How do I actually buy longish term puts without being an idiot and losing all my money? If I think the market will tank in less than a year what is the actual educated way to bet on this and make upside without gambling and losing all invest capital?
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It's really hard to be profitable off any macro downside… premiums are through the roof for retail (and likely for the street unless you find some insane equity swap/ exotic).With that being said… your best bet your probably be to long VIX or inverse S&P index. You'll likely overpay for cons, but shares might be doable if you can time it half decently. These products tend to decay over time though.Alternatively, start selling covered puts on S&P. If you're bearish and structure them correctly, you could collect nice premiums on the way down.These are just ideas. I am not a Wall Street profession (yet). Please listen to people who actually work with these products on a daily basis.
In general, the only way to "bet on" something (to use your words) is to gamble lol
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