... Qualcomm (QCOM), Microsoft (MSFT), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and VMware Inc. (VMW). For a more diversified approach, buy the broad market ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) and iShares Russell 2000 (IWM).

The iShares Russell 2000 Fund (IWM) has 160,000 options changing hands as puts outpace calls by 4 to 1. The PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ) has 139,000 options moving, with calls making up 75,000 of that action. Just behind are the iPath S&P 500 VIX ...

A comparable ETF for the semiconductors group is the Merrill Lynch Semiconductors HOLDRS ETF (SMH) and for the Nasdaq is the PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ). Sentiment. (click to enlarge). With this sell-off, sentiment which was veering into ...

For example, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) hit the 50 moving average on the daily chart. In addition, the PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ:QQQ) (NYSEARCA:QQQ) is kissing the 50 moving average and a major gap fill on ...

Related: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA), PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ:QQQ).

A similar pattern is seen on other broad index ETFs such as PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) and iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NAR:IWM) .

Related: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA), PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ:QQQ), ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Trea (ETF) (NYSEARCA:TBT), iShares Barclays ...

Actively traded PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) was up 1.5%. ... Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) was up 1%; other industrial ETFs Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares Trust Dow Jones U.S. Industrial Sector Index Fund (IYJ) were also in the green. In sector ...

However, QQQ is often equated with the technology sector so I will use this ETF as a benchmark for assessing performance of other ETFs. The QQQ is ... First Trust Technology AlphaDEX (FXL). This ETF tracks ... PowerShares Lux Nanotech (PXN). This ETF ...

Related: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA), PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ:QQQ). Gareth Soloway Chief Market Strategist www.InTheMoneyStocks.com. Read 185 ...