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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE THU, MAR 19, 2020 YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON TOP ETF TRENDS A NOTE FROM BOB  This week, several Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) were closed, some after sharp declines that drove them below their minimum required indicative values. Some leveraged and inverse ETFs also closed.     Some large corporate bond funds (LQD) traded at discounts to their net asset values recently. Why? Investors seemed unwilling to pay the prices for some of these bonds, fearful of slower business or downgrades. The gap always narrows, however. Does it mean downgrades are coming for corporate bonds? Not clear, but some days corporate bonds (LQD) were down more than junk bonds (JNK).   Not surprisingly, very large outflows from bond ETF funds this week, partly on concerns the government is going to flood the world with Treasuries to pay for the coronavirus rescue package. Lipper showed largely outflows from municipal bonds and high yield as well. Why municipal bonds? Those bonds finance much of the stuff that is going to be impacted by coronavirus: convention centers, subway and transit systems, etc. For more analysis and actionable insights, catch me live on Mondays at 1 on  ETF Edge. Bob Pisani @BobPisani KEY STORIES  There's a discrepancy happening in bond ETFs. Here's what's behind it WallachBeth's Andrew McOrmond lays out a price discrepancy happening in the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and what it says about market pricing. This is 'the best thing that investors can do' right now, says ETF analyst The best thing investors can do in this manic market is to learn their options for trading stocks, said Andrew McOrmond, managing director of WallachBeth Capital. Watch now: ETF Edge on unpacking the market's historic volatility and lessons on liquidity     IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Here's how active traders can take advantage of the market's historic volatility Bond funds are seeing record money flows as stocks collapse. Here's what to watch How ETFs are holding up in this head-spinning market   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS