Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday January 17, 2013.

The iShares Dow Jones US Telecom Index Fund (IYZ) should be in play.

Earnings play: Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH).

Give the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) a look.

Keep an eye on the ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (PALL).

Emerging markets plays of the day: iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund (EZA), iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (EWT) and the First Trust BICK Index Fund (BICK).

Forex play of the day: CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY).

Bond play of the day: Market Vectors High-Yield Muni ETF (HYD).

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