Market Overview
U.S. stocks ended the session firm, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.63%, the S&P 500 adding 0.81%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbing 1.26%.
ETF performance reflected a risk-on backdrop, with leveraged growth and technology exposures showing relative strength while inverse products and volatility-linked strategies faded. Commodities were mixed as silver-related vehicles firmed and crude oil bull products lagged, and bond funds posted modest moves, led by convertibles. Cross-asset rotation favored equities over defensive sleeves.
Top 5 US ETF Gainers
Leverage Shares 2X Long CRCL Daily ETF (CRCG) climbed 71.94%. The fund targets twice the daily performance of financial technology company Circle, amplifying moves in the underlying single stock. Its leveraged structure translated share price momentum in Circle into outsized ETF returns for the day.
T-Rex 2X Long UPXI Daily Target ETF (PXIU) advanced 71.19%. The product is designed to deliver two times the daily return of consumer products company Upexi, providing amplified exposure to a single corporate issuer. Daily targeting mechanics magnify the underlying stock’s move through the fund’s 2x framework.
T-REX 2x Long CRCL Daily Target ETF (CCUP) gained 71.19%. This single-stock ETF aims to produce twice the daily return of financial technology company Circle. The strategy’s 2x leverage and daily reset can result in significant compounding effects when the underlying shares trend in one direction over the session.
ProShares Ultra CRCL (CRCA) added 70.23%. The fund seeks to double the daily performance of financial technology company Circle, using leverage to enhance moves in the underlying equity. As a daily leveraged product, it magnifies the stock’s intra-day trajectory into an amplified ETF outcome.
Tradr 2X Long NVTS Daily ETF (NVTX) rose 40.03%. The fund targets two times the daily return of power semiconductor manufacturer Navitas Semiconductor, offering focused, leveraged exposure to a single chipmaker. Its structure translates the company’s share price move into a larger daily ETF swing.
Top 5 US ETF Losers
T-REX 2X Inverse CRCL Daily Target ETF (CRCD) slid 71.10%. This single-stock ETF seeks to deliver minus-two times the daily performance of financial technology company Circle; an unfavorable move in the underlying equity drove amplified declines for the fund due to its inverse leverage and daily reset design.
Defiance Daily Target 2X Long LUNR ETF (LUNL) fell 32.10%. The fund aims to capture twice the daily performance of space exploration company Intuitive Machines, Inc. Its leveraged long construction can produce pronounced moves in either direction, with the day’s share price trajectory translating into a sizable ETF move.
GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF (CONI) declined 27.09%. The product targets minus-two times the daily performance of cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinbase The fund’s inverse leverage magnifies the underlying stock’s move in the opposite direction, resulting in an outsized swing over the session.
T-Rex 2X Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF (ETQ) retreated 24.32%. The strategy is designed to deliver minus-two times the daily performance of Ether, the cryptocurrency, providing leveraged short exposure to its price. The fund’s daily inverse mechanics magnify moves in the digital asset into amplified ETF shifts.
ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF (ETHD) eased 23.37%. The ETF seeks to produce minus-two times the daily performance of Ether, the cryptocurrency, using leverage to intensify inverse moves. Daily compounding and the fund’s -2x design can lead to sizeable single-day changes when the underlying asset trends.
Top 5 Equity Index ETFs
ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) gained 4.20%. The fund delivers three times the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, magnifying moves in a growth-heavy basket of large-cap technology and consumer services constituents through its 3x structure and daily reset.
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares (EDC) advanced 3.37%. The ETF seeks to provide three times the daily return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, leveraging broad exposure to developing market equities with a triple-leveraged approach that amplifies index-level shifts.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) added 3.00%. The fund tracks large- and mid-cap South Korea equities as defined by MSCI’s methodology, reflecting country-specific sector composition and index weighting. Its unlevered, market-cap-weighted design captured the day’s move in the Korea benchmark.
ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) rose 2.86%. The ETF targets twice the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, using 2x leverage to intensify changes in a concentrated growth index focused on technology, communications services, and consumer discretionary leaders.
VanEck ChiNext ETF (CNXT) advanced 2.51%. The fund provides exposure to China’s ChiNext market, emphasizing growth-oriented, innovative enterprises listed on Shenzhen’s board. Its index-linked approach mirrors this segment’s sector tilt and market-cap dynamics within China’s A-share ecosystem.
Top 5 Commodity ETFs
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO) climbed 2.23%. The fund seeks minus-two times the daily performance of Bloomberg’s crude oil benchmark, rising when oil prices weaken and translating daily inverse exposure into amplified moves through its -2x leverage.
ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) gained 2.18%. The ETF targets twice the daily performance of silver, intensifying moves in the metal via its 2x leverage. As a commodity-linked product, it directly reflects daily spot price dynamics in the underlying precious metal.
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 1.21%. The vehicle holds physical silver, providing a direct representation of the metal’s price changes. As a grantor trust, it tracks bullion value net of fees without leverage, mirroring silver’s session-to-session movement.
PROSHARES ULTRASHORT ENERGY (DUG) edged 0.95% higher. The fund seeks minus-two times the daily performance of an energy equity benchmark, benefiting when energy-related stocks soften. Its inverse leverage magnifies daily index declines into larger ETF shifts.
DB Gold Double Short Exchange Traded Notes (DZZ) rose 0.77%. This exchange-traded note aims to deliver minus-two times the daily change in gold prices, providing leveraged inverse exposure to the precious metal’s daily moves via a note-based structure.
Top 5 Industry ETFs
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares (FAS) advanced 5.01%. The fund provides three times the daily performance of a U.S. financials index, amplifying sector moves across banks, insurers, and diversified financials through its triple-leveraged design.
Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) climbed 4.86%. The ETF seeks three times the daily performance of a semiconductor equity benchmark, magnifying changes across chip designers, equipment makers, and fabrication leaders with its 3x leverage.
ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) gained 3.26%. The fund targets twice the daily performance of a U.S. financials index, enhancing sector-level moves across banking and insurance constituents via a 2x structure and daily reset.
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares (DRV) added 1.96%. The ETF aims to deliver minus-three times the daily performance of U.S. real estate equities, benefiting from its inverse leveraged design when REIT benchmarks soften during the session.
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rose 1.92%. The fund tracks the technology sector of the S&P 500, reflecting index weightings across software, semiconductors, hardware, and IT services. Its unlevered structure mirrors sector composition and daily movements.
Top 5 Bond ETFs
iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) increased 0.75%. The fund invests in convertible bonds that pair fixed income with embedded equity optionality, capturing the hybrid behavior of convertibles within a diversified, rules-based approach.
SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF (CWB) added 0.75%. This ETF holds U.S. convertible securities, tracking a Bloomberg index to reflect the segment’s blend of credit exposure and equity sensitivity through a broad basket methodology.
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) firmed 0.55%. The fund targets sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt issued in local currencies across emerging markets, mirroring an index that captures cross-country rates and FX exposures.
SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (EBND) gained 0.50%. The ETF follows an emerging markets local currency bond index, representing diversified sovereign exposures and currency-linked returns within a standardized rules-based framework.
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB) edged 0.49% higher. The fund tracks J.P. Morgan’s local currency emerging markets debt benchmark, reflecting country weightings, duration, and FX components inherent to the index methodology.
Conclusion
The session’s tone tilted risk-on, with leveraged long strategies in growth and technology leading, while inverse products across single-stock and crypto exposures lagged and volatility-linked funds softened. Equity strength outpaced defensive sleeves, commodities were mixed with silver-linked vehicles firmer and crude oil shorts gaining, and bond ETFs posted mild advances, led by convertibles. Dispersion between leveraged bull and inverse products underscored the day’s pro-risk skew and the concentration of leadership within technology-linked segments, alongside prominent single-stock ETF moves.
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