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Between June 25 and October 30th the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) has lagged the larger S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by more than 14 percentage points as investors worry over the possible ramifications of rising interest...

At the moment, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to monitor stocks. Some of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading movement.

If you were to ask many traders, hedge funds are seen as bloated, old financial tools of a forgotten age.

Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are seen as overrated, old financial vehicles of a forgotten age.

Now, according to many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, outdated financial tools of a period lost to current times.

According to MarketLine, the global electric equipment market is expected to expand 4% per year from 2010-2015 and is expected to reach $220 billion by 2015.

At the moment, there are a multitude of indicators market participants can use to analyze the equity markets. Two of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.

Eaton Corporation, PLC Ordinary Shares (NYSE:ETN) was in 45 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.