A decade after the crisis, The Fed plans to shrink its bond holdings

Re:A decade after the crisis, The Fed plans to shrink its bo... by module0000 on Monday September 18, 2017 @10:32PM (#15281347)

Every time I find myself thinking "these are too high...", that's when my short stops start getting hit. When we talk about the equity indices at work, we have been referring to them as "defying reality" for the last 6 months.

Just my 2 cents, but I think they are a huge bubble, and at some point they've got to pop. I wish I had the equity for a very-long-term short, but unfortunately I don't.

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Re:A decade after the crisis, The Fed plans to shrink its bo... by ThrustVectoring on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:57PM (#15281669)

Run a barbell strategy with short-term bonds and equity put options (slightly OTM). The convexity helps you out here - you're far more exposed to downward price movements than upwards.

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Re:A decade after the crisis, The Fed plans to shrink its bo... by danmaz74 on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @06:12AM (#15283209)

Unfortunately, "the market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent"

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