That's because there are many out there that offer a simple, diversified way to tap into the next decade of disruption.

Three that stand out as explosive opportunities that could be worth buying and holding for years to come are named below. Here's what you need to know about them:

BetaShares Australian Technology ETF (ASX: ATEC)

The BetaShares Australian Technology ETF provides investors with exposure to homegrown innovators such as WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC), Xero Ltd (ASX: XRO), TechnologyOne Ltd (ASX: TNE), and NextDC Ltd (ASX: NXT).

One company that highlights the long-term potential of this ETF is WiseTech Global. Its CargoWise platform is used by the world's largest logistics companies and has become the industry standard for managing global supply chains. As freight operators continue digitising and automating their networks, WiseTech's pricing power, global reach, and sticky customer base give it a long runway for growth.

Betashares recently recommended this fund to investors.

BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX: CRYP)

For investors willing to embrace higher volatility in exchange for higher potential returns, the BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF could be worth a shout.

It provides exposure to the stocks that are building the global cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem. Its holdings include digital asset exchanges, mining companies, and blockchain development firms such as Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN), Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), and Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT).

Coinbase is the leading U.S. crypto exchange, it benefits directly from increasing institutional adoption of digital assets, rising transaction volumes, and the broader growth of decentralised finance applications. As blockchain technology continues to expand beyond trading into payments, tokenisation, and real-world applications, companies like Coinbase could play a central role.

While BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF is not for the faint-hearted, over a long investment horizon, the potential upside of the digital asset industry could be substantial.

BetaShares Video Games and Esports ETF (ASX: GAME)

Gaming has evolved from a hobby into one of the world's largest entertainment industries. So much so, it is now bigger than the movie and music sectors combined.

The BetaShares Video Games and Esports ETF gives investors exposure to the companies driving that growth, including Tencent Holdings (SEHK: 700), Nintendo, and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA).

A standout holding is Nintendo. Its iconic franchises, such as Mario to Zelda, continue to generate billions in global sales, while its hybrid Switch console remains one of the best-selling gaming systems ever. With esports expanding, digital sales rising, and subscription-based gaming becoming mainstream, companies in this ASX ETF's portfolio are well placed to benefit from lasting consumer trends rather than short-lived fads.

The BetaShares Video Games and Esports ETF provides a simple way to invest in an industry with massive and enduring global demand. It was also recently recommended by analysts at Betashares.

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That's because rather than trying to pick a single winning stock, ETFs allow you to buy a basket of stocks in one fell swoop.

But which ASX ETFs could be good options for Aussie investors today? Let's look at three top picks for investors in November. They are named below:

Betashares Cloud Computing ETF (ASX: CLDD)

The Betashares Cloud Computing ETF could be a top pick for Aussie investors. It provides exposure to global cloud leaders such as Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW).

These are enabling businesses to manage and analyse sales and data more efficiently. And with cloud services now essential for AI, remote work, and cybersecurity, this ASX ETF offers investors a front-row seat to the cloud transformation.

It was recently tipped as one to consider buying by the team at Betashares.

Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX: CRYP)

For investors with a higher tolerance for risk, the Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF could be worth considering.

It provides exposure to stocks that are building the digital asset ecosystem. While the crypto market has seen its fair share of volatility, the long-term opportunity in blockchain technology, tokenisation, and decentralised finance remains significant.

The Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF's holdings include stocks such as Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), which is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), which is a key Bitcoin miner. While volatile, these businesses are positioned to benefit if digital assets continue their march into mainstream finance.

Betashares Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (ASX: RBTZ)

A third ASX ETF that could be a buy is the Betashares Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF.

This fund is designed to capture growth from one of the defining megatrends of our time, automation and artificial intelligence (AI).

It provides easy exposure to stocks that are building robots, AI software, and technologies that are reshaping industries. Its holdings include Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), which is a pioneer in robotic-assisted surgery, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), whose chips power much of today's AI revolution.

With adoption of AI expected to accelerate over the coming decades, the Betashares Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF gives investors an easy way to ride this structural growth wave.

The team at Betashares also recently tipped it as one to buy.

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For those with $5,000 to invest, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can provide simple, diversified exposure to some of the most powerful trends shaping global markets.

Here are three ASX ETFs that could be worth considering as we move into the new month.

Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX: CRYP)

For investors with a higher risk appetite, the Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF could be worth considering. It offers exposure to the rapidly growing cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. But rather than holding digital coins directly, this ASX ETF invests in companies building and supporting the digital asset ecosystem — from crypto exchanges and miners to blockchain infrastructure firms.

While the sector remains volatile, growing institutional adoption and the development of regulated crypto markets could provide long-term tailwinds.

Its holdings currently include Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN), Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: MARA), and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR). These are businesses that are helping to build the infrastructure and applications around digital assets.

