How to Short a Stock - Watch Me Do It! (Day Trading For Beginners)
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2020
- Learning how to short a stock is something all day traders need to know how to do. If you want the most flexibility and opportunity to make money online day trading stocks, "shorting" is a strategy you must understand and use. The reason why you need to learn how to short a stock is because it allows you as a day trader to make money when stock prices go down in value. When I was new and a beginner to day trading, this was a very strange concept and did not really make sense. If you are someone who is just beginning to day trade stocks and are a bit confused by this idea of "going short", you're not alone. In this video I will short a stock using my trading platform so you can see just how the numbers work when you are short a stock. Ready to take your understanding of shorting to a new level within your journey of learning to day trade? Let's go!
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What a guy for losing $4.90 to teach us. Respect!
No big deal. My family just didn't eat dinner that night.
@Tyson Boynton :-)
@@claytrader Hahahahaah!!! respect bro! :D
@@CelestialxPanda :-)
@@claytrader oh no haha good one 😅
finally, someone who actually shows HOW its done and not waste people's time talking how they made millions and drive ferraris but DO NOT help you at all...
Thanks for watching! Glad it helped
@@claytrader DO you have one for Swing trade to 1month and 3 to 6months
Thanks for the help
@@WitchLuw claytrader.com/takecontrol
@Joseph Court glad you enjoy the content
100 percent right ✅
This is my first time actually seeing an execution of going short. Great Content! No bs! thank you
Thanks for watching
Yes I appreciate the literal step-by-step!
I'm going to be great at this!!! Every time I buy a stock the price tanks. I bought blue Chip stocks and the market crashed.
HAHAHA I FEEL YOU BROTHER!!!
Stop blaming it on higher forces and start learning how the market works. Nothing is worst than letting yourself believe you were just 'not made' for the market. Ask any trader about their start and I promise it didn't happen through sunshine and rainbows. If you're having a tough time , try paper trading. Real stocks. Real success. Fake money. Good luck (:
hahaha John... have fun getting rich!!!!
John Dadds short everything!!!!
Yup..like clockwork
Hey Clay. I’ve been trading for 6 months now and just last Friday it was my first time shorting a stock. Realized that in order to make a living off trading that I would need to learn how to play be both bullish and bearish. Great videos!
Thanks for watching! Welcome to the world of shorting!
How you doing now man with trading?
This was just perfect! Took a while for me to wrap my head around this concept but then this video made it absolutely clear. Thanks a ton!
Glad it could help!
This was a great video showing the pitfalls and perils of shorting. It had my 100% undivided attention throughout. Great job!
Thanks!
I really needed this video, as I couldn't get my head around the procedure to follow, to short a stock.
This has clarified what I needed to learn, (after watching many of your live trades where you make a killing on shorting stocks).
Keep up the great work, Clay. :)
Great!
perfect video, didn't miss anything. people look at me like I'm a ghost when i tell them about shorting.
lol... the "ghost face"
Dude, this probably the best video I have ever watched on shorting - your practical video was outstanding - I just subscribed
Welcome aboard!
@@claytrader clay! Can you help me with the doubt I’ve posted?
I’m not getting how and where I keep the profit difference . Thanks!
@@88tdc88 this should help: claytrader.com/videos/how-do-you-make-money-shorting-a-stock-ill-try-to-explain/
I love how clean and simple your trading platform looks vs Think or swim, Yours has everything you need at just the right size in the perfect spots on the screen whilst Think or swim is either cramped and jampacked with too many things, no easy navigation or way to just purchase stocks like you can on light speed. Definately the most frustrating thing about being a new trader is the platforms we have to try and learn how to use.
