On Wednesday the stop loss on the second half of the Beta shares Global Uranium ETF (URNM) was reached and the last 500 shares sold at $9.50.
The recent moves in the URNM share price show the importance of always having a stop loss in place on positions, especially for commodity-based ETFs or shares. When the price of the underlying commodity changes share prices can react quickly to either the upside or downside.
Uranium is still a vital commodity in the global move to net zero emissions. It is only natural for a commodity that has increased over 100% in price over the last 12 months to run into some selling pressure. We will consider another position in URNM in the future when the next upswing in the uranium price begins.
Closed position Result
Number of Shares Purchased: 1,000
Initial buy price: $6.49
1st Exit: 500 shares @ $8.88
2nd Exit: 500 shares at $9.50
Average Exit Price: $9.419
Position closed for a Profit of $2,700 or an 41.60% return on funds invested

