Sell on the Pop Prospects: April 29 Edition

Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive short selling opportunities.

The ETFs included in this list are rated as sell candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to be in a downtrend based on the fact that its 50-day moving average is below its 200-day moving average, which are popular indicators for gauging long-term and medium-term trends, respectively.

Second, each of these ETFs is also trading above its 20-day moving average, thereby offering a near-term “sell on the pop” opportunity given the longer-term downtrend at hand. Note that this prospect list also features a liquidity screen by excluding ETFs with average trading volumes below the one million shares mark. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.

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All three market indices increased during the month, as market sentiment improved on plans for reopening the economy, crude market stability and relief on stimulus packages. Several Asian market ETFs like iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH A), iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ A) and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY C+) made it to the list of sell on the pop prospects following the wider Wall Street gains and optimism around economic stimulus measures from global central banks to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI A) was also present on the sell on the pop prospects’ list. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB A-) made it to the list too, as investors enter the risk-on mode after the Fed balance sheet expanded to record size. Many junk/ corporate bond ETFs like iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG A) and SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK A+) featured on the sell on the pop list as the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its plans to buy these bonds in the open market, in response to COVID crisis. Several precious metals ETFs like Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NUGT C+) and iShares Silver Trust (SLV C+) made it to the sell on the pop list as prices of both the metals increased by more than 4% and 8%, respectively, in the last month. These ETFs acted as safe havens for investors during these trying times. Many sector based ETFs such as Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB A), Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP A), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU A), Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC), Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY A) and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI A) ranked amidst the sell on the pop contenders as the respective sectors gained during this month. Many real estate ETFs like Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE ), iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR A) and Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ A+) were present in the list as both real estate and REIT sectors gained by more than 28% in the last month. Cell phone towers, industrial warehouses and cold storage REITs continued to outperform. You can track different real estate funds by regions here .

To compare this month’s list with the one published on April 1, click here.

