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Wall Street was upbeat last week. The S&P 500 gained 1.4%, the Dow Jones added 0.04% and the Nasdaq advanced 2.3% last week. The S&P 500 reached a historic milestone. It hit the 5,000-mark for the first time ever.
Despite the market's speculation regarding potential interest rate cuts, Fed officials reiterated their cautious approach. Boston Fed President Susan Collins emphasized that rate cuts could be on the horizon "later this year."
However, the central bank would require additional evidence of inflation cooling before taking such actions. This stance underscores that the Fed is also weighing the options of rate cuts – a monetary policy stance investors are craving for.
About two-thirds of S&P 500 firms are out with their earnings results this season. On average, these results have surpassed Wall Street expectations, contributing to the positive sentiment in the market.
Notably, the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA), which account for almost 30% of the S&P 500 index, have come up with upbeat results this season.
In prominent earnings release, Disney (DIS) announced a significant increase in its cash dividend by 50%, alongside the release of its fiscal first-quarter earnings report, which surpassed expectations. Meta also declared its first-ever dividend this reporting season (read: Focus on Disney ETFs Post Q1 Earnings Beat).
Bitcoin prices jumped about 11% last week. Bitcoin’s recent rally was helped by record highs for stocks as investors’ risk appetite grew. Plus, the recent approval of bitcoin ETFs helped the rally.
T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF (NVDX - Free Report) – Up 18.2%
The red-hot stock gained 5.7% last week. With an Earnings ESP of +5.72% and Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), the stock is expected to come up with earnings beat this month. This is especially true given the company’s increasing investments into AI and several peer chip companies coming up with upbeat earnings this reporting season.
The semiconductor sector is performing well this year, driven by the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Most biggies in the sector have come up with upbeat earnings this season (read: Semiconductor ETFs Look Well Poised Post Q4 Earnings).
Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2x Shares (CHAU - Free Report) – Up 12.4%
Chinese stocks are showing signs of bottoming out as the government intervened to shore up the market. The so-called national team of state-backed institutions poured money into the market through the purchase of exchange-traded funds and short-selling regulations were tightened further. The Shanghai Composite Index gained momentum last week, heading into the Lunar New Year break. The roughly 5% weekly gain of that index was the highest in 15 months.
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
Wall Street was upbeat last week. The S&P 500 gained 1.4%, the Dow Jones added 0.04% and the Nasdaq advanced 2.3% last week. The S&P 500 reached a historic milestone. It hit the 5,000-mark for the first time ever.
Despite the market's speculation regarding potential interest rate cuts, Fed officials reiterated their cautious approach. Boston Fed President Susan Collins emphasized that rate cuts could be on the horizon "later this year."
However, the central bank would require additional evidence of inflation cooling before taking such actions. This stance underscores that the Fed is also weighing the options of rate cuts – a monetary policy stance investors are craving for.
About two-thirds of S&P 500 firms are out with their earnings results this season. On average, these results have surpassed Wall Street expectations, contributing to the positive sentiment in the market.
Notably, the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA), which account for almost 30% of the S&P 500 index, have come up with upbeat results this season.
In prominent earnings release, Disney (DIS) announced a significant increase in its cash dividend by 50%, alongside the release of its fiscal first-quarter earnings report, which surpassed expectations. Meta also declared its first-ever dividend this reporting season (read: Focus on Disney ETFs Post Q1 Earnings Beat).
Against this backdrop, below we highlight a few best-performing inverse/leveraged ETFs of last week (read: S&P 500 About to Hit 5,000: More Reasons for Further ETF Rally).
ETFs in Focus
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD - Free Report) – Up 25.2%
Natural gas touched a 42-month low, hinting potential for further decline amidst bearish sentiment and moving average confirmation, as quoted on fxempire.com. The resilience of short sellers, lack of new buying interest in anticipation of warmer-than-normal temperatures in the United States, and expectations of increased output pressurized the commodity.
2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX - Free Report) – Up 21.6%
Bitcoin prices jumped about 11% last week. Bitcoin’s recent rally was helped by record highs for stocks as investors’ risk appetite grew. Plus, the recent approval of bitcoin ETFs helped the rally.
T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF (NVDX - Free Report) – Up 18.2%
The red-hot stock gained 5.7% last week. With an Earnings ESP of +5.72% and Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), the stock is expected to come up with earnings beat this month. This is especially true given the company’s increasing investments into AI and several peer chip companies coming up with upbeat earnings this reporting season.
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (SOXL - Free Report) – Up 16.9%
The semiconductor sector is performing well this year, driven by the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Most biggies in the sector have come up with upbeat earnings this season (read: Semiconductor ETFs Look Well Poised Post Q4 Earnings).
Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2x Shares (CHAU - Free Report) – Up 12.4%
Chinese stocks are showing signs of bottoming out as the government intervened to shore up the market. The so-called national team of state-backed institutions poured money into the market through the purchase of exchange-traded funds and short-selling regulations were tightened further. The Shanghai Composite Index gained momentum last week, heading into the Lunar New Year break. The roughly 5% weekly gain of that index was the highest in 15 months.