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Do you currently have any shorts on? (+ other hedges)
If so, what % of portfolio. Continuous or short term? Are there other hedging strategies you employ on your own (as apposed to those used by your fund managers?
Sell puts to collect premiums on stuff you want to buy at lower prices - you will be obligated to buy at/below trigger prices. It's better than limit-sell orders.
This Florida guy wears shorts 12 months, including when running errands in winter here in DC. Because, why not?
Market-wise, I have a single short SPX option trade on for the next few weeks, but most of my 'hedging' is already in cash / defensive / overseas positions anyway.
I’ve made a few pennies in the past shorting some / all of the 3 major indexes over short periods (couple or few weeks). Luck. Could have gone either way. And the gains weren’t large. You’d have lost your pants keeping shorts on all the time in this market. @yogibearbull. I’ll need to learn more about options.
Chicks dig me because I rarely have any shorts on, but when I do they're something unusual.
Sorry, could not help myself.
...I think we all owe a big round of applause to our newest and bestest buddy (and Big Toe,) Sgt. Hulka. ****************** No. No shorts on here. Always "go commando." I try to stick to an overall plan in terms of stock-bond-cash weightings. It serves me well. **************** "Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan." (Fred Thompson was an intelligent, reasonable Republican. He is spinning in his grave, these days.)
It’s in the 90s here in Michigan. We wear enough to “cover the basics”. Some of the outdoor “views” are great right now.
Yes, bird watching makes the time go by pretty quickly. My favorite spot is Kailua Beach. Excellent, and not wall-to-wall people packed in like sardines.
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Sell puts to collect premiums on stuff you want to buy at lower prices - you will be obligated to buy at/below trigger prices. It's better than limit-sell orders.
But hedging all the time is quite expensive.
Limit-down has another meaning, in commodities.
Sorry, could not help myself.
When you're running around like @DrVenture we call that the full Arizona.
Market-wise, I have a single short SPX option trade on for the next few weeks, but most of my 'hedging' is already in cash / defensive / overseas positions anyway.
I’ve made a few pennies in the past shorting some / all of the 3 major indexes over short periods (couple or few weeks). Luck. Could have gone either way. And the gains weren’t large. You’d have lost your pants keeping shorts on all the time in this market. @yogibearbull. I’ll need to learn more about options.
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No. No shorts on here. Always "go commando." I try to stick to an overall plan in terms of stock-bond-cash weightings. It serves me well.
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"Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan."
(Fred Thompson was an intelligent, reasonable Republican. He is spinning in his grave, these days.)