Short Selling for the Long Term
How a Combination of Short and Long Positions Leads to Investing Success

Find a method to evaluate stocks? and build a record of impressive returns

Short Selling for the Long Term describes the methods used by Joseph Parnes, President of Technomart, to obtain consistent returns in the stock market. Most investors fail to exceed the returns represented by the Standard and Poor?s Stock Index, but Parnes often does using his investment philosophy. This book outlines his method of stock assessment, providing an understandable formula. If the formula tells a reader to buy a stock, then, as explained, there is a significant chance that stock will go up. If the formula tells a reader to short a stock, then the book shows how there is a significant chance that the stock will go down.

Parnes advocates the use of short selling as a long-term strategy in combination with long positions, so advisors and individual investors alike can profit in both rising and falling markets. While most investing books focus on how to make money over the long term in a rising markets, Parnes's focus on short selling as a way of capturing volatility sets this book apart from the crowd. He offers insights into the difference between option trading and shorting which make his system useful in both type of markets.

?          Profit in a bear market

?          Borrow the stock you want to bet against

?          Sell borrowed shares

?          Learn the secrets of long-term short selling strategy

?          Buy shares back and close by delivering at the new, lower price

Short Selling for the Long Term is essential reading for investment advisors, fund managers, and individual investors. 

Preface ix

Chapter 1 Investment Philosophy 1

Chapter 2 The Bank of England Lecture 9

Chapter 3 Portfolio Management—General Principles 19

Chapter 4 Explanation of the Use of the 50-Day Moving Average and 200-Day Moving Average 31

Chapter 5 The Theory Behind the “Parnes Parameters”: Using Pattern Recognition, Retrospective Analysis, and Bayesian Analytics 43

Chapter 6 Variables to Consider for the Parnes Parameters 63

Chapter 7 Shorting for the Long Term 81

Chapter 8 A Case Study for a Stock I Shorted for the Long Term—Chipotle 107

Chapter 9 Case Studies for Integrating Shorts for the Long Term with Longs 121

Chapter 10 Modern Trader Charts 159

Glossary 215

Index 227

JOSEPH PARNES is an investment advisor notable for his involvement in short selling and his contrarian investment strategy. He is president of Technomart Investment Advisors and editor of the market letter Shortex. He has distinguished himself as one of the foremost short sellers in the stock market and is a regular contributor to top media outlets, including Bloomberg, Forbes, and Barron's.