FYI: Traders have lost their faith in retail. According to ETF.com's latest list of the 20 most-shorted ETFs, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) is the most-shorted ETF on the market, by a wide margin, with short interest totaling a whopping 526% of its assets.
Traders are also making substantial bets against semiconductors, energy, homebuilders and other sector-specific plays.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/most-shorted-etfs?nopaging=1