Benzinga's Mandatory ETF Reading for September 18, 2013

Big winners (up at least 5%, list condensed due to tapering announcement): iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF EWZ, Global X Brazil Consumer ETF BRAQ, PowerShares DB Silver DBS, Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF GDX, Market Vectors Indonesia ETF IDX, iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market ETF EPOL, Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ, Global X Silver Miners ETF SIL and the iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market ETF THD. Big losers (down at least 5%): Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares DUST, ProShares UltraShort Utilities SDP, ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil BZQ, ProShares UltraShort Gold GLL and the ProShares UltraShort Silver ZSL. Unusual volume (at least 5X ADV): EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF EMDD, Global X China Industrials ETF CHII, First Trust US IPO Index Fund FPX, SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF IPK and the iPath Global Carbon ETN GRN. Must reads of the day: WisdomTree analyzes the important issue of ETF spreads. Breakout: Dollar dips, stocks soar as tapering is shelved. Fortune/CNN Money: Preparation for the Twitter IPO. Marketwatch: Gold soared today but the gains may be short-lived. Speaking of Internet stocks and ETFs, check out where 2013's hottest stocks reside. Emerging Markets consumer ETFs are back in a big way. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @ETFProfessor1.