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AI to Crypto to Semis: New Tools for Risk Loving Traders Xchange NewsletterJanuary 08, 2026 | 3 min read Editor's note: Any and all references to time frames longer than one trading day are for purposes of market context only, and not recommendations of any holding time frame. Daily rebalancing ETFs are not meant to be held unmonitored for long periods. If you don't have the resources, time or inclination to constantly monitor and manage your positions, leveraged and inverse ETFs are not for you. Investing in the funds involves a high degree of risk. Unlike traditional ETFs, or even other leveraged and/or inverse ETFs, these leveraged and/or inverse single-stock ETFs track the price of a single stock rather than an index, eliminating the benefits of diversification. Leveraged and inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives, which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying stock’s performance over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments. The Funds will lose money if the underlying stock’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Bull Fund will lose money even if the underlying stock’s performance increases, and the Bear Fund will lose money even if the underlying stock’s performance decreases, over a period longer than a single day. Investing in the Funds is not equivalent to investing directly in ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC. Summary: Oracle’s December earnings reinforced AI demand—but not without margin pressure and execution risk, keeping both bull and bear setups in play. Crypto, retail trading, and semiconductors remain volatility magnets, driven by sentiment shifts, policy headlines, and rate expectations. Single Stock Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs offer precision tools for traders navigating short-term moves across AI, crypto, retail flows, and chip onshoring. Market momentum keeps shifting, and so do the individual stocks driving trader attention. Artificial intelligence infrastructure, crypto volatility, retail trading activity, and semiconductor onshoring have all remained in focus late in 2025, producing sharp rotations, headline-driven volatility, and tactical opportunities across multiple corners of the market. Against that backdrop, Direxion’s Single Stock Daily Leveraged & Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds continue to give traders more precise ways to express short-term views on four names tied to some of the market’s most powerful narratives: Oracle Corporation (Ticker: ORCL) Coinbase Global, Inc. (Ticker: COIN) Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Ticker: HOOD) Intel Corporation (Ticker: INTC) Below is a breakdown of what has changed, what catalysts remain in play, and what traders may be watching next. Oracle: AI Momentum Meets Post-Earnings Reality Oracle has quietly evolved into one of the more consequential enterprise artificial intelligence infrastructure players. Long known for its database and enterprise software dominance, the company has repositioned itself around Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and high-profile artificial intelligence partnerships, including OpenAI, which have elevated its relevance in the generative artificial intelligence buildout. ORCL Bullish Setup (Post–December 8 Earnings) Oracle reported fiscal second-quarter earnings on December 8, 2025, delivering solid cloud growth and strong artificial intelligence-related demand, while stopping short of the kind of upside surprise that would dramatically reset expectations. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue continued to grow at a double-digit pace, driven by artificial intelligence workloads, enterprise migrations, and long-term cloud contracts. Management emphasized that demand for artificial intelligence remains strong into calendar year 2026, reinforcing Oracle’s role as a secondary, but increasingly strategic, beneficiary of enterprise artificial intelligence spending. Traders also noted improved visibility into backlog and longer-duration cloud commitments, which helped support the stock following earnings volatility. For traders positioning for continued upside momentum following the earnings digestion phase, Direxion Daily ORCL Bull 2X ETF (Ticker: ORCU) offers leveraged exposure, seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of common shares of Oracle Corp. ORCL Bearish Catalysts (What the Earnings Did Not Solve) Despite reaffirming its artificial intelligence narrative, Oracle’s earnings also reinforced several near-term concerns for traders. Cloud growth, while strong, did not materially accelerate, and margins remain under pressure as the company continues heavy infrastructure investment to support artificial intelligence workloads. Competition from hyperscale cloud providers, who can deploy capital faster and offer fully integrated artificial intelligence stacks, remains a structural headwind. Additionally, management commentary acknowledged that large enterprise deals are increasingly elongated, introducing potential timing risk for revenue recognition in early 2026. With the stock still sensitive to broader technology sentiment and valuation scrutiny, traders focused on downside scenarios may continue to watch for: Slowing cloud growth momentum Margin compression tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure spending Any moderation in enterprise information technology budgets in a higher-for-longer rate environment For those scenarios, Direxion Daily ORCL Bear 1X ETF (Ticker: ORCS) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 100% of the inverse performance of common shares of Oracle Corp., providing a tactical tool for bearish positioning. Coinbase: Volatility, Volumes, and the Crypto Cycle If Oracle reflects enterprise artificial intelligence stability, Coinbase remains a high-beta expression of crypto sentiment and trading activity. Coinbase often moves faster than the underlying digital assets themselves, making it a frequent target for traders during periods of elevated volatility. COIN Bullish Tailwinds Despite recent pullbacks in Bitcoin prices, Coinbase has continued to benefit from structurally higher crypto adoption compared with prior cycles. Institutional custody, Exchange-Traded Fund servicing, and improving regulatory clarity have supported its longer-term outlook. Recent quarterly results showed improved operating leverage, reinforcing the stock’s sensitivity to renewed crypto upside. Direxion Daily COIN Bull 2X ETF (Ticker: CONX) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of common shares of Coinbase Global, Inc. Robinhood: Where Retail Flows Drive the Narrative Robinhood remains a bellwether for retail risk appetite, with trading volumes and crypto engagement closely tied to macro conditions and market volatility. HOOD Bullish Factors Potential Federal Reserve rate cuts, expanded product offerings, and renewed retail participation continue to support the bullish