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inigyoutoday at 8:08 PM3 repliesview on HN

Just sell all your ETFs and buy them again when the market goes up or down. You're very likely to lose money with options and you will definitely lose a lot of money if you buy enough options to hedge your full exposure.


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jr3592today at 8:12 PM

And risk missing out on the gains in the market that can and likely will happen between then and now.

Most researchers have shown that attempting to play the market is likely to fail in the end. Set it and forget it. Ride the wave.

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chasd00today at 8:16 PM

unless you're doing this in an IRA or your 401k remember the IRS wants its cut of any gains you may lock in. That's a painful check to write let me tell you.