Or, for a much lower minimum investment, they can choose mutual funds that short stocks; some require initial purchases of just $1,000.

By this reasoning, a large "overhang" of short stock can fuel a market rally.

If the strategy works perfectly, both the long and short stocks make money, adding to the portfolio's profit.

Apple will annoying short stock any city with an apple store on release days.

Across his lap lay the short stock with the long lash which we had noticed during the day.

I'm an American, we're not short stocks, so we don't have any reason to want these things to go down.

"I'm short Japanese stocks, and not one of them is up since last summer."

Some funds that short stocks are intended only for bearish investors.

His fund does not short stocks but he says he has done so personally.

In contrast, most equity mutual funds are not allowed to short stocks or buy on margin.