A little curiosity goes a long way
What if?
Give a future goal some shape, or see what happens when the same daily moves meet leverage. Every assumption is yours to change.
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Explore the verified leveraged ETF guide →A little curiosity goes a long way
Give a future goal some shape, or see what happens when the same daily moves meet leverage. Every assumption is yours to change.
Single stock. Multiple paths.
A stock can end where it started while daily leveraged and inverse exposure lose money. Change the path and watch compounding work.
2–60 daily changes. These are hypothetical, not market prices.
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100
98.18
98.18
94.55
Day 2. +1× stock: 100. +2× long daily: 98.18. -1× inverse daily: 98.18. -2× inverse daily: 94.55
+1× long
+0.00%
Underlying cumulative return
+2× long
-1.82%
Naïve 2× end return: 0.00%
-1× inverse
-1.82%
Naïve -1× end return: -0.00%
-2× inverse
-5.45%
Naïve -2× end return: -0.00%
Each day starts with the previous day’s closing balance. Long leverage amplifies the day’s move; inverse exposure reverses it. Neither promises a simple multiple over a longer holding period. This ideal model excludes tracking error, financing, trading costs, taxes and dividends. The 1× stock line has no fund expense.
A path that exhausts capital stays at zero. An actual fund may terminate or behave differently.