Short selling can be a valuable tool for any investor when advanced strategies, such as using put options and pair trading, are used to further refine the approach.

Investment Summary The Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF (NASDAQ: QQQY) is a recently launched ETF that uses a short-put strategy on the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ). The fund ...

But instead of taking on margin to directly short Tesla, you can take a closer look at Tidal's YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF (CRSH -2.92%), which aims to profit from Tesla's stock ...

Now, here are all TSLA short iron condor trades with 310-put short strikes, pre-arranged based on the lowest probability of profit. Let’s take the top one and break it down.

If you’re short puts, you may need to buy the stock if it moves lower. That could wipe out the comparably modest gain from selling the puts for income, and leave you in a much worse position.