The fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements, futures contracts, short positions or other financial instruments that, in combination, provide inverse (opposite) or short leveraged exposure to the index equal to at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus borrowing for investment purposes). The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index. The fund is non-diversified.
When stock market indexes experience sharp drawdowns, it can hit traders swiftly and unexpectedly. That said, market navigators can prepare themselves and potentially profit using inverse ETFs; two ETFs in particular from Direxion Investments.
As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear market funds can be appealing during periods of economic downturn due to their potential to produce returns against market movements, these funds can also be exceptionally volatile and risky.
As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear market funds can be appealing during periods of economic downturn due to their potential to produce returns against market movements, these funds can also be exceptionally volatile and risky.
The S&P 500 has been touching new highs after a rocky start to the first quarter of 2024, and is doing the same thing again at the start of Q2. While market corrections will happen invariably, it's a reminder that traders can always take advantage of any short-term weakness.
Increased optimism in rate cuts may be slowly dissipating as the economy continues to run hot and inflation remains sticky. That opens opportunities in bearish exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investors continue hoping for a rate cut that may not come as quickly as they had hoped for.
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares ETF is a popular instrument for shorting the market, but its daily -3X leverage factor causes drift. The reason why leveraged ETFs drift. Biotechnology, semiconductors, and precious metals ETFs show the largest drifts.
As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear market funds can be appealing during periods of economic downturn due to their potential to produce returns against market movements, these funds can also be exceptionally volatile and risky.
Any sliver of news that feeds into the higher-for-longer interest rates narrative will be an unwelcome guest for tech bulls. For traders looking to feed off bearishness, it's an opportunity to take advantage of inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The markets these days have been especially sensitive to economic data, as any indication of weakness could mean rate cuts may finally be close. That, in effect, should also push the S&P 500 to even higher heights.
Investors have been basking in the sunlight of a year-end market rally in 2023 that appears to be continuing in 2024 after a slow start to January. However, a Fed that's keeping rates steady amid hotter-than-expected inflation is allowing volatility to spike, but offers a potential inverse ETF play for traders.
Just a few weeks into 2024, Wall Street banks are already increasing their year-end S&P 500 forecasts despite a low start. Strategists at UBS now expect the index to reach 300 points higher than their original forecast.