• The last couple of days were volatile, but overall U.S. equities continued their rally this week.

• Earnings are still in the spotlight, with Facebook and Ralph Lauren Corp. beating expectations. These good earnings this week are partly why stocks rallied.

• The ADP Non-Farm Employment Change report released on Wednesday shows a slow down in the number of newly employed people during the previous month. The figure is at 182,000 new employees vs. the revised and lowered forecast consensus of 183,000.

• Unemployment claims released Thursday were more than expected at 276,000 vs. the expected figure of 263,000.

• Most emerging markets have enjoyed the rally this week as well.

For more ETF news and analysis, subscribe to our free newsletter.

• U.S. equity markets closed off well for the week.

• The overall market, as measured by the S&P 500 ETF (SPY A), was up 0.52%.

• The high-beta ETF (SPHB B-) was the best performer out of the bunch, with a 1.95% gain.

• The only ETF in the red out of the below list was the low-beta ETF (SPLV A) which lost 0.18% for the week.

• Across the board, major global indexes were up for the week, with the exception of the MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA A) which decreased by 0.07%.

• The Russell 2000 ETF (IWM B+) was the best performer for the week, with a 2.44% gain.

• The NASDAQ-100 ETF (QQQ A-) was the best performer for the rolling month, with an 8.99% gain.

• No real overall trend to foreign equities this week since some did well and others did not.

• Most notably, Brazil (EWZ B+) rallied by 7.19% this week. This was the best performer of the major foreign equities.

• The worst performer was the Indian ETF (EPI B+), with a loss of 1.42% and 2.44% for the week and month, respectively.

• The best performing foreign equity ETF for the rolling month was the Russian ETF (RSX B+), with a 7.50% gain.

• All major commodity ETFs are down for the week, except the natural gas ETF (UNG B-), with a gain of 6.94%.

• Although natural gas (UNG B-) was up in the recent week, it’s still the worst performer for the rolling month, with an 11.02% loss.

• All major commodities are down for the rolling month.

• The U.S. dollar (UUP A) has continued its rally and is the best performer for the week and month, with a gain of 1.11% and 2.08%, respectively.

• The euro (FXE A) is in the spotlight as it’s the worst performer for the week and month, with a loss of 1.43% and 3.12%, respectively.

• All other foreign currencies are relatively stable compared to the euro and U.S. dollar.

For more ETF analysis, make sure to sign up for our free ETF newsletter.

Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.