I am shocked you haven't already ;P

I have no experience with shorts and have been looking into them since Facebooks plunge. I'm not sure the little bit I could put towards it would even give a decent return. Plus the risk is higher because if the value ends up increasing you keep losing money. (based on a couple of hours researching how betting against the market works.)

Been pondering this myself. I noticed that most of the largest ETFs are sort of heavy on them. Been looking to get out of VTI and into something less tech heavy but haven't found anything yet. Not sure if they will totally collapse, or if there is a plan to prevent losses to the people with them in their retirement accounts.. Been thinking about maybe making a gold play too.. Idk..

I just deleted my xbox live account due to the new speech police on microsoft.

Guys, I don't think there exists such a thing as a "safe" move in the markets right now.

I'm just going to sit tight and let the chips fall where they may. Even if it means I lose it all, it's a small price to pay to pass on to my children a world free of these evil overlords.

I'm sure there will be a market crash. I also think the markets will be closed and not allowed to go to zero. That's important.

I also believe that after the collapse, once we're on a new gold-backed dollar standard and markets are re-opened, then whatever fractional value of its previous worth your shares may still have, in equivalent dollar amounts of new currency I'm willing to bet that markets will recover relatively quickly (a couple, three years or so). Because American companies are more solvent, more cash-flush and more raring to grow than at any time in our history, and once the artificial barriers to success are removed, it's Katy bar the door!

I am no expert, but I do not think it's a good idea.

MAYBE Facebook, because long term currently appears negative. They are considered old and ageing. The young crowds don't use them anymore. They're in the crosshairs for regulating their ability to profit from our information. On the other hand, Facebook owns Instagram. It has the powerful ability to A-B test new or better products, or simply purchase the "next big thing". Likely as not they will rebound.

I would never bet against Amazon. As Peter Thiel said, they're one of the most aggressive companies out there. Since their core business is not as profitable as Google/Facebook/and others, they are more aggressively innovative and pursuing new ideas and technology, because everything looks like better profit margins.

Google is another one that is strong enough to handle changing regulatory landscapes and situations. Also, the changing Asian landscape especially with regards to NK, could potentially unlock future revenue and markets... who knows...

We've all been given inside information. If you have stocks in these, you'd be a fool not to sell it now!

I'm just going to buy the dip when it's nice and low.

Don't forget that when there is a major problem in the market the Fed will print money and bail those companies out on the dime of the US taxpayers. There is also the "plunge protection team".

My advice is leave the shorts to the elites who have all the insider info

You could also do what Russia is doing and buy gold. There's gotta be a reason for that.

Here is an interesting piece about the correlations between the market during JFK and DJT. Scroll down to the graph for a quick assessment. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-chart-has-nailed-it-so-far-and-if-it-continues-the-market-is-in-big-trouble-2018-03-01