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TRX Brazil ETF $EWZ jumps 12% and sets record $8b volume after election results
Eric Balchunas reports that the Brazil ETF $EWZ rose 12% overnight after stronger-than-expected results for Bolsonaro and other right-wing candidates, and that it did a record $8b in volume the following day.
Why “Confirmed”
- Backed by on-chain or flow data: Eric Balchunas
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What the sources claim
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The Brazil ETF jumped 12% overnight after a surprisingly strong showing for Bolsonaro and other right-wing, market-friendly candidates.
“The Brazil ETF jumped 12% overnight after a somewhat surprisingly strong showing that defied polls”
Eric Balchunas -
The Brazil ETF $EWZ did $8b in volume, a record since its launch 25 years ago, ranking third among ETFs after $SPY and $QQQ.
“The Brazil ETF $EWZ did $8b in volume today, by far a record since its launch 25yrs ago”
Eric Balchunas
Sources
- The Brazil ETF jumped 12% overnight after a somewhat surprisingly strong showing that defied polls (rough decade for polls) for Bolsonaro and other right-wing, market-friendly candidates in races for state governors, Congress and the Senate. $EWZ
- VOLUME EXPLOSION: The Brazil ETF $EWZ did $8b in volume today, by far a record since its launch 25yrs ago. Also was #3 among ETFs after $SPY and $QQQ. The last record it set was the last time a Bolsonaro was elected in 2018. Nothing excites single country EM traders like a country moving to the…
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