TZA: Trade It By All Means But Don't Hold It

  • TZA is a 3x leveraged inverse ETF tracking the Russell 2000, designed for daily trading, not long-term investing. Holding TZA over multiple days leads to losses due to daily resets and derivative time decay, especially in volatile markets. TZA can be useful for short-term speculation or as a hedge, but it's unsuitable for buy-and-hold strategies.