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Added to Index Trading Longs Rentals
Added to index trading long rentals: SPY ($SPY) $737.11 and QQQ ($QQQ) longs $676.73.
Positions: Long SPY S QQQ S.
Long Trading Rental on Indexes
I have taken a long trading rental in the indexes (on the oversold):
* SPY ($SPY) $737.80
* QQQ ($QQQ) $678.04
At the time of publication, Kass was long SPY VS QQQ VS
Things I Did Today
Here are today’s things:
* Covered my index shorts very early (4:30 AM) premarket: $SPY at $746.05, $QQQ at $703.66 and $IWM at $295.66
* Shorted $GRNY at $37.58
* Added to cannabis: $TRLV at $8.67 and $MSOX at $2.51
* Shorted more $JOET at $45.29
* Sold some $PG long at $150.31
Position: Long TRLV (S), MSOX (VS), PG (VS); Short JOET (S), GRNY (L)
Early Morning Trading (4:30 AM)
With S&P futures -23 handles and Nasdaq futures -225 handIes I covered my index shorts for a profit:
* $SPY $746.05
* $QQQ $703.66
* $IWM $295.66
From yesterday:
(An Updated) Things I Did Today
Here are today’s things:
* Shorted SPY at $748.67, QQQ at $709.06 and IWM at $295.97(all very small)
* In cannabis land, I added to these longs: GTBIF at $7.10, TRLV at $8.79 and VRNO at $5.69
* Added to PEP long at $134.57
* Shorted GRNY at $27.52 and JOET at $45.28
Position: Long PEP (S), GTBIF (S), TRLV (S), VRNO (S); Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS), IWM (VS) GRNY (M), JOET (S)
BY Doug Kass · Jul 21, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT
Position: None
(An Updated) Things I Did Today
Here are today’s things:
* Shorted $SPY at $748.67, $QQQ at $709.06 and $IWM at $295.97(all very small)
* In cannabis land, I added to these longs: $GTBIF at $7.10, $TRLV at $8.79 and $VRNO at $5.69
* Added to $PEP long at $134.57
* Shorted $GRNY at $27.52 and $JOET at $45.28
Position: Long PEP (S), GTBIF (S), TRLV (S), VRNO (S); Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS), IWM (VS) GRNY (M), JOET (S)
Shorting All 3 Indices
I shorted very small all three indices:
* $SPY $748.72
* $QQQ $709.25
* $IWM $295.97
I plan to work on a scale higher — with a wide berth.
Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS), IWM (VS)
RSP vs. SPY: Does Diversification Require Equal Weight?
The equal-weight RSP solves the S&P 500’s concentration problem, but not for free. Which one makes sense for you?
Covering Index Shorts
With this intraday drop I am covering my Index shorts for a quick profit:
* SPY ($SPY) $753.73
* QQQ ($QQQ) $716.97
From earlier:
Sizing Up to … Small on Index Shorts
I have moved from very small to small-sized short the indexes:
* SPY (SPY) $755.12
* QQQ (QQQ) $723.12
I plan to scale on any more strength.
Positions: Short SPY S QQQ S
BY Doug Kass · Jul 15, 2026, 9:47 AM EDT
Positions: None.