ETFs to Watch October 17, 2012 (FXF, SMH, XLK)

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday October 17, 2012. The Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF VCR is worth a look. The Market Vectors Coal ETF KOL looks interesting. Earnings plays: Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF SMH and the Technology Select Sector SPDR XLK. Emerging markets plays of the day: Market Vectors Africa ETF AFK, iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund EWZ and the Global X FTSE Colombia ETF GXG. Forex play of the day: CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust FXF. Bond play of the day: PIMCO Total Return ETF BOND.