You’ve checked on proshares short funds, right? SDS,SSO
If you are *certain* the S&P is going to drop then you are certain to make some nice money — in the stockmarket.
Here’s a funny thing. I know several people (liberal treehugger types) who decided to cash out of the market go into gold and euros when GWB was reelected in 2004. Though I don’t agree with the reasoning, it was a smart move in retrospect.