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Gainers

• United States Oil (NYSE: USO) up 0.23 percent to $34.23. Crude prices creeping higher on a shaky U.S. dollar and inventory data today.
  
  Crude saw a drop of 4.7 million barrels to 332.9 million barrels. Analysts were expected a more modest draw-down of 1.75 million barrels.
• Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) up 0.51 percent to $12.85.
  
  Citi (NYSE: C) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) bouncing higher today, following a sell off earlier in the week on earnings results and overall market weakness.

Gainers

• United States Oil (NYSE: USO) up 1.20 percent to $38.86. Crude trading higher today as Greece may enter a potential aid package, helping to to curb borrowing costs and allow for further intervention with Greece and other European states.
  
  The news may mean a rebound in Europe, and is certainly a welcome announcement for U.S. markets. Also, the euro is seeing some upside becuase of the news, making crude contracts cheaper.
  
  Crude is $1.18 higher to $99.58 per barrel on the Comex.

Gainers

• United States Oil (NYSE: USO) up 1.97 percent to $38.33. Though off of highs for the day, the crude ETF is still up on the session as the U.S. dollar weakens on increased risk tolerance from investors.
  
  The EUR/USD is at €1.4193, up about 0.6 percent on the session. Weaker dollars make for cheaper crude, a buying opportunity for most.
• Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) up 0.34 percent to $14.70.

Gainers

• Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) up 1.16% to $16.58. The ETF is getting back to levels that it saw in mid-January as nonfarm payrolls increased more than expected and the U.S. unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 8.8 percent.
  
  Both numbers indicate sustained economic recovery in the U.S. amid concerns of QE2 diluting the U.S. dollar to being worthless.
  
  More economic viability in the U.S.

Gainers

• United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) up 4.10% to $7.37. Futures of nat gas are on the rise today as data came in from the EIA showing stores increased, but less than expected.
  
  Stores grew 73 Billion cubic feet, below the analyst estimate of 78 Bcf.
• SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT) up 0.91% to $44.17.
  
  Shares being lifted up today by Netflix, Inc.

Notable ETF Movers of the Day : Gainers

• SPDR KBW Regional Banking (NYSE: KRE) up 2.48% to $27.25.
  
  Shares in the banking sector are getting a boost as The Carlyle Group said that they have raised about $1.1 billion to invest in banks, insurance companies, and asset managers.
  
  Also, finacial reform seems to be clunking along rather poorly, both parties in disagreement. Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) is also up 0.83% to $16.38.
• iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (NYSE: IYR) up 1.70% to $51.88.

HIGHER;

• United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO) is up about 0.82% to $40.81. Crude inventories dropped by about 887K, fueling Sweet Crude futures to rise $0.88 to $80.02.
• Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) trading up modestly to $14.95, about a 0.61% gain.
  
  The ETF is helped by a BofA Merrill Lynch report that investors don't see the Fed raising rates until H210.
  
  Also, John Paulson said he thinks Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will double in two years. BAC, which represents a 10.3% holding of the ETF, is up 3.1% today.