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Why Shorting SDS is in my opininion the greatest long term strategy for the average investor
Nov 8th
IF you look at the chart located HERE, you will see that over time, SDS does worse than its non leveraged counterpart SH.
This is caused by the Constant Leverage Trap, a problem with double leverage that causes below 200% returns.
The solution to the issue, and the way to achieve an over 200% return, In periods of volitility.
If you short this, or any of the leveraged ETF funds listed below, you may be able to better use ETF’S to maximize your profit
Short & UltraShort MarketCap ETFs:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| Short QQQ | PSQ | Nasdaq-100 |
| Short Dow 30 | DOG | DJIA |
| Short S&P 500 | SH | S&P 500 |
| Short MidCap400 | MYY | S&P MidCap 400 |
| Short SmallCap600 | SBB | S&P SmallCap 600 |
| Short Russell2000 | RWM | Russell 2000 |
| UltraShort QQQ | QID | Nasdaq-100 |
| UltraShort Dow 30 | DXD | DJIA |
| UltraShort S&P 500 | SDS | S&P 500 |
| UltraShort MidCap400 | MZZ | S&P MidCap 400 |
| UltraShort SmallCap600 | SDD | S&P SmallCap 600 |
| UltraShort Russell2000 | TWM | Russell 2000 |
UltraShort Style:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| UltraShort Russell1000 Value | SJF | Russell 1000 Value |
| UltraShort Russell1000 Growth | SFK | Russell 1000 Growth |
| UltraShort Russell MidCap Value | SJL | Russell MidCap Value |
| UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth | SDK | Russell MidCap Growth |
| UltraShort Russell2000 Value | SJH | Russell 2000 Value |
| UltraShort Russell2000 Growth | SKK | Russell 2000 Growth |
UltraShort Sector:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| UltraShort Basic Materials | SMN | Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials |
| UltraShort Consumer Goods | SZK | Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods |
| UltraShort Consumer Services | SCC | Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services |
| UltraShort Financials | SKF | Dow Jones U.S. Financials |
| UltraShort Health Care | RXD | Dow Jones U.S. Health Care |
| UltraShort Industrials | SIJ | Dow Jones U.S. Industrials |
| UltraShort Real Estate | SRS | Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate |
| UltraShort Semiconductors | SSG | Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors |
| UltraShort Oil & Gas | DUG | Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas |
| UltraShort Technology | REW | Dow Jones U.S. Technology |
| UltraShort Utilities | SDP | Dow Jones U.S. Utilities |
Short & UltraShort International:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| Short MSCI Emerging Markets | EUM | MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
| Short MSCI EAFE | EFZ | MSCI EAFE Index |
| UltraShort MSCI EAFE | EFU | MSCI EAFE Index |
| UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets | EEV | MSCI Emerging Markets index |
| UltraShort MSCI Japan | EWV | MSCI Japan Index |
| UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 | FXP | FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index |
Now I included the regular short ETFs because I wanted to make a point. **The following Idea is a derivative of something I am trying to start a fund based upon** You can go 100% pro the s&p, dow, nasdaq.. etc. and get a better than 100% return against the index. Now some will argue that the Double Leverage trap dosent exist but I believe that it is an effective way to game this market.
My reccomendation for this week is to wait until tuesday to go long. I will Post another brief on monday night.
I just lost a bunch of money by switching to Shorting
Sep 23rd
Ok, thats it, one of these Jews (said with love) wins shorting…….
(My picture of timothy sykes is down atm (http://retardtrader.com/uploads/2008/02/tim-sykes-cult.jpg)
I lost a tremendous amount of my portfolio to what amounts to a 15 minute meeting + a london stop shorting announcement + my lack of a stock loss.
To be honest Ive never been a good shorter, who knows, maybe im just a hopless optimist, but from now on, I’m not shorting unless its a pair trade. I’m going to leave it up to Timothy Sykes and Doug Kass.
As for my personal account, im gonna come back, this time wiser, hey, at least I only lost 3000$ I could have been managing money, IMHO im glad I learned this lesson while I am at my current Level, I feel ill be a better trader for it.
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