Bear Stocks Report

Hedge Funds Living Up To Their Names

It's nice to know that we are doing much better than the hedge fund indices. The Swing Timing Alert portfolio has already gained 40.56% YTD in 2008 while the S&P500 index is down 13.99% and the Nasdaq composite has lost 15.34% during the same time (as of 7/3/08).

Outlook Remains Grim for MBIA, Ambac

We've been short-selling stocks like HUN, LEH, GM, OSK, CTX, AIG, LEN, PACW, LFG, XL with great results. Who says bear markets are bad?

John Hussman: Has the Market Reached Final Lows?

Market lows still ahead. Stay short with inverse ETFs like QID and PSQ. We've been short-selling stocks like HUN, LEH, GM, OSK, CTX, AIG, LEN, PACW, LFG, XL during the past 4-5 weeks.

Selling Wave About to Overwhelm Interventionists

Guess its time to add to our short positions in CLMT, TSO, FMCN, KBH, BCSI, AIG and inverse ETFs like QID, PSQ, SJF.

The Hindenburg Omen: Crash Signal In Play

If you are so concerned about the market crashing, just buy some inverse ETFs like SKF, QID, FXP, SJF and DXD. Or short-sell stocks like CLMT, TSO, FMCN, KBH and BCSI.

High Likelihood of a Market Crash

We are having a great time short-selling stocks like SNCR, PPC, NCMI, PACW, TMX, CHDX, CTX, CQB, GM and CLMT in this market. You can also buy inverse ETF's like QID or PSQ.

ETF Opinion: Extreme Bearishness Will Tell You When to Buy Again

Commodity ETFs like DBC, GSP and XME are still going great guns.

GM and Ford: Still Easy Shorts

Here are some more potential shorts : SNCR, PPC, NCMI, CHDX, CTX, CQB, CLMT, TSO, FMCN, KBH

RBS Predicts Global Market Crash: What's In It for Them?

Whether the S&P500 goes to 1050 or not, here are a few short-selling candidates to profit now -- SNCR, AXL, PPC, ARGN, TMX, NCMI and ABR. During the 2000-02 bear market, the S&P500 index went down as low as 776. So at 1050 how can it be the worst crash in 100 years?

Gerber Scientific: Bound to Fall

Here are a few more short-selling candidates : SNCR, AXL, PPC, ARGN, TMX, NCMI and ABR. See website for more information.

Hyperinflation, Here We Come

Inflation is here to stay in one form or another (oil, food, metals, etc.) and to hedge against it, indeed to profit from it, we must have commodity related ETFs in our portfolios. DBC, GSP, XME, RJN, KOL and MOO fit the bill.

Region's Financial: A Good Short Play

NCMI, TMX, ARGN, AXL and PACW also appear to be good candidates for short-selling.

CF Industries: A Fertilizer Company That Doesn't Stink

MOS, AGU, SQM and POT also look good in the same industry as CF.
In other sectors, REXX, ANR, MEE, MCF and CNX appear attractive.

Value in Brazilian Stocks

How about a more diversified approach with the iShares Brazil ETF (ticker EWZ)? We added it to our portfolio back in May 2007 and since then its up 65%.

Lindsay Corporation: The Machinery-Farm Group Winner

LNN is one of our best buys right now. Others include REXX, MEE, AGU and CLR. On the other hand, NCMI, TMX, ARGN, SUN and PACW are ripe for short-selling.