Sell on the Pop Prospects: April 29 Edition
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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 |
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(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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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.