
This fund aims to provide daily investment returns that are the inverse of the Japanese yen's day-to-day performance relative to the U.S. dollar, magnified by a factor of two (-2x). These outcomes are measured before any fees or expenses are applied.
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The dollar hit a six-week high amid Iran deal uncertainty. ETFs tied to the dollar may gain, while gold and emerging markets could struggle.

ProShares UltraShort Yen (NYSEARCA:YCS - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,109 shares, a growth of 104.1% from the December 15th total of 8,384 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 25,167

Japan stocks are rallying on the BoJ's dovish stance & Takaichi's pro-growth push. Play the trend via ETFs DXJ, DBJP, HEWJ, and YCS.

The “real” policy rate is massively negative, with the new policy rate of 0.25% far below Core CPI of 2.6%. When QT reaches about ¥3 trillion per month in 2026, it would represent a reduction of its JGB holdings of about 0.5% per month.

A weak yen is unlikely to end the positive momentum in Japanese equities. The drivers of the recent rally remain, so we stay overweight Japanese stocks.