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I updated my universe of exchange-traded funds to track based on superior long-term performance. Nearly 450 ETFs are ranked based on short-term monthly returns, exponential moving average, and money flows into funds. With valuations and concentrations high, I select twenty trending ETFs Lipper Categories with less risk of correction in 2025 for further analysis.
The market is showing signs of weakness and lacks sustainable upside momentum. The recent sell-off has broken key moving averages, indicating a potential shift in market sentiment.
The ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF is a fixed-income exchange-traded fund. This fund has a very interesting structure by lending money in the institutional money markets as opposed to owning securities.
Some interest-protected bonds have managed to fare better than the regular bond ETFs in the first half of 2022.
The improving macro backdrop, a strong risk rally and rising volatility leave us moderately pro-risk over coming months, with a preference for credit.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August Consumer Price Index data this morning (Sept. 11).
Fear factor is still strong and in favor of gold as investors fear a second shutdown. Inflation expectations are on the rise, further boosting gold's prospects.
New hiring has now recouped nearly 50% of the total job losses that occurred during March and April. The unemployment rate shrank 1.8 percentage points in August, falling to 8.4%.