Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:RETL) Stock Price Up 5.9% – Still a Buy?

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:RETL) were up 5.9% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $9.27 and last traded at $9.17. Approximately 281,293 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 51% from the average session volume of 574,652 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.66.

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $27.69 million, a PE ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 3.47. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RETL. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares in the fourth quarter worth approximately $470,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new stake in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares in the 4th quarter worth approximately $461,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares by 393.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 53,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,000 after buying an additional 43,035 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares by 52.2% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,000 after buying an additional 12,383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares during the 4th quarter valued at $158,000.

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares Company Profile

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3x Shares, formerly Direxion Daily Retail Bull 2x Shares, seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the performance of the Russell 1000 Retail Index. The Retail Index is an index comprised of companies that sell to consumers those discretionary products supplied by manufacturers. These companies include specialty retailers, as well as diversified retailers, such as department stores, discount stores, and superstores. Its investment sector includes hypermarkets and super centers, Internet retail, home improvement retail, apparel retail, general merchandise stores, department stores, automotive retail, specialty stores, home furnishing retail, computer and electronics retail, and catalog retail.