What are some good stocks to short if you think a bear market is approaching ?

Yes, I'm aware that shorting requires timing the market (and I'm not literally going to sell short, I'm going to buy puts).

Bonus question I: why shouldn't I short AAPL for fall '18 ? I think they've hit their limit of great innovations and even if they're healthy now, they have nowhere to go but level or down. But what about their mountain of cash ? How does that affect their valuation ?

Bonus Question II: On the bullish side, what do you think the chances are of Sears being acquired by another (perhaps South American River) company ?

Submitted December 26, 2017 at 09:31PM by SewerVisor http://ift.tt/2BHWKRB