Daily ETF Roundup: GDXJ Strikes Gold, Coffee Sizzles

And so the summer slump continues. Markets struggled once again to find a definitive direction today, essentially flat-lining but managing to eke out slight gains. Positive jobs data and a better-than-expected U.S. trade balance report seemingly overshadowed investors’ waning optimism over the ECB’s ability to tackle the region’s debt crisis. But with the U.S. economy at a precariously low growth rate, it seems as though no positive news will be able to fully jump start the markets. Instead, investors are holding out on central bankers, convinced that sooner or later they will step in to pick up the slack. And until there are any concrete developments, markets will likely continue to drift aimlessly – it will be like watching paint dry [see also 4 "Recession Proof" ETFs]. Global Market Overview: GDXJ Strikes Gold, Coffee Sizzles All three major U.S. equity indexes narrowly landed in positive territory, with Nasdaq (QQQ) slightly outperforming the Dow Jones [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Best ETF Performers Of 2010: Winners For Every ETFdb Category Commodity ETFs Skyrocket As Dollar Slides, Inflation Fears Mount What’s In A Name: A Look Inside ETF Tickers Gold ETFs In 2012: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Three “Dividend ETFs” That Go Beyond Stocks