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Stock hedges that won big in 2020 misfire in this downturn

Expecting history to repeat is a cognitive mistake that has claimed many an investor hide. Purchasing stock-insurance policies designed for the wrong kind of bear market is shaping up as one of this year’s bigger blunders.
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By Lu Wang

(Bloomberg) — Buying the dip. Sheltering in megacaps. Playing a Fed pivot. Things that paid off in the last equity bear market have been a ticket to the poorhouse during this one. 

Another professional strategy that isn't aging well is buying crash insurance — stock hedges designed to pay off in a sudden downturn, like in 2020. The trade in this year's excruciating slog is doing little to cushion portfolios, in some cases making things worse.

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