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)
More Index Longs
With S&P cash -103 I added small to the index longs:
* $SPY $729.04
* $QQQ $697.96
Position: Long SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)
Small Trading Long in the Indices
I took a small trading LONG rental in the indices with S&P cash -86 handles.
* $SPY $730.81
* $QQQ $701.60
Position: Long SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)
Taking Profit on Index Shorts
With S&P cash only +6 handles and Nasdaq sinking just covered my Index shorts for a nice and quick profit:
* SPY ($SPY) $739.50
* QQQ ($QQQ) $714.58
From earlier:
More Shorts:
* SPY (SPY) $744.12
* QQQ (QQQ) $722.09
In my Index shorts I am emphasizing QQQ over SPY.
Positions: Short SPY S QQQ S
BY Doug Kass · Jun 9, 2026, 9:38 AM EDT
Positions: None.
More Shorts:
* SPY ($SPY) $744.12
* QQQ ($QQQ) $722.09
In my Index shorts I am emphasizing QQQ over SPY.
Positions: Short SPY S QQQ S
Added to Index Shorts
I added to index shorts:
* $SPY $742.91
* $QQQ $722.06
Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)
Back Shorting the Indices
With S&P futures +31 handles and Nasdaq +215 handles, I am back shorting the indices:
* $SPY $742.48
* $QQQ $721.42
Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)
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