Some investors are making the biggest bet against the stock market in nine years

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Investors are making the biggest bet in the futures market since 2011 that the stock market is going to sell off

Some strategists believe when a lot of investors take the same position, there's a herd mentality at work and investors are actually sending a contrarian signal. In this case, that would be positive for stock market gains. But Peter Boockvar, chief investment strategist at Bleakley Global Advisors, disagrees that stock futures investors are necessarily representing a contrarian call.

Boockvar said about twice as many futures contracts were now short as long, for the week ending last Tuesday. He points to cases where the shorts were right, like in September, 2007 when they were at a record high ahead of the market peak in October. "They were right. I'm skeptical to look at this as a contrarian indicator. I'm going to argue that sometimes the shorts are right," he said.

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futures suggest no future for US markets

Don't fight the fed.

When I look at the 20+ year chart on most stocks that have been around at least as long, I see peak dates around 2000, 2004-2007, 2015-2018, then either a sudden drop or decline that appears irreversible. What does that mean?

That means do the opposite

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Look at the market here, before the pandemic the market was overvalued and everybody was saying the market very expensive at P/E of 17. Now the market is looking for 2022 P/E of 21 or 22 that may not come and could be even 30 to 31. I am asking where the money is coming from.

We’re already in q3, airlines are selling their holes for $39 a pop, and operating at 2/3 capacity w a blockage on intl legs... v-shaped recovery is a pleasant fantasy isn’t it? 🤔

Great, cos we all know , 99% of people are always wrong in betting on the market. Hehehe

To many bulls.. Time to short the S&P!

federalreserve thanks you

B-b-but printer machine goes brr

Makes sense when most of oil stocks are down and eventuslly corona will stay or go away and we move on

They will screwed by 🐋 s lol

FakeNews pushing for, even hoping for, the gloom and doom narrative to come true...

Yep, here it comes. Was just waiting for this negativity.

stonks only go up. Didn't you know?

It's a bull trap made by FED and Wall street to help them selling their stocks at highest price.

The market will only go up. Money printer goes brrrrr

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Awesome replies to this posted story. Most are accurate! CNBC is the big short.

If not for BeckyQuick and JoeSquawk , would be useless. jonnajarian and petenajarian are good too.

Says who?

Wasn’t that prediction supposed to happen today?

Sad, establishment scared to loose military complex and hate oil and gas.

In June 2000 the Dow was at 10,500. Since then we’ve seen 3 bear markets and 8 corrections. Today the Dow is over 26,000, up 150% from 2000, not including dividends. I’m pretty sure the people that took investment advice from CNBC did not get those returns. Can’t time the market.

Crime wave peaked

VIX going downn

Will Bill Ackman be on with 'Hell is Coming' Part 2 ? 👊🤓

Buy calls! Always inverse Boomers

Why isn't the media asking Joe Biden to come out of the basement and start answer some questions.?

federalreserve said stonks only go up.

Going against Powell ..... tough odds

is the only short ....

You’ve been saying market gonna tank since March lows lol

Great, spx all time highs will be here even quicker than imagined! 👍

When a company sells $500 plus ice chests and their stock is roaring. YETI. How can that happen in a pandemic.

Has the fed ever done what they are doing right now? The answer is no so this story is pointless.

Don't fight the Fed.

Stocks only go up. Thanks Fed.

boooolish.

Okay is shorting the market They keep re-releasing this headline?

It's not a hill I'm willing to die on but that tiny conspiracist in the back of my mind doubts the veracity of this article. I'll be interested in seeing what happens over the next 4 weeks.

well, this is certainly good to hear 🚀

Like short in nasdaq at 12.309

Isn't that a monthly bet now a days, or has it become bi-monthly? 🤑

Great article cnbc. We need more of these.

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And some investors aren't.

Summary of story; experts speak out of both sides of their mouth and market could go up or down.

Anticipating dnc and JoeBiden corruption government?

And the Fed keeps ruining it.

I guess a $5TN print wasn’t enough.

Don't care. TalkingHeads

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