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Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (JDST)

Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
27.74 USD -1.60 (-5.453%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 27.89 +0.15 (0.541%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:15 p.m. EDT

JDST is a highly volatile and leveraged inverse ETF designed for short-term bearish exposure to the Junior Gold Miners Index. The recent price history shows significant fluctuations, with a sharp decline in the last few days. The high dividend yield is attractive, but the sustainability of these dividends is questionable given the volatile nature of the underlying assets. The options activity suggests a bearish outlook, with speculators positioning for a potential decline, which could indicate a buying opportunity for short-term traders. However, long-term investors should be cautious due to the high volatility and the uncertain fundamentals of the underlying junior miners.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.330679
AutoETS0.383571
AutoARIMA0.399839
MSTL0.415107

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 24.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.129
Excess Kurtosis -1.27

As of April 11, 2026, 3:15 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates a mix of bearish and bullish sentiment. The high IV and significant OI in puts suggest that speculators are anticipating a potential decline in price, while the presence of calls with high volume and OI indicates some bullish positioning. The IV spikes and major OI walls on the put side suggest increased uncertainty and a potential for further downside. However, the presence of ATM anchors and new flows in calls indicate that there is still some confidence in the short-term direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.43% 4.64% 4.71% 3.17%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.616 1.431559
2025-12-23 0.440 0.933771
2025-09-23 1.180 1.285048
2025-06-24 1.920 0.986272
2025-03-25 4.380 1.371183
2024-12-23 3.760 0.667421
2024-09-24 7.080 1.559073
2024-06-25 11.400 1.588202
2024-03-19 18.000 1.676813
2023-12-21 4.800 0.505839
2023-09-19 16.200 1.297559
2023-06-21 10.400 0.835838
2023-03-21 21.400 1.687207
2020-03-24 230.000 2.425365
2019-12-23 135.000 0.260620
2019-09-24 285.000 0.522030
2019-06-25 235.000 0.210793
2019-03-19 890.000 0.553660
2018-12-27 460.000 0.204879
2018-09-25 900.000 0.288926
2018-06-19 70.000 0.032274
2014-12-11 3800000.000 6.289323
2014-06-24 8000.000 0.017396
Additional Data
dividendYield 12.06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 337,800,000.0
All Time Low 22.8
Ask 27.98
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 642,110
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,652,748
Average Volume 1,652,748
Average Volume10Days 642,110
Beta3 Year -1.14
Bid 27.68
Bid Size 200
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 28.01
Day Low 26.14
Dividend Yield 12.06
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 32.8192
Fifty Day Average Change -5.079199
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.15476304
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -88.03279
Fifty Two Week High 284.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -256.46002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.90239275
Fifty Two Week Low 22.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.9400005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2166667
Fifty Two Week Range 22.8 - 284.2
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,380,807,000,000
Five Year Average Return -0.55733633
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Direxion Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,380,758,400
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 index tracks the performance of domestic and foreign, including developing and emerging, small- and mid-capitalization companies that are involved in the gold and silver mining industry. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in swap agreements, futures contracts, or short positions, that, in combination, provide 2X daily inverse (opposite) or short exposure to the index or to ETFs that track the index, consistent with the fund’s investment objective. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_246255807
Nav Price 27.699
Net Assets 31,261,144.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.92
Open 27.77
Phone 866-476-7523
Post Market Change 0.14999962
Post Market Change Percent 0.54073405
Post Market Price 27.89
Post Market Time 1,776,470,084
Previous Close 29.34
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.6
Regular Market Change Percent -5.45331
Regular Market Day High 28.01
Regular Market Day Low 26.14
Regular Market Day Range 26.14 - 28.01
Regular Market Open 27.77
Regular Market Previous Close 29.34
Regular Market Price 27.74
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 844,651
Short Name Direxion Daily Junior Gold Mine
Source Interval 15
Symbol JDST
Three Year Average Return -0.69024134
Total Assets 31,261,144
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -33.47564
Trailing Three Month Returns -33.47564
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 85.3938
Two Hundred Day Average Change -57.6538
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.67515206
Type Disp ETF
Volume 844,651
Yield 0.12060001
Ytd Return -33.47564