🇺🇸 United States ETF Radar · NYSEARCA

AFSM

FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD VIII FIRST TRUST ACTIVE FACTOR SMALL CAP ETF

Small Cap · Unclassified · Unclassified

Stable uptrend
Country Radar Open Chart
Recent price path AFSM recent weekly close path 40 USD 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Return -0.8% latest completed week
4-Week Return -1.8% short momentum
Trend Gap 9.9% Trend positive
Fair Gap 31.8% vs fair value
Volume 2.5x 200.8K latest
Market Dynamics 1.33 positive
Relative Strength 6.93 vs country ETF tape
Opportunity 32.4 composite radar score
Risk 11.1 -1.8% drawdown · 1.5% volatility
Price Action

Price, Trend Line, Fair Value

12 months
AFSM weekly price action
Price Trend Line Fair Value
Market Dynamics

Pressure, strength, volume

12 months
AFSM Market Dynamics and relative strength
Market Dynamics Relative Strength Volume
Signal View

What it shows

Above Trend Line Positive relative strength Volume 2.5x

Volume is expanding versus normal activity, which can mark institutional attention or stress.

Trend, drawdown, and follow-through are constructive.

AFSM sits in Small Cap, so read it as a United States exposure first and a single ETF second.

The latest week moved -0.8%; the four-week move is -1.8%, which helps separate one-week noise from actual follow-through.

Trend is positive, volume is running at 2.5x, and Market Dynamics is not showing a buy signal.

Opportunity Signals

What could be improving

  • Price is above fair value with a positive trend setup
  • Relative strength is positive versus its ETF peer tape
  • Composite opportunity score is in the stronger part of the radar
Risk Signals

What needs caution

  • No major risk flag from the current radar inputs.
Peers

Same category

Closest category peers ranked by the current radar score.

10 peers
1 SFLO · NASDAQ VICTORYSHARES SMALL CAP FREE CASH FLOW ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Balanced read: watch trend, volume, and four-week follow-through for the next clue. Week -2.0% 4W 4.8% Vol 1.5x -2.0% 2 SIXS · NYSEARCA EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST ETC 6 MERIDIAN SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Volume is expanding versus normal activity, which can mark institutional attention or stress. Week -0.6% 4W 1.0% Vol 3.9x -0.6% 3 CALF · CBOE PACER US SMALL CAP CASH COWS ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Balanced read: watch trend, volume, and four-week follow-through for the next clue. Week -0.2% 4W 3.9% Vol 0.6x -0.2% 4 SMCF · NASDAQ THEMES US SMALL CAP CASH FLOW CHAMPIONS ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Trend and recent returns are aligned, so demand is still moving in the same direction. Week 0.1% 4W 3.3% Vol 0.8x 0.1% 5 HAPS · NYSEARCA HARBOR ETF TRUST HUMAN CAPITAL FACTOR US SMALL CAP ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Balanced read: watch trend, volume, and four-week follow-through for the next clue. Week -1.7% 4W -0.7% Vol 1.4x -1.7% 6 BUFS · CBOE FT VEST LADDERED SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Volume is expanding versus normal activity, which can mark institutional attention or stress. Week -0.3% 4W -0.0% Vol 2.3x -0.3% 7 BKSE · NYSEARCA BNY MELLON ETF TR BNY MELLON US SMALL CAP CORE EQUITY ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Volume is expanding versus normal activity, which can mark institutional attention or stress. Week -0.7% 4W -1.3% Vol 4.4x -0.7% 8 JHSC · NYSEARCA JOHN HANCOCK EXCHANGE TRADED FD TR MULTIFACTOR SMALL CAP ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Volume is expanding versus normal activity, which can mark institutional attention or stress. Week -0.1% 4W -0.6% Vol 2.8x -0.1% 9 SMLV · NYSEARCA STATE STREET SPDR US SMALL CAP LOW VOLATILITY INDEX ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Balanced read: watch trend, volume, and four-week follow-through for the next clue. Week -0.5% 4W 0.8% Vol 0.6x -0.5% 10 ISCB · NYSEARCA ISHARES TRUST MORNINGSTAR SMALL-CAP ETF 🇺🇸 United States · Small Cap Volume is expanding versus normal activity, which can mark institutional attention or stress. Week -0.7% 4W -1.4% Vol 2.2x -0.7%
Latest Event

Historical signal events

Recent Trend Line crossings and Market Dynamics buy signals from the weekly history.

