“Number of Investors Hedging Against Market Collapse Hits Record Levels”
September 17, 2019
“As market volatility appears to be reaching extreme levels once again, similar to what we saw toward the end of 2018, a large number of investors worth a collective $588 Billion are now hedging their portfolios.
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) monthly global survey revealed that around 34% of investors in the data sample have bought assets to protect their portfolios from another market crash…”
https://gsiexchange.com/9300-2/
Even during times of plenty this tactic should be a part of every investors strategy. Booms can’t last forever. Eventually there’ll be a bust. I think this is good news overall. It seems like the number of wise investors are increasing.