Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares (AAPU)Trading--Leveraged Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
32.22 USD
+32.22
(2.059%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:11 p.m. EDT
This is not a stock; it is a volatility leveraged instrument rewarded for daily swings. The massive dividend yield (10%+) is a feature, not a bug—it rewards the churn resulting from leveraged decay and periodic distributions. However, short-term price action appears constructive, with options flow building a Call wall at risk-reward levels while hedges sit slightly below. For a short-term swing trade, the outlook is mildly bullish (4/5) provided Apple doesn't gap down, but for any long-term hold, this is a 5/0 trap: the compounding drag and volatility decay will inevitably erode capital regardless of the underlying stock's health, making the infinite dividend return irrelevant against the terminal decline. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.053670 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.053738 |
| MSTL | 0.054018 |
| AutoTheta | 0.058047 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.43 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.338 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.82 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 38.65 |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:11 p.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning cautiously bullish in the near term. For the May 15 expiration, Call OI is significantly skewed toward ITM (612 vs 342), indicating a floor at current levels, while Put volume shows distinct new flow (58 contracts) at the 24 strike, suggesting some fear of downside to 20-24. For longer tenors (Jan/Jan), there is a clear 'bullish asymmetry' in option flow: massive Call OI walls exist at higher strikes (40-50 range) compared to debilitated Put OI. While deep OTM puts show IV spikes (intrinsic value is low), the pure volume/OI flow suggests a bet on volatility expansion and directional moves higher rather than a crash. The total exp volume is light, reflecting the leveraged ETF's nature.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.62% | 8.50% | 9.56% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | 0.173 | 0.624774 |
| 2025-12-23 | 0.186 | 0.554234 |
| 2025-12-10 | 2.172 | 6.152733 |
| 2025-09-23 | 0.221 | 0.732859 |
| 2025-06-24 | 0.084 | 0.433146 |
| 2025-03-25 | 0.243 | 0.922703 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.295 | 0.822025 |
| 2024-12-12 | 4.630 | 13.626700 |
| 2024-09-24 | 0.282 | 0.964965 |
| 2024-06-25 | 0.198 | 0.770794 |
| 2024-03-19 | 0.084 | 0.449815 |
| 2023-12-21 | 0.272 | 1.232278 |
| 2023-09-19 | 0.146 | 0.736833 |
| 2023-06-21 | 0.140 | 0.667128 |
| 2023-03-21 | 0.078 | 0.453607 |
| 2022-12-20 | 0.121 | 0.912780 |
| 2022-09-20 | 0.010 | 0.056727 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 43.099 |
| All Time Low | 15.55 |
| Ask | 32.28 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,515,530 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,297,221 |
| Average Volume | 2,297,221 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,515,530 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.51 |
| Bid | 32.2 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Category | Trading--Leveraged Equity |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 32.52 |
| Day Low | 31.58 |
| Dividend Yield | 10.1 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.83361197 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 29.9102 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.309801 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07722453 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 49.860466 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 40.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.20835379 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.84 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.380001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.62399197 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.84 - 40.7 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,660,051,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | Direxion Funds |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,659,916,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of AAPL and financial instruments, such as swap agreements and options, that, in combination, provide 2X daily leveraged exposure to AAPL, consistent with the fund’s investment objective. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1793225848 |
| Nav Price | 31.589 |
| Net Assets | 145,960,112.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.96 |
| Open | 31.58 |
| Phone | 866-476-7523 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.5300007 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -1.6449431 |
| Pre Market Price | 31.69 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,758,849 |
| Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 32.22 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.05892 |
| Regular Market Day High | 32.52 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 31.58 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 31.58 - 32.52 |
| Regular Market Open | 31.58 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 32.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,668,432 |
| Short Name | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | AAPU |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2035632 |
| Total Assets | 145,960,112 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | NaN |
| Trailing P E | 38.651077 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -15.92259 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -15.92259 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.4834 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.7366009 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.056968737 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,668,432 |
| Yield | 0.101 |
| Ytd Return | -15.92259 |