How does Volatility Shares’ ETHU Work?

On June 4th, 2024, Volatility Shares introduced ETHU, an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) offering 2X leverage on the daily percentage moves of the ether cryptocurrency. This post will review ETHU’s architecture, operational characteristics, likely risks, possible rewards, and potential trading strategies.  A simulation of ETHU back to 2017 provides some insight on how this Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) might perform in the future. Before we …

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How Does BITX, Volatility Shares’ 2X Leveraged Bitcoin Strategy Fund Work?

On June 27th,2023 Volatility Shares introduced BITX, the first 2X leveraged Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund.  This post will review BITX’s architecture, operational characteristics, likely risks, possible rewards, and potential trading strategies.  A simulation of BITX back to 2014 provides some data on how this Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) might perform in the future. Before we get into the specifics of how BITX works, I’m disclosing …

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