Betashares Global Quality Leaders ETF (ASX: QLTY)

The Betashares Global Quality Leaders ETF could be another ASX ETF to look at. It focuses on high quality companies with strong balance sheets, high returns on equity, and steady earnings growth. This could make it an appealing option for investors who want a degree of resilience in uncertain markets.

The ETF's holdings include companies like Visa (NYSE: V), a global payments leader benefiting from the ongoing shift toward cashless transactions, and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX), an entertainment giant with over 300 million subscribers. These quality-driven businesses help anchor portfolios through volatility while still offering growth potential.

Betashares recently tipped this fund as one to consider buying.

Betashares Cloud Computing ETF (ASX: CLDD)

Cloud computing is one of the most important growth drivers in global technology, with businesses investing heavily in scalable, secure infrastructure. The Betashares Cloud Computing ETF provides exposure to leading names like Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), a data warehousing and analytics specialist, and Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), which powers cloud-based communication services used by companies around the world.

As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into enterprise operations, demand for cloud-based services is likely to accelerate, positioning the fund's holdings to benefit from this multi-year trend.

For this reason, it was no surprise to see Betashares recently tip it as one to buy.

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Coming in third was buy now, pay later juggernaut Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP), which is on track to be one of the best performing ASX shares of the year following a near 400% share price gain in the year to date.

Another interesting trend last month was a strong buying conviction for beaten-down supermarket stock, Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW).

The Woolworths share price has fallen to a four-year low amid industrial action and an ACCC inquiry into the pricing practices of Woollies and other supermarkets, including Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL).

Selfwealth analysts said:

Despite these headwinds, Selfwealth investors were bullish towards WOW.

Ranking 12th for trade volumes across all ASX names, more than three-quarters of all trades were 'buys' – the highest sentiment across any name in the top 20.

As we have seen on numerous occasions across the Selfwealth community, investors showed strong conviction in a company that has been sold down sharply.

Let's check out the other top 10 most traded ASX shares last month.

ASX shares at the top of the list in November

These are the top 10 most traded ASX shares in November by volume, incorporating both buying and selling orders.

The percentage of buy orders gives an indication of investors' conviction on each ASX share.

Top 10 most traded US stocks in November

Chip maker NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) was the most traded US share for a third month.

The Nvidia share price lifted by 4.14% in November.

Selfwealth analysts said:

Chip stocks once again made an impression among the Selfwealth community, with industry leader Nvidia well out in front in terms of trade volumes.

Furthermore, buying sentiment improved by 8.9 percentage points, with more than seven out of every ten trades being 'buys.  

Here are the other top 10 most traded US stocks in November among Selfwealth investors.

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Investors bought and sold more Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG), BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), and Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) mining shares than any other ASX stock last month.

The data shows that Fortescue was the most traded ASX stock, but only 55.2% of trades were buy orders.

Selfwealth noted the first net outflow of investment dollars into Fortescue shares in six months. 

Investors on the trading platform are also increasingly trading in Mineral Resources stock. In September, the ASX iron ore and lithium stock was the sixth most traded share. In August, it was ranked 14th.

Speculation that the iron ore price may rise due to new Chinese stimulus saw ASX iron ore shares rallying at the beginning of the month. They then fell when further stimulus did not eventuate.

Company news may also have played a role in the higher trading levels for these ASX mining shares.

Mineral Resources shares were especially volatile following revelations that former CEO Chris Ellison had failed to declare some of his income to the Australian Taxation Office and had been fined for this last year.

Meantime, BHP released a positive 1Q FY25 update and announced a $47.9 billion legal settlement over the Samarco dam failure. Fortescue also issued a quarterly update last month.

Here's what happened to the prices of these 3 ASX mining shares in October:

• Fortescue shares fell 7.3%
• BHP shares fell 7.22%
• Mineral Resources shares fell 24.29%

Let's check out the other top 10 most traded ASX shares last month.

ASX mining stocks top the list of most-traded shares

These are the top 10 most traded ASX shares in October by volume (including both buy and sell orders).

The percentage of buy orders gives an indication of investors' conviction on each ASX share.

Top 10 most traded US stocks in October

Chip maker NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) was the most traded US stock for a second month.

The Nvidia share price lifted by 9.32% in October.

This may have reflected investors' desire to buy Nvidia stock ahead of the company's next lot of quarterly results, which we reported on yesterday.

Here are the other top 10 most traded US stocks in October among Selfwealth investors.

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Just under 70% of BHP shares transactions were buys, and about 30% were sells. The trading activity came amid a continued decline in the iron ore price and the release of the miner's FY24 results.

The BHP share price fell 3.62% over the month, closing at $40.77 on 30 August.

Machine learning data solutions and services provider Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) was the third most traded share last month.

Appen shares skyrocketed 33.33% over the month, closing at $1 on 30 August.

