iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X Shares

BRZU provides 2x daily leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap Brazilian companies.

VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund

Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF

The first-round outcome is likely to buoy Bolsonaro, whose showing was better than polling had indicated. Lula has not specified how he would reduce Brazil's large current structural fiscal deficit or contain the expansion in public debt (78% of GDP).

Brazil's First-Round Election Results Increase Risk Of Gridlock In Congress, Posing Hurdles To Fiscal Consolidation

Brazilians remain polarized following this past weekend's inconclusive presidential election. While many analysts expect Lula to maintain the surprisingly narrow lead he garnered for the upcoming runoff vote, markets may remain rocky even under the assumption that a Lula win has largely been priced in.

Brazil Elections: Brace For Volatility But Look For Opportunities

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ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2x Shares

Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily Metal Miners Bull 2X Shares

Bank of Montreal - MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X Leveraged ETNs

MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3X Leveraged ETN

ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped

Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 07/31/2022

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Global X MSCI Argentina ETF

Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc

iShares MSCI Chile ETF

iShares MSCI Peru ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

Franklin FTSE Latin America ETF

Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF

First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund

Global X MSCI Colombia ETF

iShares MSCI Colombia ETF

iShares Latin America 40 ETF

Economies of Latin America and Caribbean have continued their strong post-pandemic rebound, but the winds are shifting as global financial conditions are tightening and commodity prices are reversing their upward trend, while inflationary pressures persist. The reopening of contact-intensive sectors, especially hospitality and travel, the unwinding of pandemic pent-up demand, and still favorable external financial conditions supported a solid expansion in the first half of the year, allowing services to catch up with manufacturing, and employment to reach pre-pandemic levels.

Shifting Global Winds Pose Challenges To Latin America

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Direxion Daily Oil Services Bull 2x Shares

ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF

Wall Street staged a rally last week on some upbeat earnings and expectations of slower Federal Reserve monetary tightening.

Best-Performing Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week

BRZU's tracking index is innately volatile. Until the outcome of the October elections, it is difficult to imagine a scenario where volatility dissipates.

BRZU: The Major Risks

A strong dollar and global inflation are supposed to keep down emerging markets (EM), but Brazil isn't listening. The Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X ETF (BRZU) is up over 50% and could keep on climbing if momentum stays in its favor.

This Bullish Brazil ETF Is Up Close to 50% YTD

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ProShares Decline of The Retail Store ETF

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily MSCI Mexico Bull 3X Shares

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary 

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 05/22/2022

ETFMG 2X Daily Alternative Harvest ETF

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 03/27/2022

The main disruption for Latin American traders comes from increased shipping costs and long delays to products arriving at their destinations. Latin American exporters of fruit, meat, and other perishables were not critically affected by delays until mid-2021, with perishable goods shipped through direct routes that often avoid bottlenecks.

Supply Chains Disruptions In Latin America

Brazil is a commodities powerhouse. An unpopular President is up for reelection.

BRZU For A Volatile Year Ahead In Brazil

Direxion Daily Latin America Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 01/16/2022

MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN

Wall Street just had a subdued week due to rising rate worries. But these leveraged ETFs offered more than 10% gains last week.

5 Leveraged ETF Areas That Are Up At Least 10% Last Week

BRZU follows a daily reset policy and returns could remain sub-par during highly volatile conditions. Brazilian equities appear to offer value.

Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2x Shares ETF: Assessing The Terrain

Brazilian assets have underperformed since the end of the second quarter, with weakness across all asset classes: FX, credit and rates. In credit, Brazil has widened a bit more than comparable stable BBs in Latin America since June.

Brazil: Back To The Bad Days?

The strength of emerging markets (EM) is typically tied to their currencies, and that's exactly what's happening with Brazil's real, making way for gains in the Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 3X ETF (BRZU). “Brazil's real is now at a more ‘favorable' level and is likely to strengthen much further, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said [.

As Brazil's Currency Strengthens, Snag Leveraged Exposure with ‘BRZU'

The Brazilian economy has been suffering from a double disease in the last few decades: a combination of anemia in productivity increases and an obesity of the public sector. On the one hand, the mediocre performance of productivity in Brazil in recent decades has limited its GDP growth potential.

How To Heal The Brazilian Economy

Economic re-opening plays need not be relegated to the United States. Brazil is rebounding amid a global vaccine deployment, leading the Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X ETF (BRZU) up 18% for the year.

2021 Outlook for Investing in Brazil, Latin America

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Wall Street was upbeat last week with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 adding 0.6%, 0.7%, 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively.

Top 4 Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week

Brazil Won't Be Dancing To Samba This Year

Considering the evidence that institutions are behind a large share of long-term increases in welfare standards, the benefits of OECD membership are high. Among the studied benefits are increases in trade and foreign direct investment, improvements in education, and better results in governance.

What Can Brazil Expect From Joining The OECD

ETF investors looking for a single-country opportunity can consider Latin America's largest economy: Brazil. For traders seeking to lever up profitability with double exposure, there's the Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 3X ETF (BRZU).

Lever Up in Brazil: ‘BRZU' Up 60% in 3 Months

Apart from the dramatic health implications, COVID-19 will also scar the Brazilian economy, including through a jump in its already high public-sector debt-to-GDP ratio in 2020. We depict different scenarios for GDP growth-cum-debt encompassing not only the short-term trajectory of the Brazilian economy (2020-22), but also different perspectives related to 2023-30.

Brazil At A Post-Pandemic Macroeconomic Crossroads

BRZU is trading at $63 and I believe it should be trading at $70 given the current economic conditions. Currently, the P/E Ratio is 12x or 4% below its normal trading range.

Using Double Leverage To Generate A Quick Alpha On Brazil

Unlike other central banks around the world such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, Brazil's Central Bank has just one responsibility: to keep inflation low.

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