Shorting the current market is far riskier than just holding good stocks

MatthewWalter
2023-11-14

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$

What a wild ride!

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Looking at the companies' guidances, oil&gas prices, and retail sales, I cannot imagine the CPI aligning with the consensus. However, just like a new "calculation method", there's another good old bureaucracy trick called 'revision'.

Given that the geopolitical macro has certainly improved in recent days, I would say that shorting the current market is far riskier than just holding good stocks.

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