Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares (NYSEARCA:LABU) Trading Up 5.5% – Should You Buy?

Shares of Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares (NYSEARCA:LABUGet Free Report) were up 5.5% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $268.86 and last traded at $268.86. Approximately 209,641 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 66% from the average daily volume of 616,241 shares. The stock had previously closed at $254.80.

Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares Stock Up 4.2%

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $218.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $187.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LABU. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares by 33.2% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 161,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,171,000 after purchasing an additional 40,157 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares by 664.7% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 58,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,445,000 after buying an additional 50,564 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares in the third quarter valued at about $3,208,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 22,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,650,000 after buying an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares during the third quarter worth about $1,757,000.

About Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares

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The Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares (LABU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Biotechnology Select Industry index. The fund provides daily 3 times exposure to the S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index. LABU was launched on May 28, 2015 and is managed by Direxion.

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