The stock took a hit on 30 August upon the release of the company's half-year results.

Let's review the other ASX shares making up the 10 most traded stocks last month.

Top 10 most traded ASX shares in August

Here are the top 10 most traded ASX shares in August by volume (incorporating both buy and sell orders), according to Selfwealth Ltd (ASX: SWF) data.

We have also included the percentage of buy orders, which can indicate investors' conviction on each ASX share.

Top 10 most traded US stocks in August

NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) was the most traded US stock by Selfwealth clients in August.

The graphics processing units (GPUs) chip maker released its second-quarter earnings last month.

Here are the top 10 most traded US stocks in August among Selfwealth investors.

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Let's review the top 10.

Top 10 most traded ASX shares in June

Here are the top 10 most traded ASX shares in June by volume (thus incorporating both buy and sell orders), according to Selfwealth Ltd (ASX: SWF).

We have also included the percentage of buy orders next to each ASX share.

Which ASX shares attracted the most buyer interest?

As you can see, ASX 200 mining giant Fortescue received the most buy orders among the top 10 shares.

The Fortescue share price tumbled 13.46% during the month of June. Perhaps investors saw greater value in the stock as the price declined.

Fortescue shares are now trading on a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.92x. The Fortescue share price closed on Friday at a nine-month low of $22.10.

Top broker Goldman Sachs has a sell rating on Fortescue with a 12-month share price target of $16.20. But Michael Gable from Fairmont Equities says Fortescue shares are a buy.

BHP shares had the second strongest buying activity during the month.

The BHP share price closed on Friday at $43.40. Goldman has a buy rating on BHP with a 12-month price target of $48.40.

The iron ore price has been falling, and one major bank forecasts that the commodity will weaken further over the next year or so.

On Friday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) closed at 7,959.3 points. It reached a new record high during intraday trading at 7,969.1. This was driven by news out of the US that inflation is easing.

The S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) closed at 8,206.1 points. The All Ords also set a new record high during intraday trading at 8,212.6 points.

Top 10 most traded US stocks in June

Here are the top 10 most traded US stocks in June among SelfWealth traders.

As shown, the quintessential artificial intelligence stock NVIDIA had the highest percentage of buy orders among the top 10 US shares.

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What happened 

The news couldn't have been much worse for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and cryptocurrencies today. inflation in the U.S. came in higher than expected at 0.1% last month, with core inflation up 0.6%. This was despite investors thinking that inflation may be slowing, which could have opened the door to the Federal Reserve slowing its pace of interest rate increases. 

Shares of Bitcoin-related stocks were trading near their daily lows at 3 p.m. ET. Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) was down as much as 9.8%, Bitfarms (NASDAQ: BITF) had fallen 10.6%, Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: MARA) dropped 10.9%, HIVE Blockchain Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE) declined 11.3%, and Hut 8 Mining (NASDAQ: HUT) fell as much as 14.6%.

So what 

Bitcoin is down 9.9% as I'm writing to $20,245, which seems bad, but the cryptocurrency is still up 7.4% over the past week. But when Bitcoin drops rapidly, it can often cause Bitcoin mining and related stocks to drop dramatically as well. This happens for two reasons. 

First, Bitcoin miners are generating Bitcoin as revenue, so when the value of Bitcoin drops, their revenue effectively does as well. Second, these companies often hold significant Bitcoin reserves on their balance sheets, so a drop in Bitcoin actually means a loss in value on the balance sheet as well. 

As all of this is happening, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is moving quickly toward The Merge in the next day or so, which will give the cryptocurrency significant advantages over Bitcoin. The Ethereum blockchain won't be as energy intensive as Bitcoin's and has the smart contract capability that Bitcoin can't compete with. There are a lot of investors who think this will shift value from Bitcoin to Ethereum. 

We have already seen miners on Ethereum's proof-of-work blockchain suffer because they'll have no work to do after The Merge's move to proof of stake. That's the macro trend of all cryptocurrencies, and Bitcoin doesn't have an answer to lower energy usage right now. 

Now what 

Bitcoin, in particular, was supposed to be a hedge against inflation. But that hasn't been the case for at least a year now, and the cryptocurrency trades more like a speculative asset than an inflation hedge. 

What I would be worried about for Bitcoin miners is a continued decline in Bitcoin's price after The Merge. Ethereum is a compelling alternative with much more functionality as a form of payment and innovation than Bitcoin. And with the focus on energy usage and environmental impact across the technology industry, the more than 99% reduction in energy usage after The Merge will be compelling. 

I don't think Bitcoin miners have a great business model in today's market, and that's what keeping me out of these stocks. They're mainly playing arbitrage against the price of Bitcoin and the cost of mining a Bitcoin. If that arbitrage goes to zero, the entire business model falls apart quickly and once-solid balance sheets could become a liability. 

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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