There are many reasons to make trades via leveraged and inverse funds. Most importantly, leveraged funds such as SSO acts as a "blow off vent" so that people who are trying to chase returns (such as myself) can invest in the safer SSO instead of penny stocks and the such, which are de facto much more dangerous.
Liye Zhang Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
There are many reasons to make trades via leveraged and inverse funds. Most importantly, leveraged funds such as SSO acts as a "blow off vent" so that people who are trying to chase returns (such as myself) can invest in the safer SSO instead of penny stocks and the such, which are de facto much more dangerous.