ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 (SPXU)

Update 5/25/2018: SPXU underwent a 4:1 reverse stock split on May 24. Here is the updated basis:

I have entered a shares position in SPXU, a triple-leveraged inverse fund based on the S&P 500 index.

The Fisher Transform on the S&P 500 signaled a downtrend this morning on the daily chart, a profitable direction for inverse funds.

The trade, with the basis reflecting the price prior to the May 24 4:1 reverse split:

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, May 15, 2018

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