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Strategies & Market Trends : Befriend the Trend Trading -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Robert H. who wrote (8070)	6/6/2000 11:00:00 AM
From: smchan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39683

Why do folks have such an aversion to shorting? Is it riskier than being long? Consider, for example, being long and a price crash occurs... isn't it just as hard to sell into sellers on a long position as it is to buy into buyers on a short position when covering? My general experience is that it's easier to make money on a short since prices seem to fall faster than they rise. Getting the fill requires a little more anticipation for shorter term plays, but ought not be a problem with slower systems like BTTT MAX. Sam