Safest way to short the market

Danny46709394

Active member
Feb 25, 2017
210
108
43
The more I look at it. The more i believe Michael burry is right. The market is due for a huge correction. What is the best way to profit of a market crash? I don't have big balls like Michael burry to short the market, buying put seems risky because I don't know when it will actually happen. Any reverse index I can buy and hold on to?
 

Anbarandy

Bitter House****
Apr 27, 2006
11,162
3,749
113
HSD

HXD

Double down for the more adventurous.
 

Spunky1

Well-known member
Feb 25, 2019
1,060
952
113
There's a lot of inverse ETF's listed.
What market did you want to short ? Canada or US?
 

Carvher

Well-known member
Apr 13, 2010
963
689
93
Be very careful with the Horizons products. They DO NOT track the indexes accurately and you will lose money even if it goes sideways. They are meant to hold for very short periods of time. Keep in mind that snowflake governments in western world have made it very clear that they won't allow anybody to suffer not even a knee scrape. Shorting is dangerous even now
 
  • Like
Reactions: jeff2

Robert Mugabe

Well-known member
Nov 5, 2017
9,848
6,890
113
Oddly enough I shorted AMC and when that went nowhere I decided to Call it. Both went into the shitter with pretty much the same expiry date.
 

Anbarandy

Bitter House****
Apr 27, 2006
11,162
3,749
113
Be very careful with the Horizons products. They DO NOT track the indexes accurately and you will lose money even if it goes sideways. They are meant to hold for very short periods of time. Keep in mind that snowflake governments in western world have made it very clear that they won't allow anybody to suffer not even a knee scrape. Shorting is dangerous even now
Yes, the HBP 'double/double down' ETFs are not for the feint of heart.

Really should only be used for short term plays and in volatile times, ensure that you use 'stop loss orders' which if you guess 'wrong' will be triggered very, very quickly.

That said, if you have a good handle on the direction of whichever market you are 'betting on', the gains on the upward or the downward side of the market will be doubled the market index which it attempts to mirror.

Just think, the overall Feb/Mar 2020 market tumble of close to 35% would have realized you a gain of 70% of bought and held HSD ETF.

And the insane FED fed and backstopped rally from the market low of March 23, 2020 to date would have realized you a gain of close to 200% of bought and held the HSU ETF.
 
Toronto Escorts