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Markets & the Economy: Summer Set up for Stocks…

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Offsetting currents holding stocks in place: earnings outperformance, reassertion of Mag7, and still-ok hard economic data vs policy hazards. Bulls & bears are defined by whether one calls this churn resilience or delusion…

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New Launches: (week ending 6/5) a few highlights…

  • WILD~ VistaShares Animal Spirits Daily 2x Strategy ETF
  • BCCC~ Global X Bitcoin Covered Call ETF
  • BRKC~ YieldMax BRK.B Option Income Strategy ETF
  • IVES~ Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF
  • PLTZ~ Defiance Daily Target 2x Short PLTR ETF

New Filings: Amplify, Janus Henderson, VegaShares, Bitcoin

Amplify files for a Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF: SLJY~ underlying ETF SILJ

AI thematic ETF filed from Janus~ JGAI (40-60 stocks in AI picked by proprietary process: enablers, enhancers, and end users)

1st ever filling for VegaShares brand~ BNPL: VegaShares Buy Now, Pay Later ETF which appears to be an active fund that picks financial stocks

Trump’s company filed for a Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, which will track spot bitcoin and list on NYSE

ETF Check Up: Flow Show
ETF Buzz…

U.S. ETF record inflows in the first five months of 2025

ETF flows since April 8, 2025

Top 25 biggest ETFs & their age

  • BlackRock’s IBIT at 1.4 years old is the youngest top ETF on the list by NINE times

Top 25 biggest ETFs and their ages