Monday, May 17, 2010

Inverse Oil ETFs peaking?

A look at inverse ETFs betting against crude oil. The short side has been successful lately, maybe too hot to keep rising. Crude could bounce here; already did intraday from $70 to a $72/barrel close.

DTO (PowerSharesDB Crude Oil Short) vs. USO (US Oil Fund)
I tossed in GLD, TMF (30-year Treasuries 3x) and SPY for good measure
YTD (daily)
2 day (hourly)

DUG (ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas) vs. USO
YTD (daily)
2 day (hourly)

SCO (ProShares UltraShort Crude Oil 2x) vs. XOI (NYSE Arca Oil Index)
Added euro (FXI) and SPY, as well
YTD (daily)
2 day (hourly)

I like looking at these inverse ETFs for future reference and study. But I would not bet against crude oil right now. The run may be done for bears, at least for the near term.

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