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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 08/23/2026

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08/26/2026 | 23 VIEWS
Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last WeekThese were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.1. TEMT – Tradr 2X Long TEM Daily ETF TEMT ETF, which provides 2x exposure to the daily price movement of Tempus AI Inc. (TEM) stock topped the list with over 85% weekly gains. Tempus, the healthcare AI stock climbed last week due to positive clinical trial results from Merck and Moderna and bullish analyst activity. 2. XRPT – Volatility Shares Trust XRP 2X ETF XRPT, an actively managed fund, offering 2x the daily price participation in XRP using near-term futures and XRP-linked instruments, ranked second on the list returning ~83% in the last week. XRP ETF gained last week because of a massive surge in institutional inflows, a broader crypto market rally driven by U.S. Treasury policies, and major institutional disclosures like Goldman Sachs building large holdings. 3. ETHU – 2x Ether ETF ETHU ETF, which aims to provide 2x the daily price movements of Ether, made it to the Levered/ Inverse ETFs’ list with over 61% weekly gains. Ether prices surged last week due to a mix of higher market liquidity, political optimism, and strong institutional buying. 4. ETHT – ProShares Ultra Ether ETF ETHT, which tracks 2x the daily price movements of an index that measures the price of Ether, also featured on the list with over 61% weekly returns fueled by growing political optimism, and robust institutional inflows. 5. ETU – T-Rex 2X Long Ether Daily Target ETF ETU which aims to provide 2x leveraged exposure to the daily price movement of spot Ether (ETH) was another contender on the list with ~60% weekly gains. 6. MSTP – GraniteShares 2x Long MSTR Daily ETF MSTP was another candidate on the top levered ETFs list last week. It provides 2x leveraged exposure to the daily price movement for shares of Strategy stock, which gained last week due to a powerful surge in Bitcoin prices, a massive crypto short squeeze, and a large capital raise that built a multi-billion-dollar liquidity pool. 7. MSTX – Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF MSTX, which seeks to provide 2x leveraged exposure to the daily share price movement of Strategy Inc. (NYSE: MSTR), also made it to the list with ~59% returns in the last week. 8. MSTU – T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF MSTU, which aims to provide 2x leveraged exposure to the daily price movement of Strategy Inc. stock (NASDAQ: MSTR), was present on the list. Strategy shares increased last week, driven by Bitcoin’s sharp upswing, an aggressive crypto short squeeze, and a large liquidity buffer built through a major capital raise. 9. CONL – GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF CONL ETF, which provides 2x leveraged exposure to the daily price movement for shares of Coinbase stock, was present on the list with over 53% weekly returns. Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) stock gained last week due to a strong surge in Bitcoin prices, a massive short squeeze, and high-level regulatory optimism in Washington. 10. BITX – Volatility Shares 2X Bitcoin ETF BITX, which seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the excess return of the S&P CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Roll Index, was another candidate on the list of leveraged ETFs with over 48% returns last week. Bitcoin gained last week due to a mix of U.S. Treasury bond actions, regulatory optimism, a massive short squeeze, and large institutional inflows. For more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Content Hub.

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