Leveraged Russia ETFs Loving Putin’s Shenanigans

In further proof that traders are taking to RUSL and RUSS, RUSL’s five-day volume expressed as a percentage of its 20-day average volume is tops among all leveraged Direxion funds while RUSS places third on that basis, Direxion data show.

In what may be something of a surprise, RSX has taken in over $254.3 million in new assets over the past month while RUSL is one of the leaders among Direxion’s bullish funds in terms of new creations. Then again, RUSS is one of the issuer’s better bearish ETFs regarding 30-day creations.

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