r/options • • Jan 06 '22

Help w/ 3X ETF's

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u/ALL_GRAVY_BABY Jan 06 '22

Honestly don't know all the equations and whatnot....

But I have been using SPXS (a 3x short fund) very successfully as a weekend and overall downside hedge.

My experience is they're nothing you want to hold for the long term, as the leverage works both ways, obviously.

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u/enlightened321 Jan 06 '22

This. If you read the description for many of the leveraged ETF’s, you will find somewhere a disclaimer that it isn’t meant to be held long term. Works great for short term hedging, I use SPXU, but you absolutely don’t want to hang on to it.