So you’re tired of always being long and want to short the market?

How do you do it without borrowing shares? Easily. You buy the appropriate vehicles long. Which is actually a bet that the market will go down. Let me explain. There are investment options that you can buy long that represent an investment that their benchmark will go down. Its the same results as shorting except with traditional shorting you are borrowing shares that you don’t own.

There are 1x, 1.5x, and 2x leveraged ETFs, Funds, or ETNs that you can use to trade. I only trade 2x leveraged funds/etfs.

Inverse Market ETFs

1x Beta Inverse ETFs

1. PSQ - 1x inverse the Nasdaq 100.
2. SH - 1x inverse the S&P 500.
3. MYY - 1x inverse the MidCap Index.
4. DOG - 1x inverse the Dow 30.
5. RWM - 1x inverse the Russell2000.
6. SBB - 1x inverse the SmallCap 600.

2x Beta Double Inverse ETFs

Theoretically these investment vehicles produce twice the gain/loss of their benchmark. The price between the index and the etf does not always equal a double - speaking from experience.

1. QID - 2x double inverse the Nasdaq 100.
2. SDS - 2x double inverse the S&p 500.
3. MZZ - 2x double inverse the MidCap 400.
4. DXD - 2x double inverse the Dow 30..
5. TWM - 2x double inverse the TWM.
6. SDD - 2x double inverse the SDD

Inverse Mutual Funds

The following companies offer inverse mutual funds.

Rydex Investments

1. RYSHX - 1x inverse Russell 2000 mutual fund
2. RYIRX - 2x inverse Russell 2000 mutual fund

3. RYCWX - 2x inverse the Dow 30 Index.

4. RYAIX - 1x inverse the Nasdaq 100 Index.
5. RYVNX - 2x inverse the Nasdaq 100 Index.

6. RYURX - 1x inverse the S&P 500 Index.
7. RYTPX - 2x inverse the S&P 500 Index.

ProFunds

1. SHPIX - 1x inverse the Russell 2000 Index.
2. UCPIX - 2x inverse the Russell 2000.

3. BRPIX - 1x inverse the S&P 500.
4. URPIX - 2x inverse the S&P 500.

5. UWPIX - 2x inverse the Dow 30.

6. SOPIX - 1x inverse the Nasdaq 100.
7. USPIX - 2x inverse the Nasdaq 100.

Direxion Funds

1. DXQSX - 2.5x inverse the Nasdaq 100.

2. PSPSX - 1x inverse the S&P 500.

3. DXSSX - 2.5x inverse the S&P 500.

4. DXRSX - 2.5x inverse the Russell 2000.

Inverse Sector ETFs

SKF - 2x Financials
SRS - 2x Real Estate

International

FXP - 2x Inverse China 30
EFU - 2x MSCI Index

Inverse Commodities ETNs

DGZ - 1x Inverse Gold index
DZZ - 2x Double inverse Gold index

DDP - 1x Inverse Deutsche Bank Commodity Index
DEE - 2x Inverse Deutsche Bank Commodity Index

SMN - 2x Inverse Basic Materials Index

Inverse Currency ETNs

UDN - Double inverse US dollar
DRR - Double inverse Euro

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