Tuesday’s Closing Market Stats

Closing Volume

– NYSE volume 13% above its one-month average  
– NASDAQ volume 27% above its one-month average;
– VIX index:  up 4.23% to 19.72

Breadth

S&P 500 Sectors

% Movers

Nasdaq 100 Heat Map

Closing S&P 500 Heat Map

Position: None

A Quick Profit

Covered the index shorts for a quick profit:

Dougie Kass11m ago

S and P cash is now only -23 handles I am back shorting the indices on a scale:

* SPY $737.12 * QQQ  $707.26

Dougie Kass just now

That was quick, s and p cash -60 and i covered this small short.

spy $733.70 qqq $702.24

locomotion!

Position: None

Halving My Index Longs

With S&P cash -84 handles (about a 65-point rally from the lows) I am halving my long trading rental in the indices:

* $SPY $731.08
* $QQQ  $699.15

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

Some More Index Longs

I added to a very small long rental of the indices with S&P cash -117 handles:

* $SPY  $727.49

* $QQQ  $693.99

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