Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF

MSTX

Market cap $489M

The Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF offers 2x daily exposure to MicroStrategy, amplifying both gains and risks tied to bitcoin volatility. MSTR demonstrates prudent financial management by pausing bitcoin purchases at highs, innovating with preferred shares, and rewarding shareholders with dividends. MSTX's leveraged structure magnifies losses during volatile periods, making it unsuitable for long-term holding and best for short-term tactical trades.

The Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF offers leveraged exposure to Strategy, targeting 200% of MSTR's daily return. MSTX appeals to investors bullish on cryptocurrency adoption and seeking amplified returns from Bitcoin's and Strategy's price movements through leverage. Strategy is one of the largest owners of cryptocurrencies, with digital asset holdings exceeding $64.0B in the second-quarter.

Top Performing Leveraged/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.

Top Performing Leveraged/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.

Wall Street delivered mixed-to-downbeat performance last week thanks to Powell's warning of stagflation, rise of auto stocks on policy hopes, NVIDIA's $5.5B hit on export curb and upbeat retail sales.

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I have mixed feelings about non-productive, speculative assets like Bitcoin and have never given BTC itself a buy rating. These feelings also extend to MicroStrategy (now "Strategy"), which leverages debt to buy Bitcoin, emerging as a bullish, "leveraged" bet on BTC. The Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF offers even further leverage on MSTR, and therefore BTC. However, it is a very poor investment.

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On Friday, Defiance ETFs expanded its leveraged ETF lineup with the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RIOT ETF (RIOX). As expected from a leveraged ETF, RIOX looks to provide double the daily percentage change in the share price of Riot Platforms (RIOT).