Against the current: Markets slid, yet ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped, MicroSectors FANG+ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN went up and made this list of yesterday's top etfs gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq slipped 1.69% and closed at 11,400. Dow Jones shed 1.02% and closed at 32,817.
While price action maintains a negative bias, United States New Home Sales (Jan) released yesterday at 15:00 UTC with a figure of 670,000, while the previous figure was 625,000.
Despite markets falling yesterday, some etfs managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares | Closed +5.26% at $22.43
A bright session dominated by bullish sentiment helped SOXS to close $1.12 higher, while setting a $22.18 to $23 session range.
+6%: risk-on sentiment allowed FNGD to post 6% gain yesterday
After finishing Thursday at $27.53, MicroSectors FANG+™ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN went up to $30 before paring its losses and closing at $29.18.
+6.11%: BZQ ascends to $19.96 after adding 6.11% yesterday
After finishing Thursday at $18.81, ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped went up to $20.15 before paring its losses and closing at $19.96.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas | Up 8.96% to $5.96 yesterday
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas closed yesterday at $5.96 (with a daily low of $5.5) after ending Thursday at $5.47 and gaining 8.96%.