I have three bond funds that I use for a regular market hedge as well as a possible target for short-term down market conditions. Unless some last minute Hail Mary comes out on this US/China trade dispute, I expect the rest of May and maybe June and July to be difficult months to weather in stocks. There's some money to be made, but it'll require strict vigilance to adhere to your trading signals and risk management rules.
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Just realized that I didn't mention the other two funds, and that would be BLV and EDV. BND is far more stable, but BLV and EDV do have better long term returns, and years of holding them in my portfolio has proven that to be true.