I’m keen on putting out a short in the Diamonds, since my hunch is that 2013 is going to start with the nasty dive the stock market’s been postponing since the bad news on November 6 . It is the nature of the game, however, that getting short today will require sweating out a possible fiscal-cliff deal that could send stocks into a bullish spasm.  While it would likely be fleeting, that would be of scant consolation to anyone caught in the short-squeeze. On balance, I’ll suggest staying tuned to the chat room and to E-Mail Notifications for timely advice, since I may decide to play it down-to-the-wire.