On August 24, Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Shares declined 8.58% in regular trading, trading at $28.14/share, with turnover of $86.8446 million. The ETF is a 2x leveraged bull product tracking Micron Technology, whose underlying stock fell over 4% on the same day.
On the news front, Micron Technology CEO Mehrotra recently filed a Form 144 indicating plans to sell 40,000 shares worth approximately $39.587 million, while executive Sumit Sadana had already sold 15,000 shares on August 18. The consecutive insider disposals by two core executives within a short period raised market concerns. Meanwhile, the AI-related sector suffered a sharp pullback on August 23, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunging over 7% and Micron falling more than 9% that day. Long-end U.S. Treasury yields surging to near two-decade highs continue to pressure high-valuation technology stocks, with storage chip names extending broad weakness. Options markets had previously seen over $110 million in bearish positioning, signaling clear institutional defensive sentiment.
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