Van Tharp – Bear Market Strategies

Van Tharp – Bear Market Strategies
The Objectives are to ensure you are prepared to prosper in the next bear market (or downturn).

Specifically, you will:
– Study in-depth the concept of a bear market.
– Learn what a bear market truly is and learn several ways to define and measure the bear market type.
– Know when a bear market type might be starting and how to know when it might end.
– Learn several different trading strategies suited for bear market conditions.
– Learn how options and hedging can be especially useful for bear market types.

This home study course will help you:
– Outline a big picture view of bear markets and where we may be now – from a big picture, historic viewpoint.
– Identify and define bear markets using various methodologies.
– Understand the psychology of bear markets and the personal psychology required for you to benefit from them
– Study first-hand trading experiences of bear markets from 1987;1998; 2000; 2008; Japan’s lost decade in the 90s, Oil, 2014-2015
– Understand basic options strategies useful in bear markets
– Understand some basic hedging strategies
– Understand how to be prepared to trade bear markets
– Create a Systems development process plan
– Outline your objectives for bear markets
– Create Position Sizing Strategies for bear markets

This home study helps you learn how to think about trading broad bear markets or trading a specific asset class, sector or even single symbol that is in bear mode. For a major bear market, think equities in 2008-2009. For a move limited to a sector move, think oil in 2014-2015. Imagine having had some ways you could have traded those periods effectively.
Major bear markets come only once in a while but “lesser” down moves can be found almost anytime — including during bull markets. Start using the information from this course — and be prepared for the next bear market move.
Are you prepared for the next bear market?