You could also lower breakeven by selling an out-of-the-money call, such as the November 130 strike, but you would also limit your potential profit.

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Think about what this advancement has meant just in terms of access to the resources: When drilling into a hydrocarbon bearing formation 100 feet thick, vertical drilling would allow an operator to contact 100 feet of rock, which would limit your potential recovery to whatever oil or gas would flow into that length of pipe.

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Forbes Growth Investor and Forbes Special Situation Survey Editor Vahan Janjigian is another bear, but another one who offers some stock picks that he believes can limit your downside and offer longer-term potential.

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Thus, while you may limit your downside risk, you also risk losing out on potential gains.

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And some in the tech community complain that its anything-goes structure and sky's-the-limit earning potential has turned the environment at some companies into something akin to your worst stereotype of a booze-soaked frat party.

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