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The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher

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Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • GS Goldman Sachs

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking

    Regional banks are sensitive to interest rates

  • FAS DIREXION DAILY FINANCIAL BULL 3X ETF

    GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is -5.21%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a -5.73% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

Companies tied to this story

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher.” Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    In “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

  • AGZD Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund

    In “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AGZD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: interest. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PFIX Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF

    In “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (PFIX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PFIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: interest. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RISR Foliobeyond Alternative Income And Interest Ratehedge Etf

    For “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Foliobeyond Alternative Income And Interest Ratehedge Etf (RISR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RISR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: interest. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SBIL Simplify Exchange Traded Fds Govt Money Mkt Etf

    For “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher,” Simplify Exchange Traded Fds Govt Money Mkt Etf (SBIL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SBIL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: money. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SGVT Schwab Government Money Market Etf

    Schwab Government Money Market Etf (SGVT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher.” Reason on file: GA selected SGVT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: money. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

The 16 Sep 2026 story “The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher” names Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) because of this story.

The link for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is this: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF): Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

The price range for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS), and the dates in the story

FAS traded between 136.16 and 161.95 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 152.93. KRE traded between 67.80 and 72.65 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.27. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

What the saved facts support for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

100 out of 100

“The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 13 linked companies.