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Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares (LABU)

Trading--Leveraged Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
295.76 USD -35.47 (-10.709%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 296.75 +0.99 (0.335%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is defined by a violent divergence between sentiment and price action. While the price recently rallied to $341, the options market has constructed a formidable 'floor' of downside protection with heavy put open interest at strikes significantly below current levels. This suggests smart money is hedging against a rapid collapse, likely triggered by the inherent decay of a 3x leveraged ETF or sector rotation. The recent price surge appears to be a volatile spike rather than a sustainable trend, as the statistical forecast model shows very low confidence in any directional move. For a long-term holder, the multi-year trajectory is catastrophic, having lost over 90% of its value despite a single year of recovery; the business quality here is irrelevant given the compounding drag of leverage. The dividend yield is negligible and serves only as a distraction. This is a high-risk tactical play for volatility, not a buy-and-hold investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.097972
MSTL0.100175
AutoETS0.109054
AutoARIMA0.109075

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 1.09
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.517
Excess Kurtosis -0.83

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a sharp decline, evidenced by massive open interest walls in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 150-215) expiring in late August and September, which represent nearly 100% of total put volume. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes (320-350), suggesting a 'long gamma' setup where traders profit from volatility expansion or a bounce, but the sheer density of downside protection indicates a fear of a crash rather than a bullish breakout.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 0.65% 0.56% 0.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-23 0.910 0.529963
2025-09-23 0.103 0.121234
2025-06-24 0.219 0.372069
2025-03-25 0.107 0.140734
2024-06-25 0.150 0.129949
2024-03-19 0.161 0.124893
2023-12-21 0.210 0.199962
2023-09-19 0.040 0.046296
2023-06-21 0.180 0.131387
2019-12-23 0.100 0.008030
2019-09-24 0.220 0.030995
2019-06-25 0.740 0.082314
2019-03-19 2.200 0.177391
2018-12-27 1.920 0.321608
2018-09-25 1.900 0.098814
2018-06-19 0.380 0.017645
2017-12-13 2.660 0.182868
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.45

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 4,785.6
All Time Low 32.55
Ask 296.98
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 442,030
Average Daily Volume3 Month 515,117
Average Volume 515,117
Average Volume10Days 442,030
Beta3 Year 3.26
Bid 294.5
Bid Size 800
Category Trading--Leveraged Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 322.9899
Day Low 294.7
Dividend Yield 0.45
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 276.2
Fifty Day Average Change 19.559998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07081824
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 288.13647
Fifty Two Week High 341.93
Fifty Two Week High Change -46.169983
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13502759
Fifty Two Week Low 71.88
Fifty Two Week Low Change 223.88
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 3.1146357
Fifty Two Week Range 71.88 - 341.93
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,432,819,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.2364847
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -35.47
Fullday Change Percent -10.7086
Fullday Price 296.75
Fund Family Direxion Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,432,771,200
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 in financial instruments, such as swap agreements, securities of the index, and ETFs that track the index, that, in combination, provide 3X daily leveraged exposure to the index, consistent with the fund's investment objective. The index is designed to measure the performance of the biotechnology sub-industry based on the Global Industry Classification Standards ("GICS"). The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_295054277
Nav Price 330.516
Net Assets 494,373,120.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.96
Open 322.785
Phone 866-476-7523
Post Market Change 0.98999023
Post Market Change Percent 0.33472756
Post Market Price 296.75
Post Market Time 1,787,961,358
Previous Close 331.23
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -35.47
Regular Market Change Percent -10.7086
Regular Market Day High 322.9899
Regular Market Day Low 294.7
Regular Market Day Range 294.7 - 322.9899
Regular Market Open 322.785
Regular Market Previous Close 331.23
Regular Market Price 295.76
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 528,702
Short Name Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull
Source Interval 15
Symbol LABU
Three Year Average Return 0.5152734
Total Assets 494,373,120
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 28.13617
Trailing Three Month Returns 28.13617
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 195.4712
Two Hundred Day Average Change 100.2888
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.51306176
Type Disp ETF
Volume 528,702
Yield 0.0045
Ytd Return 42.79918