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Yes but that's only a small hedge for a finite period of time, which could be an entirely worthwhile strategy of course. My wider point was that to make money you still have to take some real risk. And being out of the market is an opportunity risk by itself, which could make money for someone...

As Keith suggested you could just short but it's hard to invest in a short - it's more of a short term thing - small bet with a big payoff that's unlikely to come through. If you need to buy something, then the gold bugs seem to think that asset acts as a hedge. Personally I see no intrinsic...

Just wanted to point out that if you hedge every risk you will never make any money!