More info on what I use claytrader.com/resources/
Thank YOU!!! This is the best live video for shorting I have seen and I have been looking, some videos out there do not explain as clear as you. Great Teacher. I am starting in this world and this video was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Clay, I want to thank you for all of your help in teaching me how to trade. I learned a lot from you by studying your videos and subscribing to your channel. I use to only invest in mutual funds but then started studying trading stocks in 2016 and opened my first trading account in 2018. Learning how to short was icing on the cake, lol! I actually shorted UBER Monday at $20 and it's literally at $16.45... I'm over 17% on this swing trade and it feels great! Thanks again ~
Well done! Congrats
I dont know how to do it but am about to find out. I opened my account 20 days ago and have beat the market by at least 300% every day but 2 and yesterday beat it by 850%.... I am a dropout and blue collar af and have turned 160k into 270k and have never bought or traded. Just observed human habits and limitations over my lifetime and its retarded af to not go in on the market right now. I am using airlines and oil as they bounce around. Buy cheaper one day and sell whenever they bounce up which is weekly right now. My last trade was on UAL (which i only owned for 24 hrs )and made 4$ a share on 4000 shares when I sold this am. I also knew they would go down too when I sold and I wish I had known how to capitalize. I also knew my OXY and HAL, which had done so well the last 3 weeks were gonna tank, so I sold them last week and they have slid ever since. Both decisions based on oil prices and same logic applies to both my energy and airline buys but one one benefits from higher prices and one from lower.
@@Sceneyour congrats, but you're playing with fire... please don't burn yourself!
@@claytrader hey i realized that. I couldn't get any help from a broker. My ex wife stole my inheritance from my parents and sis who died in a fire in 2014 . It was meant to insure I could raise my kids myself if i had to. She wanted to cripple me as a father and student so while I was in nursing school she filed but only after I paid our joint taxes for 2018 (32k) and then hired a lawyer. Had to sell the paidoff house I owned and split it with her. She spent all hers before th collapse on a house and I am trying to rebuild what my parents left me. When she filed I had to withdraw from nursing school for the second time for financial reasons, the first time was because of the fire. I am about to go back and make my parents proud again. I would love some tips and have been watching your beginner vids. I wasn't even using automated sells (stop quotes) or anything. That could have saved me the 24k loss I had on my second day that mounted to 40k because I was trying to avoid a free ride. I made it all back and a lot more and wasn't ever unsure that I wouldn't but I could easily be way more efficient and get a lot more sleep. Tired of watching the ticker all day and realized why everyone had to do coke back in the day before automated or computerized trades.
@@Sceneyour i see....
@Clay. Great training. It was awesome to get to see it LIVE with a real trade that went wrong! Everyone else does replays on sims and they ways go how they're supposed to. Great job on showing how shorting could blow an account up if it went parabolic. Thanks again
Thanks for watching!
I finally get it. I was totally lost, and was mystified on how you could make money on a stock going down. Thanks Clay, been watching your videos all week.
This should help too claytrader.com/videos/how-do-you-make-money-shorting-a-stock-ill-try-to-explain/
I started shorting and I love it so much easier to know what's gonna go down
glad you're having success
I just watched what short selling is in your video 3 years ago. I needed this video. Thanks! You're still wear9ng the same shirt too😆
It's a great shirt!
This is an excellent video! Nothing like a visual representation to put things into perspectives. I now understand shorting. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Clay you never fail....thank you for another insightful video ! Keep em coming
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for making this video - really appreciate that you held out in order to show a live short trade
Thanks for watching
i havnt laughed so hard thanks for the lesson
I'm glad my "pain" brought some comic relief lol
@@claytrader thank you and I just subbed and liked the video . Both comical and a a warning
@@ahmadshahhassanzada2661 welcome to the channel!
@@claytrader thank you for the contents
@@ahmadshahhassanzada2661 cheers
You’re amazing dude just Bcz you lost that 4.90 for us to learn god will give you 4900. My prayer on you for that
Thanks for watching!
Amen.
Amen to that brother
thank you so much for showing what can happen. Even though its not a huge loss it was so informational thank you for not being to proud to show this. This was my first video about shorting and am i am glad that you are a honest youtuber. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! You have a great sense of humor. Very fun to watch. My first short video. You did a great job explaining. I understand it perfectly. Liked, and subscribed 👍😁
Glad it was helpful!
