The ProShares UltraSh FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (NYSE:FXP), which correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index, could be poised for a big move on Monday.

Asian stock markets opened sharply lower Monday, dragged down by triple digit losses on Wall Street Friday and continued fears that Chinese growth is slowing.

Investors moved into safe haven U.S. and Japanese government bonds, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average down 2% to 10255. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 2.4% to 19667.

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) provides exposure to equity market volatility through CBOE "Volatility Index" futures.  Investors are busy trying to figure out where the market is headed and taking positions both long and short, while the underlying fear is we are headed for a correction, the VXX makes perfect sense.

The ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas (ETF) (NYSE:DUG) is down 57% in the last year.

A report from the Conference Board showed that the Consumer Confidence index fell sharply in February to 46 from 56.5 in the previous month.

Billionaire investor George Soros' hedge fund more than doubled its bet on the price of gold during the fourth quarter, a portion of the firm's total U.S.-listed equity holdings of $8.8 billion at the end of 2009.

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