thesis. However, the stock remains highly reactive to sentiment shifts and regulatory headlines. Direxion Daily HOOD Bull 2X ETF (Ticker: HODU) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of common shares of Robinhood Markets, Inc. Intel: A Turnaround Story with Policy Tailwinds Intel sits at the intersection of semiconductors, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and national industrial policy. While execution risk remains elevated, recent earnings provided early signs of stabilization. INTC Bullish Catalysts Support from the CHIPS and Science Act, strategic government alignment, and incremental foundry progress have helped improve sentiment. Partnerships with key industry players continue to reinforce Intel’s relevance in the semiconductor ecosystem. Direxion Daily INTC Bull 2X ETF (Ticker: LINT) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of common shares of Intel Corp. Bottom Line for Traders As 2025 draws to a close, these four stocks continue to represent distinct but powerful market narratives: enterprise artificial intelligence adoption, crypto-driven volatility, retail trading momentum, and semiconductor reshoring. Oracle’s post-earnings setup now reflects a more balanced risk-reward profile, while Coinbase, Robinhood, and Intel remain tightly linked to macro and sentiment-driven catalysts. Together, they offer traders multiple ways to engage with fast-moving themes, where timing, positioning, and volatility matter just as much as long-term fundamentals. * Definitions and Index Descriptions An investor should carefully consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. To obtain a Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus call 866-476-7523 or visit our website at direxion.com. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Direxion Shares Risks — An investment in a Fund involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Each Fund is non-diversified and includes risks associated with a Fund concentrating its investments in a particular security, industry, sector, or geographic region which can result in increased volatility. A Fund’s investments in derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility and lack of availability. As a result, the value of an investment in a Fund may change quickly and without warning. Leverage Risk — The Bull Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. A total loss may occur in a single day. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AMD and may increase the volatility of the Bull Fund. Daily Correlation Risk — A number of factors may affect the Bull Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The Bull Fund’s exposure to ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC is impacted by ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Bull Fund will be perfectly exposed to ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC at the end of each day. The possibility of the Bull Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC increases on days when ORCL, COIN, HOOD, and INTC are volatile near the close of the trading day. Daily Inverse Correlation Risk — A number of factors may affect the Bear Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of inverse correlation with ORCL and therefore achieve its daily inverse investment objective. The Bear Fund’s exposure to ORCL is impacted by ORCL’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Bear Fund will be perfectly exposed to ORCL at the end of each day. The possibility of the Bear Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to ORCL increases on days when ORCL is volatile near the close of the trading day. Coinbase Global, Inc. Investing Risk — COIN faces risks associated with: significant fluctuations in operating results; revenue dependencies on the price of crypto assets and volume of transactions on its platform; revenues may be concentrated on a limited number of crypto assets; overall demand for crypto assets; interest rate fluctuations; possible limitations on the development and growth of crypto assets, among other risks. Financials Sector Risk — Financial companies may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Crypto Industry Investing Risk — Companies in the crypto industry are subject to various risks, including the inability to develop digital asset applications or to capitalize on those applications, theft, loss, or destruction of cryptographic keys, the possibility that digital asset technologies may never be fully implemented, cybersecurity risk, conflicting intellectual property claims, and inconsistent and changing regulations. Robinhood Markets, Inc. Investing Risk — Robinhood Markets, Inc. shares face risks associated with: growth may be difficult to maintain; limited operation experience at current scale; results of operations fluctuate; changes in transaction-based revenue would have an adverse impact; direct and indirect exposure to fluctuating interest rates; failure to comply with “best execution” requirements; ability to obtain adequate capital and financing; harm of brand and reputation; among other risks. Intel Corporation Investing Risk — Intel Corporation shares face risks associated with: intense competition; rapidly changing industry; long-term risky investments in research and development may not benefit the company; development and implementation of semiconductor products is uncertain; changes in demand and margins; macroeconomic conditions are uncontrollable; use of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving; complexities of the global supply chain; among other risks. Semiconductor Industry Risk — Semiconductor companies may face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel and may face risks related to the availability of materials. Oracle Corporation Investing Risk — ORCL faces the risks of difficulties developing and selling new products; artificial intelligence may not operate as expected; inability to execute strategies, especially those related to the cloud structure; inability to secure data center capacity; products and services may not function properly; among other risks. Information Technology Sector Risk — The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from competitors with lower production cost. Software Industry Risk — Companies that develop and implement computer software can face risks associated with intense competition, especially in new product development, deployment and delivery, product obsolescence or saturation, cybersecurity risks as well as changes in regulation especially with respect to consumer or customer data, and risks associated with technology. Additional risks of each Fund include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Concentration Risk, Market Risk, Non-Affiliation Risk, Security Volatility Risk and Cash Transaction Risk. Additionally, for the Direxion Daily ORCL Bear 1X ETF, Shorting or Inverse Risk. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of a Fund. 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