This is the first ever video I have watched how to short a stock. Thanks
Hope it helped!
Clay every day I realise how little I know, thank you for the info.
I am 83 and still learning, I am trying to build up a nest egg for when I get old.
You can do it!
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I really had trouble knowing how to short a stock. This video did it for me. Just watching a short trade go through was what I needed. Thanks
Glad it helped!
Beginner here, I'm learning and instead of buying. I sold 90 shares by mistake instead of hitting buy I saw it loosing and then bought it and turn a profit. Didn't know how I did it till i just saw it -90 in my position??? so I bought it and made a few bucks. Until now didn't know that this was SHORTING. Great video and thanks for the loss(few bucks) on teaching us thumbs up.
Thanks for watching. Glad your trade worked out!
"Lets see if it hits 5. Wow this is good stuff."
Lol
:-)
Not gonna lie, I really enjoyed this video.. quick question though, did you lose 4.90 per share? Or just 4.90 overall? Also, what trading platform are you using? Thanks clay!
Overall. What I recommend = claytrader.com/videos/the-stock-trading-platform-for-traders-on-a-budget-best-app/
I needed this video. All the other videos I've watched never explain what button to push to start your short trade. Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful!
I am crying with laughter. This is the best educational video I have seen in ages. I learnt so much more than shorting. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
😂 he did not expect that turn out. His voice started to crack 🤣. But like I was taught, keep emotions out of it. Sorry to see, bud. Your videos are 👌👌👌👍🏽🙏
I mean, I did specially say "I'm shorting at a random spot"... so can't say I was caught too off guard lol
I went for cookies to see this video, was really exciting!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thank You So Much for this knowledge! Go blessing you for this knowledge.
You are very welcome
I knew it there was some logic on your videos, results always 😂😂 I decided 2 weeks ago I will became a daytrader and watching and replaying all your videos are so helpfull. Big thanks man, I really appreciate it here from Brazil 🤙🏻
Thanks for watching!
I'm sure you have made tens of thousands this past week with the market crash! Congrats.
It's been a wild ride!
ClayTrader Are your shorting more than going long?
@@tylerpetit33 i'm doing whatever i believe gives me an edge in the trade
ClayTrader GL this week. It’s going to be interesting!
How would u get out of this if u did this kind of mistake would u keep on losing money or is there a way to get out of this and can u buy and sell at the same time ur shorting
What do you mean? I showed you how to "get out". You "buy".
This is great. Thank you so much for the virtual learning. You’re the BEST!!!
I don’t know anything about shorting stocks. Is there a limit number of shares when you shorting? And do I have to buy back shares before the time stock market closed? Thanks
Yes, shares are limited. No time frame.
OMG!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO I HAve BEEN LOOKING AND LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I got myself into lol none explained like you did! I understand! I am grateful!! 🙏
Glad it helped!
You could have spent one minute at the beginning of the video explaining to the people that when you short you borrow first then you sell and wait for the price to drop then you buy again and return what you borrowed. Otherwise you are confusing people.
Thanks for the thoughts.
@@jeffdunstan Cheers
Yeah I was confused on that, since I'm new to this. Thanks for this comment, and great vid regardless Clay.
@@stockgeek4449 thanks for watching
Agreed...I wasn't sure if Clay was already holding the stock, if you can put a negative order in, or what the hell was going on. I get that shorting means when the stock falls, you gain money because you've set a certain level you want to sell at...but doesn't that also depend on the ask? As much as I get stock goes up, shorting makes money go down, stock goes down, shorting makes money go up...very fundamental, but 0 detail on where, when and how that all works based on what you started with.
thank you for this GREAT information and laughs, I have been looking for a video like this! mostly everyone just shows you the TA of when to enter or exit a short trade, so thank you for just showing the process!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the video. Question: when shorting a stock, do you have to poses that stock or you borrow it? Like your 10 At&T stocks, did you had them in your portfolio before? Thank you
This should help claytrader.com/videos/shorting-going-short/
Man this video was amazing!!! Thank you so much for posting clay!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for showing us! I appreciate it.
