Notable ETF Movers of the Day 05/04: (VXX) (GDX) (XLU) Higher; (SPY) (XLK) Lower

• iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) up 5.08 percent to $17.38. The CBOE VIX is about 9 percent higher Friday following job growth numbers for April
  
  According to data, about 115,000 nonfarm payrolls were added last month, from a revised higher 154,000 in March and expectations calling for 162,000. Amid the slowdown in job additions, the U.S. unemployment rate fell 0.1 point to 8.1 percent.
  
  
• Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) up 0.84 percent to $44.25. Investors moving back into gold and the U.S. dollar following jobs numbers to combat market volatility as traders and investors analyze numbers and mull any potential shift in Fed sentiment which might lead to further monetary easing.
  
  
• Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE; XLU) up 0.28 percent to $35.62. Utilities moving higher following results from such names as Sandridge (NYSE: SD) and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), both of which are higher on the session.

• SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) down 1.37 percent to $137.33. U.S. markets lower following economic data. Some speculate the rapid rise might be due in part to warmer weather causing companies to start hiring earlier than they normally would. Evidence might be in the aforementioned February number, which was revised higher by 34,000 positions.
  
  
• Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLK) down 1.99 percent to $29.10. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is adding more pressure to the markets as shares continue lower Friday. Over the last month -- which amounts to about 21 trading days, Apple has finished lower on 16 of those occasions. Apple's saving grace was its second-quarter report, which significantly cut that slide when issued on April 24th.

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