If you short both DUST and NUGT, for equal dollar amounts, one will go down a larger % than the other will go up. You're guaranteed a profit. Reason being they take fees out which skews the fund price .
Ex. $10,000 invested in shorting NUGT on sept 1 would've led to a profit of $3980. An equal $10,000 short position in DUST on sept 1 would've led to a $2627 loss, netting out to a $1353 profit to date.
If you short both DUST and NUGT, for equal dollar amounts, one will go down a larger % than the other will go up. You're guaranteed a profit. Reason being they take fees out which skews the fund price .
Ex. $10,000 invested in shorting NUGT on sept 1 would've led to a profit of $3980. An equal $10,000 short position in DUST on sept 1 would've led to a $2627 loss, netting out to a $1353 profit to date.