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DIREXION DAILY FINANCIAL BEAR 3X SHARES : FAZ

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Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed for investors looking to capitalize on declines in the financial sector. Managed by Rafferty Asset Management, this fund achieves its goal by investing in derivatives and other funds, specifically targeting large-cap companies within the financial sector. It aims to offer three times the inverse daily performance of the Financials Select Sector Index, making it a strategic choice for those anticipating downturns in financial stocks.

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29 Articles

Michael Williams | Jan 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM EST

Bet Against Big Banks in 2026 With FAZ

Big bank stocks have been on a tear, creating an opportunity for contrarians. Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:FAZ)…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM EDT

During Massive Sell-Offs, Triple-Leverage ETFs Look Nuts With NYSE Circuit Breakers

During market sell-offs, market crashes and periods of major uncertainty, triple-leverage exchange traded funds become the most battered of all.

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 27, 2014 at 8:10 AM EDT

Are Triple-Leveraged ETFs on the Way Out?

In a period when the stock market has hit new all-time highs, trading volume has been extremely light in the…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 7, 2013 at 11:40 AM EST

ETF Folly: Triple-Leverage Financials, and Other Triple-Leverage ETFs

Jon OggThe Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSEMKT: FAS) and the inverse Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSEMKT:…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 2, 2011 at 10:38 AM EDT

Moody’s Reviews U.S. Banks, Effectively A Downgrade Without Formality (BAC, C, WFC, BK, FAS, FAZ)

Moody’s is not without question over how it rated (and still rates) many issues after the credit crisis.  The problem…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 24, 2011 at 2:22 PM EDT

Daily Dividend: Triple-Leverage ETFs Versus Dividends and S&P (SPY, FAZ, FAS, BAC, C, WFC, JPM)

Jon OggInvestors are still trying to key off of which banks can and cannot hike their dividends under Federal Reserve…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 3, 2010 at 11:59 AM EDT

D-Day ETFs for Quantitative Easing and QE2 Today (FAS, FAZ, XHB, FXF, CYB, UUP, GLD, DGP, TLT, TBT, SPY, DIA, QQQQ)

The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected.  Today is D-Day…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 27, 2010 at 8:31 AM EDT

Investing in Bubbles: ETFs for Quantitative Easing and QE2 (GLD, DGP, FXF, CYB, CNY, UUP, TLT, TBT, SPY, DIA, QQQQ, FAS, FAZ)

Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head.  What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM EDT

New Leverage & Inverse ETF Competition (KBW, KRU, KRS, FAS, FAZ, UYG, SEF)

By now you know all about leveraged ETF and leveraged inverse ETF products.  But you might not have heard of…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 18, 2010 at 11:07 AM EDT

Favorable ETF Trends Showing Inflows (FAS, FAZ, SPY, QQQQ, IJH, VWO, EEM, RSX, EWW, JNK, HYG, TBT)

The end of this last week and weekend reviews showed how the highly volatile Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 17, 2010 at 12:04 PM EDT

The Unusual Suspects (AVAV, AAPL, BSX, C, GGP, GS, HSP, LULU, PALM, GLD, FAZ, FAS)

This weekend’s edition of the Unusual Suspects would have probably been all about earnings, earnings, earnings.  Friday’s SEC-Goldman news changed…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 24, 2009 at 11:15 AM EST

Financials Right Under Key Technical Alert Levels (BAC, JPM, WFC, GS, C, FAS, XLF, FAZ)

Earlier this week came an alert that a technical event was likely to be seen in the major money center…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 13, 2009 at 2:03 PM EDT

Top Financial Earnings on Deck (JPM, GS, C, BAC, PRSP, FAS, FAZ)

This week is the week we have 6 DJIA components reporting earnings as the first real week of earnings season,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 1, 2009 at 1:52 PM EDT

Inverse-Leverage ETFs Regain Favor As S&P Breaks 1,000 (FAZ, SKF, SDS, DUG, SRS)

It was just last week that the DJIA was on its eighth consecutive day of a rally and the junkiest…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM EDT

ETFs/ETNs Becoming Hybrid Closed-End Funds (USO, UNG, DBO, DXO, GAZ, GSG, GS, MS, GLD, SLV, JJC, FAS, FAZ)

Two months ago it was a carnal sin to suggest that certain exchange-traded funds or notes which track commodities would…