Before Election Day, Traders Shied Away From Leveraged Brazil ETFs

By the time U.S. markets closed last Friday, EWZ was heading into Election Day with significant open interest in both calls and puts across various November strikes. [Final Pre-Election Look at Brazil ETFs]

BRZU’s bearish cousin, the Direxion Daily Brazil 3x Bear Shares (NYSEArca: BRZS), was closed last month. That is a shame because one can logically surmise that ETF, if it existed today, would be up 19% to 21%.

The ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped (NYSEArca: BZQ) is enjoying Monday as it is up 12.2% on volume that is already more than triple the daily average. Interestingly, BZQ has seen October inflows of almost $6 million, none of which came into the double-leveraged ETF last week.

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped