CANNAINVESTOR Magazine U.S. Publicly Traded July / August 2019 | Page 163

Bearish Outlook:

If you have a bearish outlook on the marijuana stocks then your new best friend could just be HMJI (the inverse fund).

Question: How did the panda lose his dinner?

Answer: He was "Bamboozled"!

OK, and on that bearish note lets’ put on our bearish thinking caps and dive into some trading thoughts. While it is possible that you could open up a short position against individual stocks or even purchase put options, not every trader is entitled or has the ability or aptitude to do this successfully. Wrapping this all up under one ETF can make the process much more streamlined and simplified for a trader. Some of the benefits of being bearish via an ETF as opposed to actually shorting stocks include: