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Best ETFs for Short-Term Trading

Funds built to be held for days, not years: leveraged and inverse index funds, single-stock strategies and volatility products. Most reset daily, so their long-run return can differ from the headline multiple. Each fund is graded against the other funds in its own category.

Categories for Short-Term Trading

The categories for Short-Term Trading, by Group
CategoryFundsAssetsCategory return, YTDA or B shareTop graded fundCheapest fund

Built for this goal

Leveraged & Inverse

3x Leveraged Long30$73.5B+56.1%9 of 30AUDOWASOXL
Leveraged Long (2x & Other)95$25B+15.9%20 of 95ADDMCWX
2x/3x Long S&P 5007$21.8B+24.5%2 of 7BSSOCUSLX
3x Leveraged Inverse14$6.25B−65.0%6 of 14ASDOWASQQQ
2x Long Crypto14$3.57B−45.2%4 of 14ABITUABITU
Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other)53$2.56B+1.5%22 of 53ASVXYCEMTY
Inverse S&P 5005$2.41B−15.9%4 of 5ASPDNASPDN
2x/3x Long Energy6$1.36B+127.3%1 of 6BERXCXLEX
Inverse Energy5$1.19B−70.2%2 of 5BSCOBSCO
Inverse Treasury7$744M+17.9%3 of 7BTBTBTBT
2x/3x Long Developed International4$29M+9.1%0 of 4CEFOCXEUR

Single-Stock Leveraged

Single-Stock Long Leveraged333$18.5B+126.8%67 of 333AUNHGCGOGL
2x Long Nvidia (NVDA)8$4.28B+8.7%5 of 8BNVDWCNVC
2x Long Tesla (TSLA)10$3.86B−51.7%4 of 10ATSLLCTESC
2x Long Palantir (PLTR)7$928M−20.5%4 of 7APLTGCPLTL
Single-Stock Inverse43$898M—23 of 43AAAPDASKHZ
Leveraged Single-Stock Income17$835M+31.1%7 of 17AAAPWCTDAX
2x Long SpaceX9$768M—4 of 9ASSPCASPCH
2x Long Coinbase (COIN)5$629M−67.0%3 of 5BCOIGCCOIX
2x Long Broadcom (AVGO)6$587M−28.0%4 of 6AAVGGCAVGC

Commodities

Energy Futures11$4.29B+392.9%4 of 11AOILKAOILK

Also fits this goal

Treasury & Government Bond

Treasuries (20+ Year)11$69.8B−5.2%8 of 11AVGLTAVGLT

Commodities

Agriculture Futures6$2.04B+11.0%1 of 6BPDBACTAGS

Other goals