##  [# Hot Reads: S&P 500 Inverse ETF Rakes in Money](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-sp-500-inverse-etf-rakes-money) 

 

# Hot Reads: S&P 500 Inverse ETF Rakes in Money

 

 

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**[A $3B ETF Shorting S&amp;P 500 Pulls in Most Cash Since 2020](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/proshares-short-s-p500-gains-daily-inflow-of-154-4-million#xj4y7vzkg "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/proshares-short-s-p500-gains-daily-inflow-of-154-4-million#xj4y7vzkg")** (Bloomberg)  
 ETF investors are flocking toward bearish funds and value stocks.

**[Mapping the Opportunity in Small Caps to Value Investment Strategies](https://blog.validea.com/mapping-the-opportunity-in-small-caps-to-value-investment-strategies/ "https://blog.validea.com/mapping-the-opportunity-in-small-caps-to-value-investment-strategies/")** (Validea)  
 In the last five decades, small caps have traded at one of the widest valuation gaps versus large caps.

**[2-Year Treasury Yield Reaffirms Hawkish Policy Outlook](https://www.capitalspectator.com/2-year-treasury-yield-reaffirms-hawkish-policy-outlook/#more-18670 "https://www.capitalspectator.com/2-year-treasury-yield-reaffirms-hawkish-policy-outlook/#more-18670")** (The Capital Spectator)  
 Fed Reserve Chair Powell says more "pain" is coming. The Treasury market believes him.

**[Market Underestimating Fed Risk Even After Rout: BofA](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/31/the-market-is-underestimating-fed-risk-even-after-rout-bofa/ "https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/31/the-market-is-underestimating-fed-risk-even-after-rout-bofa/")** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 Traders are recalibrating their expectations after a blunt warning from the Federal Reserve chief in Jackson Hole.

**[Powell Abandons Soft Landing Goal](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/08/31/powell-abandons-soft-landing-goal-as-he-seeks-growth-recession "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/08/31/powell-abandons-soft-landing-goal-as-he-seeks-growth-recession")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 To put an end to elevated inflation, the Fed chair is now aiming for something much more painful for the economy.

**[Crypto Fans Gear Up for What May Be Another Tough September](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/crypto-fans-gear-up-for-what-may-be-another-tough-september-69493.html "https://www.fa-mag.com/news/crypto-fans-gear-up-for-what-may-be-another-tough-september-69493.html")** (Financial Advisor)  
 Bitcoin has averaged an 8.5% drop for the month over the past five years.

**[What Does ESG Need to Work?](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zkm44768190g/What-Does-ESG-Need-to-Work "https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zkm44768190g/What-Does-ESG-Need-to-Work")** (Institutional Investor)  
 High returns for investors.

**[Why So Bearish?](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/08/animal-spirits-why-so-bearish/ "https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/08/animal-spirits-why-so-bearish/")** (A Wealth of Common Sense)  
 The difference between being bearish and being realistic.

**[Economics in the New Age of National Security](https://jheconomics.com/economics-in-the-new-age-of-national-security/ "https://jheconomics.com/economics-in-the-new-age-of-national-security/")** (Jackson Hole Economics)  
 The growing geopolitical and economic split between the U.S. and China should prompt a paradigm shift in economic thinking.



 

 

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