I would have tried to short Google but it never works out for me (neither does shorting Facebook, which seems so obvious a short right here at $59).
shorting is so hard right now. i made a couple percent shorting the nasdaq last week but closed it yesterday.
i wanted to short ibm and goog into their earnings, but just didn't feel like the risk/reward was in my favor.
the 200 day averages are still underneath, ibm is around $187-188 (it's $188 after hours as i look now) and goog is like $525 (it's $540-ish after hours).
were probably good candidates for a quick scalp, will be interesting to see if those declines hold to the open tomorrow and if they are deemed company specific or infect the broader market.