a believer

The Hidden Cost in Inverse ETFs

The short-long index ETFs are a losers game because of hidden fees, inefficiency and probably outright theft by the market-makers. The best pure plays are stock index commodities, but thet're highly leveraged. The efficiency of the index ETFs is so terrible relative to their commodity counterparts that it doesn't even make sense to trade them. For proof, just look at the decrease in the historical 'SH+SPY' price (or any other such pairing).

On the other hand, the double and triples seem to be a daytrade's dream, but I have nver gone there.

Don’t Blame Wall Street - At Least Not Completely

The next 10 days will be very interesting, likely a worldwide market cataclysm such as we have not yet seen. It has been decreed to occur - to those who have been worshipping at the golden calf called The Market.

"Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it
all the days of your life.

It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.

By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return."

Genesis 3:17-18

Painful? Yes.

Necessary? Absolutely.