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992189 No.992189 [Reply] [Original]

If history repeats and the stock market inevitably shits itself within the next year or two, is there any reason not to short a bunch of stocks?

Won't the gains be exponential since stock prices should drop so much?

>> No.992200

>>992189
If you can predict when they will fall, sure. Otherwise you might lose a lot of money that will at best even out if you sell at the bottom of the crash.

you dumb ass nigger

>> No.992201

I dont know King Pepe,what we should do?

>> No.992247

>>992189
If a crash is going to happen, just buy a shitton of stocks in Bank of America. They went to ~$1 after 2008 iirc and are now at $15

>> No.992251

If you could predict it that well, then it wouldn't matter if it crashed or not

>> No.992336

>>992247

My friend's dad bought Natwest shares in the UK when the bank run happened. He knew the govt would never let it collapse. Made an absolute fortune.

>> No.992357

>>992336
The market peaked earlier on in the year.

Shorting now is a good idea, when the giant red dildo candles going through the floor appear then it's already too late to short.

Better yet, long a volatility index, like VIX, they are crazy during shit times

>> No.992360

>>992189

>Won't the gains be exponential

How will the gains be exponential when your upside is limited?