ProShares UltraShort S&P500, managed by ProShare Advisors LLC, is an exchange-traded fund that aims to offer returns that are twice the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index. It primarily uses derivatives like futures and swaps to bet against the market, focusing on large-cap companies across various sectors. This fund is designed for investors looking for a way to potentially profit from declines in the S&P 500 index.
Just over one month ago we made the case that perhaps the best short since the heyday of the subprime mortgage debacle may be on the horizon. Our December 5 story identifying…
It was just last week that the DJIA was on its eighth consecutive day of a rally and the junkiest of companies were running rampant. But as the economic numbers started to…
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…
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…
We won’t go as far as to say that the DJIA and the S&P 500 are directly correlated even after the recent rebalance. However, there is one common notion on today’s weakness…
Are we in a Bear Market? If we aren’t it sure feels like one. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or the DJIA, is down some 7.9% to date in 2008 after a…
ETF Tickers: SRS, SDP, SSG, SJH, SZK, SDD, SKK, SKF, SDS, SCC, SJL, FXI, PGJ, HRD, IIH, RWR, ICF, ITB, EZA, UNG What’s an easy way to tell when the market had…
