Should You Still Short Sell Stocks
The Dow was at 11,000 5 years ago. And as I write this, it’s at 11,000 today! The Dow’s price hasn’t changed but the amount of stock held short (basically people betting that stocks will go down. Read below for an explanation of how short selling works) is higher than 5 years ago (Data Explorers.) What’s up with that? Why are people betting against stocks? We have a U.S. economy that isn’t going well. Europe is trying to straighten itself out. Our government can’t get anything done. We have no job growth. And home prices are still trying to stabilize.