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Just For You Feeling Bearish? Try These ETFs That Take a Contrarian ApproachAuthored by Nathan Reiff. Originally Published: 2/23/2026. 
Key Points - The most-traded ETFs taking a short strategy have one-month average trading volumes above 53 million, ensuring liquidity for active traders.
- Three notable and highly traded bearish ETFs include SOXS, ZSL, and NVD.
- These funds provide leveraged inverse exposure to semiconductor stocks, silver, and NVIDIA shares, respectively.
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The S&P 500 rose about 17% in 2025 but has been essentially flat so far in 2026. Investors are weighing whether the rally will continue or if a selloff—possibly sparked by an overhyped AI trade—is coming. Pessimists may favor more stable names, such as dividend payers, that can better withstand volatility. Others prefer a more active bearish bet, wagering that the market—or a segment of it—will decline. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that use short or inverse strategies offer many ways to express that view. Rather than chasing recent popularity, it's useful to note which inverse ETFs have attracted heavy trading. Below are three aggressively bearish ETFs that have also been highly traded. SOXS Is a Highly Leveraged Inverse Semiconductor Play I Met Elon Musk "Face-to-Face"
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