The past week was, again, extremely choppy as European rumors took center stage, leaving investors fixated on events coming out of Germany and France. While some progress was definitely made in the negotiations, this week’s summit could play a key role in determining the long term future of the currency bloc. Beyond these events, investors also cheered the results of earnings season as a number of key companies gave their quarterly updates. For the most part, these reports were positive, especially in the banking and transports sector, although a rare earnings miss from Apple helped to drag down tech over the past five trading sessions. Nevertheless, broad markets rose over the past five days while bonds and other safe havens such as gold continued to slump, posting modest losses in the time period. However, it should be noted that this could quickly reverse if European trading remains choppy and investors [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: Internet HOLDRS (HHH) Three ETFs To Watch This Week: GDX, PPA, EPU Seven Surprising ETF Holdings: Why Investors Should Always Look Under The Hood Thursday’s ETF To Watch: Gold Miners ETF (GDX) Friday’s ETF To Watch: Merrill Lynch Internet HOLDR (HHH)