JohnCM Investment Corner

[JohnCM]

PROTECTION

It seems 8 out of 10 analysts expect the DOW to retest recent LOWS or at least give us the impression that it is going to try to. After an epic bounce, we might be tempted to turn BULLISH. BUT, this might be a BEAR TRAP.

INVERSE ETN

BIS — ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology*
CROC — ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar*
DDG — ProShares Short Oil & Gas
DOG — ProShares Short Dow30
DPK — Direxion Daily MSCI Developed Markets Bear 3X Shares*
DRIP — Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bear 3X Shares* NOW 2X
DUG — ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas*
DUST — Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares* NOW 2X
DXD — ProShares UltraShort Dow30*
EDZ — Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares*
EEV — ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets*
EFU — ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE*
EFZ — ProShares Short MSCI EAFE
ERY — Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares* NOW 2X
EUM — ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets
EUO — ProShares UltraShort Euro*
EWV — ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan*
FAZ — Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares*
FINZ — ProShares UltraPro Short Financial Select Sector* CLOSING UNSPECIFIED REASON
FXP — ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50*
GASX — Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3X Shares*
GLL — ProShares UltraShort Gold*
KOLD — ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas*
LABD — Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X Shares*
MIDZ — Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bear 3X Shares*
MYY — ProShares Short MidCap400
MZZ — ProShares UltraShort MidCap400*
OILD — ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil*
PSQ — ProShares Short QQQ
PST — ProShares UltraShort 7-10 Year Treasury*
QID — ProShares UltraShort QQQ*
REK — ProShares Short Real Estate
REW — ProShares UltraShort Technology*
RUSS — Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X Shares*
RWM — ProShares Short Russell2000
RXD — ProShares UltraShort Health Care*
SAGG — Direxion Daily Total Bond Market Bear 1X Shares
SBB — ProShares Short SmallCap600
SBM — ProShares Short Basic Materials
SCC — ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services*
SCO — ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil*
SDD — ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600*
SDOW — ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30*
SDP — ProShares UltraShort Utilities*
SDS — ProShares UltraShort S&P500*
SEF — ProShares Short Financials
SH — ProShares Short S&P500
SIJ — ProShares UltraShort Industrials*
SJB — ProShares Short High Yield
SMDD — ProShares UltraPro Short MidCap400*
SMN — ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials*
SOXS — Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares*
SPXS — Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares*
SPXU — ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500*
SQQQ — ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ*
SRS — ProShares UltraShort Real Estate*
SRTY — ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000*
SSG — ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors*
SVXY — ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures
SZK — ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods*
TBF — ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury
TBT — ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury*
TBX — ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury
TECS — Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares*
TMV — Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares*
TTT — ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury*
TWM — ProShares UltraShort Russell2000*
TYBS — Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 1X Shares
TYNS — Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bear 1X Shares
TYO — Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares*
TZA — Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares*
UDN — Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund
YCS — ProShares UltraShort Yen*
YXI — ProShares Short FTSE China 50
ZBIO — ProShares UltraPro Short Nasdaq Biotechnology*
ZSL — ProShares UltraShort Silver*

INVERSE

BNKD — MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index –3X Inverse Leveraged*
BNKZ — MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index –2X Inverse Leveraged*
DFVS — iPath US Treasury 5-year Bear
DGAZ — VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas*
DGLD — VelocityShares 3x Inverse Gold*
DLBR — VelocityShares Short LIBOR
DLBS — iPath US Treasury Long Bond Bear
DRR — Market Vectors Double Short Euro*
DSLV — VelocityShares 3x Inverse Silver*
DTUS — iPath US Treasury 2-year Bear
DTYS — iPath US Treasury 10-year Bear
DWT — VelocityShares 3x Inverse Crude Oil*
EXIV — VelocityShares 1x Daily Inverse VSTOXX Futures
FLAT — iPath US Treasury Flattener
FNGD — MicroSectors FANG+ Index –3X Inverse Leveraged*
FNGZ — MicroSectors FANG+ Index –2X Inverse Leveraged*
GNAF — MicroSectors FANG+ Index Inverse
JDST - Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear NOW 2X
KNAB — MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index Inverse
NRGD — MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index –3X Inverse Leveraged*
NRGZ — MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index –2X Inverse Leveraged*
TAPR — Barclays Inverse U.S. Treasury Composite
WTID — UBS ETRACS ProShares Daily 3x Inverse Crude* EFFECTIVE REDEMPYION
XXVFF — iPath Inverse S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures
YGRN — MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index Inverse
ZIV — VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium-Term