Portfolio Hedging When The Bears Come Knocking

Posted by Jon Peter - Seeking Alpha

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Now that the major stock market indexes are near or at the official “correction” level, that is about 10% below a recent market high – it may be time to get serious about some portfolio hedging. May was a brutal month for the market as the Dow 30 gave up all of its year to date 6%-plus gains. June (so far) doesn’t look too healthy either. Also, the 200 day moving average is in danger of being breached. If the S&P 500 closes below that 200 DMA level for several days, that could trigger even more selling. That 200 DMA is a “line in the sand” to many institutional money managers. Typically the market will try and rally back when that level is reached. The market does not just go straight down or straight up. Expect counter trend rallies. If things deteriorate further here are four Exchange Traded products that could help ease the pain.

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