Any time!
Thank you so much for the way you teach! appreciated your time and efforts!
You're very welcome!
I am doing really well in regular stock trades but know nothing about Going Short...your video is much appreciated, and very informative!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow that was a great live sample of shorting , you're expecting to go Down but it goes Up so it showing your losing your bet but at the end the stock went down a little bit and you're losses shrink a little bit. Now I do understand how short selling works. Great live show. 👍
I got in randomly. I wasn't expecting anything. I entered the trade simply for the sake of the video.
I went short accidently on a position on TD this morning, luckily it wasn't for much. Thank you for explaining, I will use this as a teaching lesson. Though I'm losing money at the moment, I can see the allure of this.
Glad it helped!
I used to think shorting was defined as what you thought it was, ha! Although I knew what shorting was before getting here, I had no idea that this type of action is what defined the word. I researched the word and was brought here. Thank you.
Happy it helped!
This video was fantastic. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Very informative and clear video on how to short. Thanks Clay!
Glad it was helpful!
I've know what shorting is, and have for a long time. What I didn't know was how to execute it, so I've never done it. I remember a few times poking around my platform looking for the "short" option, but I never figured it out. Thanks for the info.
Glad it could help
thank you very much , i couldn't understand the shorting concept even after watching many videos but this video helped me a lot so thank you again .
Glad it helped!
Great explanation, I’m glad you actually showed us vs. just explaining it
Glad it was helpful!
Great video I’ve always been curious about shorting but seems a lot riskier than investing for long term but always good to know the knowledge if I ever do see something I think is worth shorting
Glad it was helpful!
@13:28 I've been trying to figure out how to close a short position. I thought once you sell the shares when the stock plunges, you're done. I didn't realize that's just the beginning ,and the gains/losses will continue to be calculated until you click to buy the shares. My original understanding made me so confused. I couldn't figure out how people could possibly lose money, but now I get it. You're totally awesome for sacrificing money to show us this demonstration! Thank you!! 😁
Glad it helped!
Never shorted a stock and always wondered what it is like. thank you Clay Trader.
Very welcome
Thanks Clay. I learn daily after watching and rewatching them again!
Glad you like them!
I enjoyed watching you, great content, it's the right video I'm looking for on how to sell or buy when the stock I'm shorting goes the opposite way. I didn't know it was that expensive in shorting stocks. Anyway great job.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for actually showing a real-life example. No one clearly explained how this works, except for you.
Glad it could help!
Thanks for the video,good learning experience.
Thanks for watching
That was the most realistic video of how actual trading is done that I have ever seen. Thank you!! Rofl!! I learned (and laughed) the whole time.
Glad it helped!
I learned a lot from this video! Thank you. I’m learning about shorting stock and yet haven’t seen it put in action until watching this vid. You explained it very well and it was entertaining at the same time hearing you as the price went up and then when you hit BUY, to see the stock keep heading down! LOL! But hey....that’s how it goes and is as real as it gets, so thank you again!!! Question though: since you exit point was at $4.??...does that mean you really lost $40.?? since you borrowed/sold 10 shares? Thanks in advance for the answer...if you see this!
I think this should help claytrader.com/videos/how-do-you-make-money-shorting-a-stock-ill-try-to-explain/
Loved the video, made me laugh as well. You seem like a pretty relaxed dude, love it. Subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
100% clear, thanks!!
Thanks for watching.
Thanks clay!!! One of the best RUclips trader!!!
Thank you!
questions that i got the answers to watching this video!
what are shorts?
how do i short
can short be bought and sold the same day
what are the regulations on shorts
so after i buy/sell the short i have to actually buy it at the end
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON RUclips THAT IVE FOUND REGARDING SHORTS!
Happy to help!
Great video Clay. I'm currently trying to learn all I can on how to short sell to play both sides of the market.
You can do it!
