How do I short US Treasuries?

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There is an ETF that just came out. I will find the symbol and get back to you shortly.
 

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ProShares Ultra-Short 20+ Treasury Fund (TBT).

There is also symbol SHV.
 

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thanks Artie. Would you recommend this short? I am thinking of diving in here. Looks like a pretty good bet
 

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I cannot Recommend/Not Recommend, that's up to you (Sorry,I'm in the financial business, so I can't recommend).

What I can say is that interest rates on the short-end of the yield curve can't go much lower. As for the long-end of the curve, it is hard to say what direction they will go in the near future.
 

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Also instead of being "eaten up" by Double inverse fees.....You can try Rydex Inverse Long Bond...Its NOT double leveraged....I like the play
 

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thanks Artie. Would you recommend this short? I am thinking of diving in here. Looks like a pretty good bet

Geezus...whatever you do don't use the double inverse short...or any of the double return funds.

It's not meant to hold...it's meant to trade...1-3 days max.

It will eat you alive with its decay factor.

For experts only...and most of them wouldn't touch it.

What are you doing Artie? Thats like handing a loaded handgun to a 3 year old and telling him sorry kid...it's loaded but I can't give you any advice on it.

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is that a mutual fund?


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The investment seeks total return, before expenses and costs, that inversely correlates to the price movements of the 30-year Treasury bond. The fund normally invests in financial instruments with economic characteristics that should perform opposite to fixed income securities issued by the U.S. government. It is a nondiversified master feeder fund.

This will NOT eat you up by keeping it long term
 

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what is the upside to shorting T-Bills? i mean it cant go lower than 0% return right? (well i guess it could theoretically, i think it happened in Japan some time ago, but not likely) and the rates could rise dramatically. It seems to an uneducated person like me there is a lot of downside and not much upside to shorting T-Bills?
 

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It seems to an uneducated person like me there is a lot of downside and not much upside to shorting T-Bills?


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Geezus...whatever you do don't use the double inverse short...or any of the double return funds.

It's not meant to hold...it's meant to trade...1-3 days max.

It will eat you alive with its decay factor.

For experts only...and most of them wouldn't touch it.

What are you doing Artie? Thats like handing a loaded handgun to a 3 year old and telling him sorry kid...it's loaded but I can't give you any advice on it.

:ohno:

I've been successfully trading SKF which is a double inverse. Check out the patterns on the price of the stock. Since it is a double the price varies widely so I have been able to hold it more than 3 days.

You are right though when you say these are not meant to be held for too long. You are also right in regards to people knowing what they are getting into when investing in these types of stock.
 

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what is the upside to shorting T-Bills? i mean it cant go lower than 0% return right? (well i guess it could theoretically, i think it happened in Japan some time ago, but not likely) and the rates could rise dramatically. It seems to an uneducated person like me there is a lot of downside and not much upside to shorting T-Bills?

shorting bonds = you think rates are going to go up

the more demand/buying of bonds the lower the yields go
 

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shorting bonds = you think rates are going to go up

the more demand/buying of bonds the lower the yields go

Basically, I see no way out of this situation other than inflation. When that happens, the Treasuries need to fall.
 

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