Things not looking so fantastic for this money-loser. 2021 ended badly, ya know.

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Things not looking so fantastic for this money-loser. 2021 ended badly, ya know.

Below are the charts of the twenty-one, count ’em, twenty-one equities in which I have short positions. As usual, I have zoomed in to whatever relevant history I believe is most germane to illustrate why I am bearish on each position (although admittedly some are easier for me to defend than others!) I’ve watermarked the charts with the symbol, and I’m showing the twenty charts past the first one only to premium members of Slope, who are the sole source of revenue for this place and make all of this possible!

One third of the country seems to believe in a thing called “fake news.” Well, how about “fake markets“, like China? This sucker has roared higher for months, and my view is that the long-term trendline shown below is a Great Wall of China for FXI.

As I mentioned on my Sunday post, IBM was one of my 20 short positions. Its chart wasn’t particularly interesting, but things just got a lot more interesting now that earnings are out.
