Notable ETF Movers of the Day 12/27: (SPY) (FXE) Higher; (VXX) (EWY) (TAN) Lower

• SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) up 0.13 percent to $126.55. Notably higher Tuesday, the S&P has avoided moving back into negative territory after starting in the red following the extended holiday weekend. Markets may be being helped by Conference Board data, showing U.S. consumer confidence moved from 55.2 in November to 64.5 for December. For more color, click here.
  
  
• CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) up 0.25 percent to $130.23. The euro is showing some strength against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, though investors are keeping an eye on an year-end Italian bond auction. Yield's on 10-year Italian debt moved to 7.13 percent, as some mull a tough sale for the longer-term debt compared with the 3-year maturity.

• iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) down 1.10 percent to $34.31. Oddly enough, the CBOE VIX near-term volatility index is actually 6.5 percent better on the session Tuesday. U.S. markets are flipping around on economic data following the extended holiday weekend.
  
  
• iShares MSCI South Korea Index (NYSE: EWY) down 2.51 percent to $51.76. South Korean stocks took a hit following a "fat finger" order error, as well as North Korea all but affirming that Kim Jung-un will become the new leader. Uncertainty in the region is adding to volatility.
  
  
• Guggenheim Solar (NYSE: TAN) down 2.71 percent to $2.51. The ETF is being led by First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), which is lower Monday following a nice move late last-week. First Solar moved over 9 percent from Wednesday to close at $34.70 on Friday. No specific news was tied to the move, but U.S. markets finished the week strong.

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