Share This Article

Facebook LinkedIn
Twitter Reddit
Print Email
Pinterest Gmail
Yahoo
Money Morning
×
  • Invest
    • Best Stocks to Buy
    • Stock Forecasts
    • Stocks to Sell Now
    • Stock Market Predictions
    • Technology Stocks
    • Best REITs to Buy Now
    • IPO Stocks
    • Penny Stocks
    • Dividend Stocks
    • Cryptocurrencies
    • Cannabis Investing
    • AI Investing
  • Trade
    • How to Trade Options
    • Best Trades to Make Now
    • Options Trading Strategies
    • Weekly Trade Recommendations
  • Retire
    • Income Investing Guide
    • Retirement Articles
  • More
    • Money Morning LIVE
    • Special Investing Reports
    • Our ELetters
    • Our Premium Services
    • Videos
    • Meet Our Experts
    • Profit Academy
    • Postcards
Login Archives Your Team About Us FAQ
  • Invest
    • Best Stocks to Buy
    • Stock Forecasts
    • Stocks to Sell Now
    • Stock Market Predictions
    • Technology Stocks
    • Best REITs to Buy Now
    • IPO Stocks
    • Penny Stocks
    • Dividend Stocks
    • Cryptocurrencies
    • Cannabis Investing
    • AI Investing
    ×
  • Trade
    • How to Trade Options
    • Best Trades to Make Now
    • Options Trading Strategies
    • Weekly Trade Recommendations
    ×
  • Retire
    • Income Investing Guide
    • Retirement Articles
    ×
  • More
    • Money Morning LIVE
    • Special Investing Reports
    • Our ELetters
    • Our Premium Services
    • Videos
    • Meet Our Experts
    • Profit Academy
    • Postcards
    ×
  • Subscribe
Enter stock ticker or keyword
×
Join 100,000+ Like-Minded Investors Today
Twitter
Tags: ETFs
Stocks: DGAZ, DSLV, DUST, DWT, JDST

Best ETF Performers of the Week (July 3-7, 2017)

By Stephen Mack, Associate Editor, Money Morning • July 10, 2017

Start the conversation

Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

You must be logged in to post a comment.

best ETF performers

Precious metals, oil, and natural gas dominate our 10 best ETF* performers of the week

Silver prices were down a hefty 7.2% for the week, making VelocityShares 3x Inverse Silver ETN (Nasdaq: DSLV) the big winner. The ultra-short silver fund gained 20.4%.

Gold was also down, dropping 2.6% after a 1.1% drop the week before. Two gold miner bear funds capitalized, with Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 3x Shares (NYSE Arca: JDST) gaining 20%, and Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3x Shares (NYSE Arca: DUST) gaining 12%. DUST was the only ETF to make the list for the second week in a row.

Natural gas and oil both fell, dropping 5.6% and 3.9%, respectively. That set the stage for big gains by inverse funds. VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN (NYSE Arca: DGAZ) gained 17.2% for the week. Velocity Shares 3x Inverse Crude Oil ETN (NYSE Arca: DWT) was up 11.3%, and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (NYSE Arca: SCO) was up 8%. Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 3x Shares (NYSE Arca: DRIP) benefited from both fuels' losses with an 11.4% gain.

Semiconductor companies reversed their fortunes last week. After its bear counterpart gained 14.8% the week before, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (NYSE Arca: SOXL) gained 5.4% last week. SOXL aims to perform at 300% of the daily returns of the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index.

*ETFs have a primary listing on a U.S. exchange and an average daily trading volume over 100,000. Data and analytics provided by FactSet.

Don't Miss: This investing strategy has delivered 217 double- and triple-digit peak-gain winners since 2011. And you can get access for just pennies a day. Learn more...

Follow Money Morning on Facebook and Twitter.

Here Are 10 “One-Click” Ways to Earn 10% or Better on Your Money Every Quarter

Appreciation is great, but it’s possible to get even more out of the shares you own. A lot more: you can easily beat inflation and collect regular income to spare. There are no complicated trades to put on, no high-level options clearances necessary. In fact, you can do this with a couple of mouse clicks – passive income redefined. Click here for the report…

Claim My Free Report

Stephen MackStephen Mack

About the Author

Browse Stephen's articles |

Stephen Mack has been writing about economics and finance since 2011. He contributed material for the best-selling books Aftershock and The Aftershock Investor. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

… Read full bio

Subscribe
Login
Notify of
guest

guest

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments


Latest News

September 28, 2023 • By Tom Gentile

What This Mystery Pattern Reveals about Trading Nvidia's Shocking Fall from Grace

September 28, 2023 • By Garrett Baldwin

It's Two O'clock Somewhere

September 27, 2023 • By Tom Gentile

The Grim Reality of the Fed's 'Higher-Than-Longer' Outlook
Trending Stories
ABOUT MONEY MORNING

Money Morning gives you access to a team of market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free. Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors.

QUICK LINKS
About Us COVID-19 Announcements How Money Morning Works FAQs Contact Us Search Article Archive Forgot Username/Password Archives Profit Academy Research Your Team Videos Text Messaging Terms of Use
FREE NEWSLETTERS
Total Wealth Research Power Profit Trades Penny Hawk Midday Momentum
PREMIUM SERVICES
Money Map Press Home Money Map Report Fast Fortune Club Weekly Cash Clock Microcurrency Trader Hyperdrive Portfolio Rocket Wealth Initiative Quantum Data Profits Flashpoint Trader Darknet Alpha Accelerators Brutus Alerts Resource Traders Alliance L.A.U.N.C.H. Investor Rob Roy Trader Long-Term Equity Profits

© 2023 Money Morning All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning.

Address: 1125 N Charles St. | Baltimore, MD, 21201 | USA | Phone: 888.384.8339 | Disclaimer | Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Whitelist Us | Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

wpDiscuz