ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 ETF News

An update on inflation and the global energy situation. A look at how and why US recession indicators are picking up fast. Why a recession is unlikely to be a permanent cure for inflation.

The decline in the stock market this year was primarily caused by step 1, the deflation of a number of asset bubbles. This article covers why you shouldn’t buy this dip.

Do things “break” because of rate hikes, or do they break on their own? My view is that the main effect of policy rate changes is via the effect on the housing market.

If investors start selling before the declaration of a bear market/recession they will reduce the magnitude of the decline and forgo the opportunity to participate in a major future reversal

If we do have a recession sometime in the next twelve months, it doesn’t appear as though an unknown asset bubble is about to pop.

We use JPMorgan's Q1 2022 earnings call to look for clues as to how the economy is doing. Click here to see the results and whether JPM is a buy now.

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

Investors are betting that the recent pain in the stock market will intensify and are thus loading up ETFs against the market surge.

Bonds are a bit oversold and could be due for a bounce, but the more esoteric areas of the bond market are calling for a recession, with rate cuts to follow probably in 2023.

Economic stagnation arrives as the sugar rush of liquidity fades. Historically, when stocks have deviated from the underlying economy, the eventual resolution is lower stock prices.

MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X Leveraged ETN, Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares, Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares and UltraPro Short Rus

The appeal for leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs increased as these fetched outsized returns on quick market turns in a short span.

The appeal for leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs increased as these fetched outsized returns on quick market turns in a short span.

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

Sector rotation and rolling corrections continue, further complicating the investment backdrop. As the Fed starts to “taper”, no one can claim they were shocked. Read more here.