Jim Roppel Says The Bear Market Is “Getting Old” And “Opportunity Could Knock Soon”

U.S. equities remain in a bear market, as evidenced by the more than 20% decline year to date. As a result, it’s gotten far more challenging to profit off trades this year than last year, but it’s not impossible. At MarketWatch’s recent Best New Ideas Money Festival, hedge fund manager Jim Roppel shared his strategies for turning a profit on his bear-market trades. With 30 years of hedge fund experience and a track record of outperforming the market and capturing a massive million-dollar trade move coming out of a bear market, Roppel seems uniquely positioned to speak on this topic….