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Hedge vs Government
Inverse ETF (SKF) & Option (SKFJA)
vs Financial Sector (XLF)
Total Gain +304% vs -22%
Daily--Real & Hypothetical--Mostly USA ETFs Portfolio
17 Weeks March 24--July 18, 2008

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This is a true story. There are three useful lessons.

1- The superb value of hedging in uncertain times.
2- Targeted government intervention is extremely powerful.
3- What to do when the two collide.

Hedging and me. My hedging is intermittent. On March 24th, the market was doing badly (SPY in the chart above). The Financial sector (XLF) was doing worse, a lot worse.

I include SPY in the chart for comparison. That's the tradeable ETF which tracks the S&P500. It will figure in lessons 2 and 3.

At that time, I decided to increase my existing hedges. I determined that the Financial sector was the best candidate to sell short. This was on March 24, the beginning of the chart. (Next)

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