Bansha ;Ha ha ha . You must be a newbie! If you haven't figured it out yet, the markets move in two directions my friend. Also if you're not making money going long on stocks, there is another way. I'm also finding that gold is following the markets lead . Years ago a person could buy gold to hedge against a bad market. It appears that those days are gone ! The only way to make money in a down market now is to go short. It also doesn't hurt anyone to short a market. It may directly hurt a company, but only if there is a lot of shares short and people are vocal or negative about the company. Why in the world would my going short hurt you ?