Thanks! Just did my first yesterday was in the green for about 2 min ten reversed!! I swear when I think a stock goes up with money on the line it goes down and vise versa… my luck.. appreciate your explanation
Thanks for watching!
I wannt to start trading and you are literally the only Person, that was able to explain to me how the hell shorting works.
Your content is literally Gold.
Thank you very much.
Happy to help!
Much respect! Thanks for the experience.
Any time!
Okay, I have never shorted but I got it a "short" time after you first explained it. You didn't have to go on and on. It seemed like my trading or investing. I buy something long and it goes down and down. Thanks
Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you. Very helpful with understanding S7 concepts.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! So the money you lost would’ve been the same gain if the price had gone down?
Btw which platform are you using? Thanks
Correct. What I use - claytrader.com/resources/
@@claytrader I followed the links you provided, thanks. Can you break down in your opinion whether it’s better to choose commissions by share or by trade? If you already have a video just share the link. Please and thank you.
@@stephentoomey1176 that all depends on your personal strategy
Googled "how to short a stock" and landed here. Thank you for showing the basics, much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I have a question. Once you short at a desired price, who determines that would be the actual price you committed to shorting at? & also who pays you for that short if you make profit? I just don't understand how you can say for example " I want to short at X price & then someone is willing to pay you all that money". If it was very obvious the stock is about to dump & you made a short trade who in the world would be willing to give you money for shorting?
This should help claytrader.com/videos/shorting-going-short/
great video Clay !
Thanks!
Awesome vid, with skin in the game to teach! Question. How'd you get your positions and orders on the right-hand side like that? You setup looks very fluid and easy to manage for trading than TOS' default setup.
How? I mean, that's just the way the platform is set-up.
Great video! And I love these Live videos!!
Glad you like them!
the greatest video made in this market....he was very real on how things can go south.. MUCH RESPECT! I am susbscribing right away...
Thanks for the sub!
Very helpful explanation my friend thank you so much,And keep making new videos and I will make sure that I hit the like button and I’m definitely sharing all your videos to all my friends thanks again
Thanks for watching!
This was a great video I always wondered what shorting was I’m still new at this.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! You are the first person I have seen showing the actual move on the chart but I think something is missing as I thought you had to borrow the stock first. I guess that info is in the other video so I will watch that one next. I knew that it is was a reverse action but not how to do it.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, very helpful.
thanks for watching!
Love you man. Please keep making more videos 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for watching.
thank you for explaining . the going short dynamics.
You're welcome!
Hi clay, thank you so much for your videos. It is very helpful.
I have question: what do we do when one wants to sell sell 25% , 50% , 75% and 100%
whether in up trend or down trend?
thank you in advance
What do you mean?
Great video Clay. I'm new to trading...I know close to nothing, looking up terminology as I go along....what does 'stock" mean? Kidding but not by much. How do you pick stocks to monitor and then short or long? Research ?
These videos should help claytrader.com/video/trading-101/
You're the man!
Thanks!
This was the perfect video man. thanks a lot!
Glad it helped!
Awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Clay. You explained this perfectly.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! I think despite you losing a few bucks this video shows the good and the risk of shorting stocks! Great 👍🏼
Yup. I was quite happy with how it all turned out!
Nice tutorial! I use to write brokerage trading software, but got out due to health problems. Watching your videos to get back into it...
I subscribed!
welcome to the channel!
Thank you Clay, much appreciated
Cheers
So when you short a stock by selling first, you can only lock in your profit by re-buying that same stock at the same number of shares initially sold?
Correct.
Hello Mr ClayTrader. Thank you for the great videos. I will be watching more of them soon! My question to you as a new trader is, is there a platform that I can practice on before I actually start trading? I’ve heard good things about “TradeStation”, but it’s a little pricey to just be practicing! So any recommendations that you may have for someone to practice trade on would be highly appreciated!
Who I recommend claytrader.com/videos/the-stock-trading-platform-for-traders-on-a-budget-best-app/
Thank you very much for a great presentation.I learnt a lot and I enjoyed it too.
Glad you enjoyed it!