Stocks

[aygart]

What effect do you think it would have on EXC if they sell or spin off Constellation? Who are potential buyers? XOM?

[ADG]

what would one use to short the VIX - CBOE

[ExGingi]

what would one use to short the VIX - CBOE

Shorting the VIX (which is kind of a derivative itself) is a strategy that should only be employed by real pros. My guess is that anyone asking here (and I'm not being condescending at all) shouldn't act on such a strategy. (been there, done that - not exactly, but dabbled with taking positions based on where I strongly thought VIX was going)

[ADG]

Shorting the VIX (which is kind of a derivative itself) is a strategy that should only be employed by real pros. My guess is that anyone asking here (and I'm not being condescending at all) shouldn't act on such a strategy. (been there, done that - not exactly, but dabbled with taking positions based on where I strongly thought VIX was going)

I might agree with you. but I still would like an answer to the question.

[Boruch999]

I might agree with you. but I still would like an answer to the question.

To short the VIX buy put options or sell call options.

[ludmila]

Here is a weekly chart of BTCUSD as of tonight 11-26-17  as Parabolic as it gets, all parabolic moves eventually reverse all the way

https://www.tradingview.com/x/WAkfYZKN/

Monthly chart below

https://www.tradingview.com/x/g1wy9w4H/

reached a high of $11400 and dropped to $9000 in same day on 11-29. Now today at $9800, look at the chart below, last 2 days look like a spinning top.

https://www.tradingview.com/x/PsHE1K8a/

[hachover]

reached a high of $11400 and dropped to $9000 in same day on 11-29. Now today at $9800, look at the chart below, last 2 days look like a spinning top.

https://www.tradingview.com/x/PsHE1K8a/

Yesterday was a crazy day because all the US bitcoin exchanges were down. Gemini, Coinbase, Gdax.... not clear if it was coordinated DDOS attacks or if it was an honest to goodness spike in volume that knocked them all out (I believe DDOS) but anyone who had accounts on those exchanges was locked out and there was quite a bit of panic.

[My conspiracy theory is that its all too convenient that this happened on the day that bitflex launched. After Mt. Gox I am automatically suspicious of Japanese digital exchanges]

[Boruch999]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-regulator-says-allow-cme-130000292.html

[ADG]

Is everyone here planing to short BTC?

[ExGingi]

Is everyone here planing to short BTC?

The market can remain irrational longer than I can remain solvent.

[Emkay]

Is everyone here planing to short BTC?

There are easier ways to lose money.

[Mordyk]

Is everyone here planing to short BTC?

dont think it peaked yet, but i think it will take a nice dip before it climbs higher

[hachover]

The market can remain irrational longer than I can remain solvent.

Liked. A colleague of mine keeps repeating this mantra as well, both in reference to BTC and to the stock market. TBH, we really don't have any sense for what level is overvalued for BTC while we do have a sense that the stock market is overvalued (based on P/E ratios and other common metrics), so I would much sooner short the stock market than BTC, but even then I come back to your mantra

[ExGingi]

Liked. A colleague of mine keeps repeating this mantra as well, both in reference to BTC and to the stock market. TBH, we really don't have any sense for what level is overvalued for BTC while we do have a sense that the stock market is overvalued (based on P/E ratios and other common metrics), so I would much sooner short the stock market than BTC, but even then I come back to your mantra

It is not my mantra.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes#Attributed

[hachover]

It is not my mantra.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes#Attributed

Yes I know you didn't coin it

[pixi]

Is everyone here planing to short BTC?

Dangerous water...

[David Smith]

The market can remain irrational longer than I can remain solvent.

Puts have a limited loss potential.

[ElectricCPR]

Is everyone here planing to short BTC?

There are easier ways to lose money.

Short Amazon?

[ExGingi]

Puts have a limited loss potential.

True.

Except if it turns into a gambling problem.

[ADG]

Fill in the blank.

Knowing the market is overvalued that should be just as valuable as knowing the market is undervalued.

When one knows it is undervalued they buy equity. When one knows its overvalued they buy______________.