you suggested speculators outweighed skeptics just the opposite... There's currently a lot of enthusiasm behind bitcoin but the enthusiasts are far outnumbered by skeptics and the uneducated. You can short it on Bitfinex... https://www.bitfinex.com/ the problem is you have to buy BTC first with $, send the BTC to Bitfinex then buy this with BTC... https://www.tradingview.com/chart/BD7cdyU2/ The symbol is BTCUSDSHORT. The best way to convert $ to BTC is at Coinbase. https://www.coinbase.com You send $ by ACH withdrawal from you bank to Coinbase which takes about a week. From Coinbase you can send it to Bitfinex.