It’s Raining Bulls (Hallelujah!)

Position: None

Covered My Index Shorts

With S&P cash +22 handles (and near the day’s lows) I have covered the balance of my index shorts for a gain:

* $SPY $739.24

* $QQQ $715.18

Position: None

Things I Did Today

Here are today’s things:

* I shorted the indices:

 $SPY at $743.26

 $QQQ at $718.08

* Covered some SPY at $741.18 and $716.57 (I didn’t report this one promptly!)

* Shorted $GRNY at $27.18 and $JOET at $44.66.

* Added to $VRNO long at $1.135.

* Shorted $GS at $1,053.42 and $MS at $215.02

Position: Long VRNO (S); Short SPY (S), QQQ (S), GRNY (S), JOET (S), GS (VS), MS (VS)

Late Morning Charts and Stats

– NYSE volume 13% below its one-month average;  
– Nasdaq volume flat to its one-month average;  
– VIX index:  down 14.92% to 18.30

Positions: None.