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Trade Alert - (SDS) - BUY
BUY the 2X ProShares Ultra Short S&P 500 (SDS) at $31.15 or best
Opening Trade
3-27-2020
Portfolio weighting: 10%
Number of Shares = 320
We have just enjoyed a massive 43-point rally off the bottom on the S&P 500 (SPY) during the last few days.
Given that I believe that the number of US Corona cases in the US could soar from 86,000 today to well over 1 million in the coming weeks, I believe a shot on the short side here is justified, at least on a short-term view. Deaths will skyrocket.
We are about to see a parade of the worst economic numbers in history. How will the market react? Not good, not good.
This position also has the advantage in that it hedges our existing long positions in the (VXX) puts, our short volatility positions.
I am therefore buying the ProShares Ultra Short S&P 500 (SDS) at $31.15 or best. This is a leveraged 2X ETF, meaning that it will rise at twice the rate that the (SPY) falls.
Don’t pay more than $33.00 or you’ll be chasing.
This is a bet that the S&P 500 will fall.
Here is the specific trade you need to execute this position:
Buy 320 X (SDS) at………….…………………………....……$31.15
Net Cost:………………………….………..…….…….….........$9,968
Dollar cost = (320 X $31.39) = $9,968
Keep in mind that these are ballpark prices at best. After the alerts go out, prices can be all over the map.