Maxim No. 1

The more years I spend listening to the talking heads in the investment business, the more I realize so much is B.S.:

Position: None

Adding to 3 Longs

I’m adding to private equity longs:

* $APO $118.22

* $BX $119.37 

* $KKR $92.44

An investment and not a trade.

Position: Long APO (S), BX (S), KKR (S)

Tactics (Part Deux)

I strongly believe that the second half of this year will be filled with volatility and opportunity.

I will likely be trading more aggressively than I have in the past.

Position: None 

Tactics

I have used the afternoon rally to scale into more SPY shorts as I suspect some of the first-of-the-month money has been committed.

But still small sized.

Position: Short SPY (S)