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China On Hunt To Find And Punish Short Sellers

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Mark Melin
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Watching the mass psychology behind stocks can be fascinating. When markets ascend dramatically, watch the flowery descriptions of corporate brilliance, the long runway to success and the approaching tailwinds caught just right by the master skipper. Such appears to be the case in China recently seeking to punish its short sellers.

When stocks move higher expect a low correlation to market manipulation investigations

When stocks move higher, outwardly the subtle performance driver focus is found in the human manager, the overall economy and green pastures. But when markets inevitably head south, it’s time to blame the risk managers, those short sellers who might be hedging; or more likely those speculating to generate profit in a “free market.”

Such appears to be the case...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.