Regulators just pumped the brakes on something wild—those 3x and 5x leveraged ETF products are getting a cold shoulder from the SEC. Word is Atkins and his pro-business crew aren't blind to the systemic meltdown potential here. When you're stacking leverage that high, one bad swing could torch portfolios faster than people realize. Smart money's watching this cooling-off period closely—because if the commission's spooked, maybe the rest of us should be paying attention too.