13 Mar 2026 Broke below Trend Line 32 USD · -2.2%
3 Apr 2026 Crossed above Trend Line 33 USD · 3.2%
AFSM

Recent weekly tape

Week Close Trend Line Fair Value Weekly Return Market Dynamics RS Volume
1 Aug 2025 30 USD 29 USD 26 USD % 1.03 -6.99 34.2K
8 Aug 2025 30 USD 29 USD 26 USD 2.5% 0.87 -6.77 29.2K
15 Aug 2025 31 USD 29 USD 26 USD 2.8% 0.87 -4.93 38.5K
22 Aug 2025 32 USD 29 USD 26 USD 3.6% 1.05 -1.61 68.2K
29 Aug 2025 32 USD 29 USD 27 USD 0.0% 1.39 -1.38 156.9K
5 Sep 2025 33 USD 29 USD 27 USD 1.3% 1.57 -0.35 23.5K
12 Sep 2025 33 USD 29 USD 27 USD 0.2% 1.62 -1.58 64.2K
19 Sep 2025 33 USD 29 USD 27 USD 0.6% 1.58 -2.00 28.8K
26 Sep 2025 33 USD 29 USD 27 USD -0.6% 1.48 -2.14 47.0K
3 Oct 2025 33 USD 30 USD 27 USD -0.5% 1.41 -3.48 31.5K
10 Oct 2025 31 USD 30 USD 27 USD -4.7% 1.19 -5.51 256.8K
17 Oct 2025 32 USD 30 USD 27 USD 1.9% 0.90 -5.18 132.4K
24 Oct 2025 33 USD 30 USD 27 USD 3.5% 0.65 -3.55 70.4K
31 Oct 2025 32 USD 30 USD 27 USD -2.8% 0.33 -6.64 83.3K
7 Nov 2025 32 USD 30 USD 27 USD 0.4% 0.19 -4.41 134.0K
14 Nov 2025 32 USD 31 USD 27 USD -0.9% 0.07 -5.20 177.6K
21 Nov 2025 32 USD 31 USD 27 USD -0.4% -0.23 -3.48 88.7K
28 Nov 2025 33 USD 31 USD 27 USD 4.2% -0.31 -2.75 39.4K
5 Dec 2025 33 USD 31 USD 27 USD 0.3% -0.30 -2.53 178.5K
12 Dec 2025 34 USD 31 USD 28 USD 1.7% -0.14 -0.16 412.1K
19 Dec 2025 34 USD 31 USD 28 USD 0.0% 0.03 -0.20 33.5K
26 Dec 2025 34 USD 32 USD 28 USD 0.2% 0.16 -1.27 31.0K
2 Jan 2026 33 USD 32 USD 28 USD -2.0% 0.04 -2.14 54.6K
9 Jan 2026 34 USD 32 USD 28 USD 3.5% 0.10 -0.20 127.9K
16 Jan 2026 34 USD 32 USD 28 USD 1.1% 0.39 1.37 53.9K
23 Jan 2026 35 USD 32 USD 28 USD 0.2% 0.65 2.01 38.6K
30 Jan 2026 34 USD 32 USD 28 USD -0.8% 0.97 0.86 164.7K
6 Feb 2026 35 USD 32 USD 28 USD 2.2% 1.13 3.33 141.0K
13 Feb 2026 35 USD 33 USD 28 USD -1.1% 1.06 3.54 67.4K
20 Feb 2026 35 USD 33 USD 28 USD 0.6% 1.02 2.91 34.5K
27 Feb 2026 35 USD 33 USD 28 USD -0.9% 1.02 2.42 145.7K
6 Mar 2026 33 USD 33 USD 28 USD -4.4% 0.46 -0.13 74.4K
13 Mar 2026 32 USD 33 USD 28 USD -2.2% -0.05 -0.87 106.4K
20 Mar 2026 32 USD 33 USD 28 USD -0.9% -0.54 0.06 137.5K
27 Mar 2026 32 USD 33 USD 29 USD 1.0% -1.06 3.33 86.8K
3 Apr 2026 33 USD 33 USD 29 USD 3.2% -1.03 3.12 95.0K
10 Apr 2026 35 USD 33 USD 29 USD 3.6% -0.84 3.09 63.2K
17 Apr 2026 36 USD 33 USD 29 USD 4.7% -0.56 3.22 35.3K
24 Apr 2026 37 USD 33 USD 29 USD 1.1% -0.11 3.80 117.8K
1 May 2026 37 USD 34 USD 29 USD 1.2% 0.20 4.04 65.3K
8 May 2026 38 USD 34 USD 29 USD 1.6% 0.50 3.28 77.7K
15 May 2026 37 USD 34 USD 29 USD -2.6% 0.59 0.43 53.8K
22 May 2026 38 USD 34 USD 29 USD 2.9% 0.64 2.42 70.4K
29 May 2026 38 USD 34 USD 29 USD 0.1% 0.72 1.08 84.7K
5 Jun 2026 37 USD 34 USD 29 USD -1.1% 0.67 2.51 65.3K
12 Jun 2026 39 USD 35 USD 30 USD 5.2% 0.88 7.03 80.0K
19 Jun 2026 39 USD 35 USD 30 USD 0.2% 0.93 6.06 37.1K
26 Jun 2026 40 USD 35 USD 30 USD 2.6% 1.16 11.22 128.5K
3 Jul 2026 40 USD 35 USD 30 USD -0.5% 1.38 8.11 79.3K
10 Jul 2026 40 USD 36 USD 30 USD 0.2% 1.40 6.69 51.5K
17 Jul 2026 40 USD 36 USD 30 USD -0.7% 1.44 7.36 38.9K
24 Jul 2026 40 USD 36 USD 30 USD -0.8% 1.33 6.93 200.8K