Now, I know this must be weird coming from me. Frequent readers of this blog will have known that I am positive about the market and believe strongly in the market rising in the long run. In fact, I have written plenty of articles stating why it makes sense to keep investing in the market. For the record, this hasn't changed. And I'm not pessimistic about the market right now. So what is this all about then? Well, when I mention shorting the market, it isn't about 100% shorting the market. What I meant is that you might want to consider having part of your portfolio going against the market instead of being long in every constituent of your market. This means that you can perhaps be 75% long, and 25% short (something along the line). I'm sure you might be having doubts right now and be thinking why in the hell will anyone do that. Isn't this betting against yourself?...