shortingstockabcde - I've been preaching shorting the opposite ETF for a while - the only challenges I have (and they seem to be getting worse) is there not being any shares available to borrow. HGD is now impossible to get through iTrade. I checked with my full service guy and he couldn't get any. I heard of others still getting some though - it's hit and miss. Couldn't short HOD last week, but a day later it was fine.... what can you do. I cringe if I'm long on an ETF and you can notice the day to day decay each day...
Try and say those last 6 words really fast 6 times in a row. Bet ya can't
C-man