Benzinga's Mandatory ETF Reading for September 23, 2013

Big winners (up at least 5%): Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: DUST), VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN (NYSE: DGAZ) and the iPath Pure Beta Crude Oil ETN (NYSE: OLEM).

Big winners (down at least 5%): Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: NUGT), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value ETF (NYSE: EVAL) and the VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN (NYSE: UGAZ).

Unusual volume (at least 5X ADV): iShares Utilities ETF (NYSE: IDU), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (NYSE: FXU), iShares MSCI Germany Small Cap ETF (NYSE: EWGS), iShares MSCI USA ETF (NYSE: EUSA), SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF (NYSE: GUR), PowerShares Water Resources (NYSE: PHO) and the Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSE: VIS).

Must reads of the day:

CNN Money: The IPO market is stronger than you think.

Reformed Broker: Presents the case for investing in Africa.

All-Star Charts takes a look at what you can expect false moves or failed breakouts/breakdowns

The Philippines remains a shining star that could shine brighter still.

Bloomberg: Coffee bear market getting worse.

The Emmy Awards were a non-event for some ETFs.

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