Energy ETFs Hit A Snag as Oil Prices Enter Bear Market

The UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares (NYSEArca: DUG) takes two times the inverse, or -200%, daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index. More aggressive traders can take a look at the Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares (NYSEArca: ERY), which reflects three times the inverse, or -300%, daily performance of the energy select sector index.

Moreover, the recently launched Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bear Shares (NYSEArca: DRIP) takes the -3x, or -300%, daily performance of the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index.

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“I would be very cautious here, in terms of energy. Shorts should use the top of the wedge, $70, as a stop. If I were long, I would get hedges into play now. I do think the $58 to $62 range will develop as a new trading range should the breakdown continue. My inclination would be to anticipate a bounce back into the $67 to $68 area first, and then a fade into a new range,” according to TheStreet.

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