For you lovers of lots of risk with the potential for much greater reward, the Direxion 3x leveraged ETF’s may be right up your rally.  Since debuting in 2008 they have proven to be extremely popular, particularly with shorter term traders looking for a good hedging instrument or just a good old fashioned day trade.  Granted, there is considerable risk such as the fact they are leveraged 3x and the performance deteriorates over time in a non trending market.  That is they amplify returns on a daily basis only using complex financial instruments such as swaps and futures which are reset each day.  Over time, in a non-trending volatile market, returns can deviate quite a bit from the underlying index.  Suffice it to say that these are not buy and hold investments and should only be used by experienced traders who are able to monitor the market closely.

With that being said, here’s a list of the most popular Direxion 3x ETFs.  The lists are separated into two sections – bull and bear funds.

Direxion 3x Bull ETF Funds

These ETFs attempt to return 3x the daily move of the underlying index

Ticker	Direxion 3x ETF	Avg Shares Traded/Day	Trend Analysis
FAS	Financial Bull 3x	25 million	Analyze It!
TNA	Small Caps Bull 3x	8 million	Analyze It!
BGU	Large Caps Bull 3x	5 million	Analyze It!
ERX	Energy 3x Bull	2.8 million	Analyze It!
EDC	Emerging Markets Bull 3x	900K	Analyze It!
DRN	Real Estate Bull 3x	600K	Analyze It!
TYH	Technology Bull 3x	435K	Analyze It!
MWJ	Mid Cap Bull 3x	60K	Analyze It!
CZM	China Bull 3x	45K	Analyze It!
LBJ	Latin American Bull3x	45K	Analyze It!
TMF	30 Yr Treasury Bull	35K	Analyze It!

 

Direxion 3x Bear ETF Funds

These ETFs attempt to return 3x the daily inverse move of the underlying index

Ticker	Direxion 3x ETF	Avg Shares Traded/Day	Trend Analysis
FAZ	Financial Bear 3x	57 million	Analyze It!
TZA	Small Caps Bear 3x	26 million	Analyze It!
BGZ	Large Caps Bear 3x	7.5 million	Analyze It!
EDZ	Emerging Markets Bear 3x	6.6 million	Analyze It!
ERY	Energy Bear 3x	2.8 million	Analyze It!
DRV	Real Estate Bear 3x	2.6 million	Analyze It!
TYP	Technology Bear 3x	800K	Analyze It!
TMV	30 Year Treasury Bear 3x	100K	Analyze It!
MWN	Mid Cap Bear 3x	55K	Analyze It!
CZI	China Bear 3x	17K	Analyze It!