Here are today’s things:
* Added aggressively (again) to cannabis: $VRNOD at $5.35, $GLASF at $11.80, $GTBIF at $7.12, $TRLV at $8.06 and $MSOS at $4.43.
* Shorted more $JOET at $45.33.
* Repurchased consumer staples: $KMB at $105.15, $KO at $81.01, $PG at $151.37 and $PEP at $142.01.
Position: Long MSOS (L), GLASF (S), GTBIF (S), TRLV (S), KMB (S), KO (S), PG (S), PEP (S), VRNOD (S/M); Short JOET (S)
Here are today’s things:
* Shorted $SPY at $749.07 and $QQQ at $743.67 — covered SPY at $744.80 and QQQ at $737.99.
* Added to $JOET short at $45.64 and $GRNY short at $27.63.
* Shorted a package of high-beta tech.
* Shorted more $MS at $227.32.
* Shorted more $IWM at $297.07.
* Added to longs $MSOS at $4.76, $MSOX at $3.00, $GTBIF at $7.55, $VRNOD at $5.55, $CURLD at $9.73 and $TRLV at $9.40.
Position: Long MSOS (L), MSOX (VS), GTBIF (S), VRNOD (S), CURLD (VS), TRLV (S); Short high-beta tech package, JOET (S), GRNY (M), MS (M), IWM (S)
Added to JOET ($JOET) $45.64 short at and GRNY ($GRNY) short at $27.63 .
Positions: Short JOET S GRNY M
Into this morning’s market ramp I have put back on my speculative short basket.
This is my third foray into this.
As mentioned in my GRNY ($GRNY) and JOET ($JOET) post (previous) this typically is a very very short term and opportunistic trade.
A true rental.
Positions: Short High Beta Tech Package
* Among other reasons, I now want to be short momentum.
I plan to aggressively expand my ($GRNY) short now and to continue to modestly expand my ($JOET) short (despite my fondness for its portfolio manager Joe Terranova).
Let me give you two straightforward reasons for my tactics:
* Both ETFS are grounded in momentum-based investing. Here are the holdings of GRNY (GRNY Holdings – GRNY GRNJ GRNI | Fundstrat Granny Shots ETFs) and JOET (JOET – Portfolio – Virtus Terranova US Quality Momentum ETF | Morningstar). Given my increasingly negative near term market view I want to now be short momentum (i.e., the leading edge of market leadership). Shorting these ETFs satisfies my objective of shorting momentum and conforms to my conservative risk profile and appetite, as, for me, it is too dangerous (save very very short term forays on the short side) to position short in SNDK ($SNDK), MU ($MU), AMD ($AMD), INTC ($INTC), AMAT ($AMAT) et al.
* Both ETFs rebalance with strict multi month disciplines. This disadvantages both ETFs in the event of a violent change in sector leadership. In other words, why be long a momentum based ETF if one hand is tied behind its back?
Any questions about this, please comment in The Comments Section.
Short GRNY M JOET S
I have covered my $JOET ($45.10) and $GRNY ($27.33) shorts.
Position: None
Back short $GRNY at $26.83 and $JOET at $44.62.
Position: Short GRNY (VS), JOET (VS)
I covered my $JOET $44.10 and $GRNY $26.64 shorts just now.
I plan to reshort strength.
Position: None
Shorted more ($GRNY) $37.30 and ($JOET) $44.96
Positions: Short GRNY M JOET
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)
