Two months ago it was a carnal sin to suggest that certain exchange-traded funds or notes which track commodities would start trading more like a closed-end fund based upon supply and demand…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to issue an Investor Alert yesterday called “Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: Specialized Products with Extra Risks for Buy-and-Hold Investors”…. This…
The movement against, or at least a move to better quantify, leveraged ETFs is still going. In fact, it is becoming more clear. While this is not against any single leveraged ETF…
There may be some misconceptions out in the market over an inquiry into the leveraged ETF universe. The Massachusetts Secretary of State has inquired into the sales, marketing, and disclosure practices of…
When we first floated the notion that Direxion may need to consider conducting a reverse stock split on its two Triple-Leverage cult ETFs for the financial sector, this was a notion that…
Direxion has issued its semi-annual report for its triple leverage ETF holders and there are some interesting revelations here. While there are many others covered, we wanted to demonstrate some of the…
ProShares already has double leverage ETFs for investors and traders alike. It now has launched two new Triple-Leverage ETFs. The UltraPro S&P500 (NYSE: UPRO) is meant to offer 300% of the daily…
We have been large fans of exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded notes, and other exchange-traded instruments which are open for trade throughout the day that are allowed to be invested in just like a…
The triple-leverage financial ETFs of Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) and Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ) are getting to deal with yet another potential wrench in…
This was a week of profit taking and a probable realization that a move of 30% and more from the lows in March was probably a bit much in the face of…
The triple leverage ETF’s, the Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) and Direxion Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ), are perhaps the most volatile of all financial-stock ETF’s. This morning they…
To call the triple-leverage financial ETF of the Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) volatile would be the understatement of the year. It has become the day trading instrument of choice…
Direxion is at it again with triple-leverage ETFs. If you love trading the financial stocks for triple leverage via the Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) or shorting them with triple…
Day traders, ETF investors, hedgers, swing traders, and more have been using the Direxion financial leveraged ETF’s as their go-to trades in the financial sector. Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS)…
Since Monday, when several news items (1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) said it would be profitable, 2. Fed Chairman Bernanke addressed mark-to-market issues, and 3. Barney Frank said he expects to see the…
