Hedge your bets by taking advantage of multiple trends, even wildly different ones.

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Since options traders are not limited to bullish or bearish strategies, why not hedge your bets and buy both?

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You can always just hedge your bets and do a little of both.

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As the market ebbs and flows quickly in the technology space, it is a good idea to hedge your bets.

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This means that rather than risking your money on one particular technology, you can hedge your bets on the performance of the entire index, making you less vulnerable to sudden shifts in the market.

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