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UCS ETF update: Pivotal day

Today could be a pivotal trading day. Sobering news from Mr. Bernanke yesterday doused the flames of a budding market rally. Its all good though. ProShares Technology Fund head back into positive territory trading above $31 per share. Volume as of 11:11 am is around 76,000 shares. I am looking at the Nasdaq Level II Book Viewer and Buy orders are still outpacing Sell orders. In order to see a big jump in price on this fund the buy to sell order ratio needs to be over 50%.

06/04/09 11:18 AM

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