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)

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

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