MarketsEquity MarketsMonday fundiePrint articleA hedge fund manager’s four tips for avoiding death by shorting“Stocks that are 80 or 90 per cent down, they can get just a little bit of good news and then double,” Plato’s David Allen warns hedge fund hopefuls.Joshua PeachData journalistNov 4, 2024 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginShorting stocks is not for the faint-hearted.The practice, which is deployed by hedge funds to profit from falling share prices, is equally maligned and obsessed over. And short sellers are inherently losers in a market that tends to head up, rather than down.Loading...Joshua Peach is a data journalist at The Australian Financial Review Email Joshua at joshua.peach@nine.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreMonday fundieHedge fundsShort-sellingChristian BaleJPMorgan ChaseLatest In Equity marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineWhat lurks beneath the stand-off over Sydney’s $750m new fish marketPrimrose RiordanWhy these Australian wines are at risk of extinctionHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onBOSS Financial ReviewHow this CEO wrote a report while cooking noodlesHannah TattersallHow execs slay the horror ‘sandwich’ of work, kids and ageing parentsHow these brothers turned a side hustle into $100mLife & LeisureArchitects are turning to the past to design the buildings of the futureRobert BevanIs this going to revolutionise the Friday night takeaway?Level up with a gold-accented ceramic watch and boho Hermès wedgesRich ListMike Cannon-Brookes loses two executives from private office GrokPrimrose RiordanShuffle follows Stake into the gutterToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire