Long shorted names?

YTD, most-shorted names up 5.8% vs Russell 3k's 4%.

Decent strategy might be to long the most shorted stocks and hedge with some OTM VIX calls or OTM S&P puts.

Here's a list of the most shorted stocks thanks to CapIQ

The 5 questions of 2012

Happy 2012. 5 key questions to ponder as this year progresses:

1. Will US growth be greater or less than consensus?
2. How much will the Eurocrisis subtract from US growth?
3. Will US housing bottom in 2012?
4. Will there be Fed easing? Where?
5. Will inflation be higher or lower than Fed target?

Happy trading.