Against the current: Markets slid, yet ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares went up and made this list of yesterday's top etfs gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones shed 0.77% and closed at 32,800. S&P 500 slipped 0.73% and closed at 4,115.24.
This down-slide takes place while United States macroeconomics indicators data published earlier are pointing downward as well — United States Crude Oil Inventories fell short of the -920,000 projections, with new data of -12.46 million.
Despite markets falling yesterday, some etfs managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF is growing its five-day winning streak by closing at $3.53, gaining 21 cents.
After finishing Tuesday at $3.32, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF went up to $3.58 before paring its losses and closing at $3.53.
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares | Closed +5.27% at $17.57
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares has fallen back around 79.15% from the significant high of $80.05 set 7 months ago.
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | Up 4.23% to $7.63 yesterday
Having set a significant low of $seven 7 days ago, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF is trading 4.57% higher.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas | Closed +5.4% at $3.32
11 months ago ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas reached a significant high of $131.79 but has consequently lost 97.61% since then.