According to @KobeissiLetter, leveraged equity ETF launches have surged to a record 701, doubling over the last three years and including roughly 200 new leveraged stock ETFs year to date, the most on record, source: @KobeissiLetter, X, Oct 21, 2025. The source adds that more than 800 total ETFs have launched in 2025, pushing the total number of US ETFs above 4,500 for the first time and signaling risk appetite is through the roof, source: @KobeissiLetter, X, Oct 21, 2025. For trading, this rapid growth in leveraged products highlights elevated risk-taking in equities that the source characterizes as extreme, a cross-asset sentiment signal crypto traders can monitor when assessing BTC and ETH exposure and intraday volatility, source: @KobeissiLetter, X, Oct 21, 2025.

According to @KobeissiLetter, total AUM in leveraged equity ETFs has exceeded $1.6 billion, the highest since September 2022. According to @KobeissiLetter, this level is among the highest in years and trails only the $1.8 billion peak reached three years ago. According to @KobeissiLetter, assets in these leveraged funds have risen by about $700 million or 74% since April. According to @KobeissiLetter, 1-year inflows into leveraged equity ETFs hit their highest level in at least 12 months. According to @KobeissiLetter, the largest 1-year inflow occurred in leveraged ETFs tied to gold miners. Based on these risk-on metrics reported by @KobeissiLetter, crypto traders can monitor cross-asset sentiment as an input for positioning and volatility management.