Best Trade Ideas for Shorting Consumer Credit

Discussion in 'Trading' started by PoundTheRock, Mar 5, 2023.

  1. From The Kobeissi Letter

    "The U.S. Now Has:

    1. Record $16.5 trillion in household debt
    2. Record $11.9 trillion in mortgages
    3. Record $1.6 trillion in auto loans
    4. Record $986 billion in credit card debt

    Total mortgage debt is now more than double the 2006 peak. Meanwhile, 36% of Americans have more credit card debt than savings with balances rising at the fastest pace since 1999. This is all while mortgage rates just hit 7.1% and credit card debt rates hit a record 24.9%."


    Some trade ideas:
    • Long-term puts on the credit card companies, e.g., Visa ($V)
    • Long Financial Bear ETFs: $FAZ, $FINZ
    • CDS on consumer debt securities
    Any other ideas?

    Regards,

    PTR
     
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  2. mervyn

    mervyn

    Cmbx 6
     
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  3. Thank you.
     
  4. zdreg

    zdreg

    You asked a question the right way. You provided useful information with your question and gave a thank you for your response. There are numerous posters on ET who can learn from you the proper way to post.

    Lots of luck.
     
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  5. Thank you, now the question is how much pain to take while the position goes against me. ;)

    Regards,

    PTR
     
  6. zdreg

    zdreg

    Take a small loss before you have a large loss.