broker who offer you trading also on these international markets.

Or it is possible to trade only on US stock markets and trade exchange traded funds which cover international stock markets. These international ETF shares are traded on US stock exchanges and it is important advantage. The US stock exchanges are very liquid stock markets and offer best stock trader protection.

Tips for stock market strategies

As you can see, the most used issuers of ETF are Ishares and HOLDRS. Ishares ETF is really big provider of ETF shares. You can find a lot of different exchange traded funds provided only by this fund provider. It is possible to trade solely ishares ETFs.

I have a lot of ishares funds in my personal list. These exchange traded funds can be used in several different stock market strategies. They can be daytraded, they can be swing traded and position traders and active investors can use them too. All depends only on type of stock trading you prefer.

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