##  [# Hot Reads: Robotics ETFs See Sharp Reversal](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-robotics-etfs-see-sharp-reversal) 

 

# Hot Reads: Robotics ETFs See Sharp Reversal

 

 

Plus, Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says bitcoin ETF getting closer.



 

 

 

 

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[**March Saw Steep Withdrawals From Robotics ETFs**](https://www.ft.com/content/f492e243-5e0d-4446-8fe8-1f3befd2ec7e?ftcamp=traffic/partner/feed_headline/us_yahoo/auddev) (Financial Times)  
 The stark reversal was strongest in Europe.

[**Hougan Says Bitcoin ETF ‘Getting Closer’**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/18/were-closer-to-a-bitcoin-etf-but-not-all-the-way-there-yet-cio.html) (CNBC)  
 The chief investment officer of Bitwise is optimistic about the prospects of a bitcoin ETF arriving relatively soon.

[**Investors Seeking Out Thematic ETFs**](https://www.pionline.com/exchange-traded-funds/investors-seeking-out-thematic-investing-ride-etfs) (Pensions &amp; Investments)  
 Through April 6, thematic ETFs attracted $26.4 billion in net new flows across 113 funds, compared with $26.1 billion for all last year.

[**Is Coinbase IPO Signal Of Bitcoin Peak?**](https://qz.com/1998416/does-the-coinbase-ipo-mark-the-peak-for-bitcoin/?utm_source=YPL) (Quartz)  
 How different is it from that time bitcoin futures launched on major exchanges?

[**A Great &amp; Still Useful Book On Bubbles**](file:///C:/Users/hbell/Documents/General%20Web%20Articles/Today,%20First%20Trust%20further%20expanded%20its%20lineup%20of%20defined%20outcome%20ETFs%20with%20the%20launch%20of%20two%20funds%20that%20are%20tied%20to%20the%20returns%20of%20the%20SPDR%20S&P%20500%20ETF%20Trust%20(SPY)%20and%20reset%20annually%20in%20April.%20The%20FT%20Cboe%20Vest%20U.S.%20Equity%20Buffer%20ETF%20%E2%80%93%20April%20(FAPR)%20and%20the%20FT%20Cboe%20Vest%20U.S.%20Equity%20Deep%20Buffer%20ETF%20%E2%80%93%20April%20(DAPR)%20both%20offer%20downside%20protection%20while%20limiting%20the%20potential%20for%20upside%20returns.) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)  
 “Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles” is a great book on how bubbles work.

[**Myth-Busting: Money Printing Must Create Inflation**](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/04/19/myth-busting-money-printing-must-create-inflation/) (CFA Institute)  
 A disconnect seems to have developed with what were thought to be the traditional causes of inflation.

[**How Madoff’s Scheme Unraveled**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1rffkxyr8fq0b/There-Was-No-Money-Machine-That-Could-Pay-These-Returns) (Institutional Investor)  
 The inside story of how Jim Vos and his team at Aksia helped unspool the mystery of Bernie Madoff.

[**Portfolio Construction’s Impact On Outcome Reliability**](https://alphaarchitect.com/2021/04/16/how-portfolio-construction-impacts-the-reliability-of-outcomes/) (Alpha Architect)  
 A deep dive into a white paper that looks at the effects of adding more securities to a portfolio.



 

 

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