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Direxion Daily MSFT Bear 1X Shares (MSFD)

Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
12.89 USD -0.08 (-0.617%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.88 -0.01 (-0.013%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:33 p.m. EDT

Despite 'Mag 7' rally headlines, MSFD's mechanics and options data scream relief or reversal. With MSFD trading near its 50-day average while recent price action shows a clear downtrend (-7.96% from the 50-day avg), the 1X inverse leverage is acting as a steroid for the underlying decline. The options market is pricing in a drop (high put IV) despite the bullish noise. This is a contrarian play; the momentum is bearish, making the bear 1X share a risky 'long' bet on sustained weakness in a sector that otherwise looks strong.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.174833
AutoETS0.181338
AutoARIMA0.181340
AutoTheta0.187229

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 2.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.023
Excess Kurtosis 1.58

As of April 18, 2026, 10:33 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates significant speculative positioning for downside protection. ATM call IV is depressed (0.79), while ATM put IV is elevated (1.6), suggesting fear of a drop despite underlying MSFT strength headlines. There is notable OI concentration at $15.00 strikes for both calls and puts, creating a volatility pivot around the upper range, but the immediate flow is heavily skewed towards hedging an anticipated decline (high put volume relative to call volume for near-term expirations). The low total expiring volume suggests traders are positioning for existing trends rather than initiating fresh directional trades.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 3.06% 4.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.081 0.552373
2025-12-23 0.082 0.722178
2025-09-23 0.107 0.989285
2025-06-24 0.089 0.797850
2025-03-25 0.106 0.755095
2024-12-23 0.150 1.173644
2024-09-24 0.110 0.852458
2024-06-25 0.223 1.830132
2024-03-19 0.129 1.001554
2023-12-21 0.169 1.172833
2023-09-19 0.221 1.359964
2023-06-21 0.190 1.193726
2023-03-21 0.109 0.562595
2022-12-20 0.162 0.730643
2022-12-08 0.015 0.069145
2022-09-20 0.010 0.043751
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.42

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 28.89
All Time Low 10.06
Ask 12.91
Ask Size 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,123,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,500,350
Average Volume 1,500,350
Average Volume10Days 1,123,640
Beta3 Year -1.05
Bid 12.88
Bid Size 7
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 12.96
Day Low 12.625
Dividend Yield 2.42
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.99764
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1076393
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.07913043
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.106735
Fifty Two Week High 15.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9699993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18726352
Fifty Two Week Low 10.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2813121
Fifty Two Week Range 10.06 - 15.86
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,662,643,800,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Direxion Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,662,422,400
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 fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of the it’s net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in financial instruments, including swap agreements and options, that, in combination, provide 1X daily inverse (opposite) or short exposure to MSFT, consistent with the fund’s investment objective. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Direxion Daily MSFT Bear 1X Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1791146309
Nav Price 12.895
Net Assets 6,636,842.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.02
Open 12.83
Phone 866-476-7523
Post Market Change -0.013100624
Post Market Change Percent -0.10163401
Post Market Price 12.8769
Post Market Time 1,776,470,367
Previous Close 12.97
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.616807
Regular Market Day High 12.96
Regular Market Day Low 12.625
Regular Market Day Range 12.625 - 12.96
Regular Market Open 12.83
Regular Market Previous Close 12.97
Regular Market Price 12.89
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 1,470,727
Short Name Direxion Daily MSFT Bear 1X ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol MSFD
Three Year Average Return -0.112454005
Total Assets 6,636,842
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 28.7665
Trailing Three Month Returns 28.7665
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.938685
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9513149
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07968339
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,470,727
Yield 0.0242
Ytd Return 28.7665