ETFs to Sell on the Pop

Ticker	Name	Price	1-YearReturn	Leverage
(VUG A-)	Vanguard Growth ETF	$172.70	5.70%	Long
(IWF A+)	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	$165.67	4.91%	Long
(PSLV )	Sprott Physical Silver Trust	$5.60	4.67%	Long
(MTUM A-)	iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	$115.53	2.66%	Long
(XLP A)	Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	$58.09	2.43%	Long
(TFI A)	SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond ETF	$50.28	2.32%	Long
(BNDX A-)	Vanguard Total International Bond ETF	$56.81	2.18%	Long
(SLV C+)	iShares Silver Trust	$14.21	2.16%	Long
(SPYG A-)	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	$39.18	1.95%	Long
(IVW A)	iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF	$180.96	1.67%	Long
(EWL A-)	iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF	$36.20	1.20%	Long
(XLU A)	Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund	$57.96	0.98%	Long
(IUSG A)	iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF	$62.52	0.37%	Long
(FTSM B+)	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	$59.54	-0.87%	Long
(MINT A+)	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	$100.43	-1.13%	Long
(OEF A-)	iShares S&P 100 ETF	$128.78	-1.30%	Long
(VIG A)	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	$110.92	-1.67%	Long
(NEAR B)	iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF	$49.19	-2.03%	Long
(FLOT B+)	iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF	49.85	-2.12%	Long
(FLRN B)	SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF	30.03	-2.21%	Long
(SPHQ A)	Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF	32.41	-2.29%	Long
(USMV A)	iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF	57.95	-2.33%	Long
(EWT A-)	iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	35.14	-2.69%	Long
(CWB B+)	SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF	51.75	-2.74%	Long
(ESGU)	iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF	62.53	-3.08%	Long
(FTCS B)	First Trust Capital Strength ETF	54.02	-3.26%	Long
(XLC)	Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund	48.05	-3.96%	Long
(PGX A)	Invesco Preferred ETF	13.89	-4.54%	Long
(VOO A)	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	256.42	-4.64%	Long
(SPY A)	SPDR S&P 500 ETF	279.08	-4.71%	Long
(SPLG)	SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF	32.76	-4.91%	Long
(IVV A)	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	279.98	-5.04%	Long
(SCHX A+)	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF	66.43	-5.18%	Long
(QUAL A)	iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	87.03	-5.35%	Long
(IWB A)	iShares Russell 1000 ETF	153.61	-5.69%	Long
(SPTM)	SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF	34.02	-6.67%	Long
(VTI A+)	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	139.55	-6.84%	Long
(EFG A-)	iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF	73.93	-6.97%	Long
(SCHB A)	Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF	65.51	-7.00%	Long
(ITOT A)	iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF	61.84	-7.23%	Long
(TQQQ B)	ProShares UltraPro QQQ	62.1	-7.24%	Triple-Long
(XLRE )	Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund	32.96	-7.26%	Long
(SPLV A)	Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF	48.8	-7.45%	Long
(MCHI A)	iShares MSCI China ETF	59.51	-7.61%	Long
(ANGL B)	VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	26.75	-7.76%	Long
(DGRO B+)	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	34.88	-7.82%	Long
(FPE C+)	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	17.7	-7.86%	Long
(PFF A+)	iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF	33.7	-8.02%	Long
(XLY A)	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund	110.38	-8.20%	Long
(EWJ A)	iShares MSCI Japan ETF	50.5	-8.94%	Long
(HYG A)	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	79.06	-8.95%	Long
(BBJP)	JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF	20.89	-9.29%	Long
(BKLN B)	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	20.76	-9.58%	Long
(ASHR C+)	Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF	26.95	-9.65%	Long
(HYLB)	Deutsche X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	45.05	-9.83%	Long
(EMB A-)	iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	98.38	-10.37%	Long
(JNK A+)	SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF	97.26	-10.42%	Long
(USHY)	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	36.51	-10.62%	Long
(SCHD A)	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	48.65	-10.90%	Long
(NOBL A-)	ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	61.21	-10.95%	Long
(SHYG )	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	41.66	-11.00%	Long
(SRLN A-)	SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF	41.54	-11.05%	Long
(ACWI A)	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	66.22	-11.14%	Long
(SJNK A)	SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	24.14	-11.64%	Long
(DIA A-)	SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF	235.07	-11.79%	Long
(EFAV A)	iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF	63.29	-11.80%	Long
(VT A+)	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	66.57	-11.99%	Long
(SPYV B+)	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF	27.59	-12.36%	Long
(IVE A)	iShares S&P 500 Value ETF	102.7	-12.39%	Long
(FVD B+)	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	28.69	-13.19%	Long
(VO A)	Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF	143.73	-13.62%	Long
(IUSV A-)	iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF	49.26	-13.64%	Long
(PCY A)	Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF	24.02	-13.85%	Long
(VTV A)	Vanguard Value ETF	95.2	-13.95%	Long
(NUGT C+)	Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares	67.36	-14.03%	Triple-Long
(AAXJ B)	iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF	62.66	-14.09%	Long
(VYM A+)	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF	75.61	-14.13%	Long
(DBEF B+)	Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF	27.69	-14.35%	Long
(FNDX A-)	Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF	33.52	-14.64%	Long
(XLB A)	Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	49.09	-14.91%	Long
(VNQ A+)	Vanguard REIT ETF	72.44	-15.44%	Long
(IYR A)	iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	72.47	-15.55%	Long
(EMLC A-)	VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF	28.43	-15.64%	Long
(IWR A-)	iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF	46.73	-16.13%	Long
(SCHV A)	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF	47.25	-16.16%	Long
(RSP B+)	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	90.15	-16.41%	Long
(FXI A-)	iShares China Large-Cap ETF	37.81	-16.53%	Long
(HEFA B+)	iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF	24.93	-16.59%	Long
(RSX B+)	VanEck Vectors Russia ETF	18.31	-16.66%	Long
(IWD A)	iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF	105.63	-16.75%	Long
(SDY B)	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	84.04	-17.02%	Long
(SPDW)	SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF	24.65	-17.86%	Long
(SCHF A)	Schwab International Equity ETF	26.45	-17.93%	Long
(EEMV A+)	iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF	49.14	-18.09%	Long
(EFA A)	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	54.58	-18.16%	Long
(VEU A)	Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF	42.31	-18.19%	Long
(SSO A)	ProShares Ultra S&P500	102.95	-18.38%	Double-Long
(ESGE )	iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF	28.75	-18.39%	Long
(VEA A)	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	34.33	-18.42%	Long
(IEFA A+)	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	50.98	-18.48%	Long
(VXUS A)	Vanguard Total International Stock ETF	43.59	-18.58%	Long
(IXUS A)	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	48.62	-18.70%	Long
(ACWX A-)	iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	38.67	-18.87%	Long
(SPEM)	SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF	29.73	-19.12%	Long
(ITB A-)	iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF	31.03	-19.26%	Long
(EWC C+)	iShares MSCI Canada ETF	23.11	-19.36%	Long
(EEM A-)	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	35.63	-19.70%	Long
(VWO A)	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	35.14	-19.86%	Long
(SCHE A)	Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF	21.55	-19.89%	Long
(IEMG A)	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	42.45	-20.57%	Long
(VGK A)	Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF	44.12	-20.59%	Long
(EMLP B+)	First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund	19.62	-20.66%	Long
(IEUR A)	iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF	37.76	-20.67%	Long
(VLUE B+)	iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF	66	-20.71%	Long
(BBEU)	JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF	19.34	-20.74%	Long
(SCZ A)	iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF	46.86	-20.84%	Long
(EWH A)	iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF	21.07	-20.88%	Long
(RODM )	Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF	22.5	-20.91%	Long
(EWY C+)	iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	49.76	-21.29%	Long
(SCHM A)	Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF	44.96	-21.62%	Long
(SCHC A)	Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF	25.82	-22.23%	Long
(EWG B+)	iShares MSCI Germany ETF	22.23	-22.25%	Long
(VB A)	Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	122.58	-22.30%	Long
(MDY B+)	SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF	278.45	-22.43%	Long
(XLI A)	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	61.08	-22.44%	Long
(SPMD)	SPDR Portfolio Mid Cap ETF	26.79	-22.51%	Long
(IJH A-)	iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	152.4	-22.61%	Long
(XHB A+)	SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF	31.68	-23.16%	Long
(IWS A)	iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF	68.24	-23.53%	Long
(DVY B+)	iShares Select Dividend ETF	76.95	-23.60%	Long
(IWM B+)	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	120.34	-23.63%	Long
(SCHA A+)	Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF	54.58	-24.41%	Long
(INDA B+)	iShares MSCI India ETF	26.11	-25.51%	Long
(XRT A)	SPDR S&P Retail ETF	33.58	-25.59%	Long
(FNDF B+)	Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF	21.18	-25.61%	Long
(GUNR A)	FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index ETF Index Fund	24.85	-25.84%	Long
(VNQI A+)	Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF	43.18	-26.19%	Long
(PXF A)	Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF	30.76	-26.76%	Long
(EWA B+)	iShares MSCI Australia ETF	16.09	-26.80%	Long

Please note that this list is updated on a monthly basis.

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