Author: Doug Kass

I am adding to my very small index shorts:

* $SPY  $741.88

* $QQQ $713.33

Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)

The S&P Short Range Oscillator remains in oversold territory at -1.66% vs. -2.08%.

Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)

As of 4:23 PM:

After-Hours % Advancers

After-Hours % Decliners

Position: None

Closing Volume

– NYSE volume 3% above its one-month average 
– NASDAQ volume 4% above its one-month average
– VIX index: down 3.82% to 17.37

Breadth

S&P 500 Sectors

% Movers

Nasdaq 100 Heat Map

Closing S&P 500 Heat Map

Position: None

Earnings Reporters After Close Wednesday 

Earnings Reporters Before Open Thursday

Position: None

Today I learned on @HalftimeReport that valuations no longer matter. CAPE, Buffett Indicator, Price to Sales… fuhgetaboutit!
The absence of discourse, debate and dissension is deafening.
The bullish herd of "first level thinkers" and consensus views are growing ever more…

— Dougie Kass (@DougKass) May 20, 2026

Position: Short JOET (VS)

I’m adding to $GRNY at $26.82 and $JOET at $42.98 shorts now.

Position: Short GRNY (VS), JOET (VS)

Volume

– NYSE volume flat to its one-month average 

– NASDAQ volume 12% above its one-month average;

– VIX index: down 2.27% to 17.65

Breadth

S&P 500 Sector ETFs

% Movers

Nasdaq 100 Heat Map

Position: None

From Gary Marcus:

Could generative AI could turn out to be the tech industry’s Vietnam? And could public backlash lead AI to a better place?

Position: None

I have taken a short trading rental in ($MS) at $195.76.

Position: Short MS VS