For a Peaceful Weekend!
I took a small profit in my short ($SPY) — covering just now at $746.76.
Positions: None
Re-shorted SPY
I have re-shorted $SPY at $746.32.
I plan to scale into more on a continued month-end markup.
Position: Short SPY (VS)
Things I Did Today
Here are today’s things:
* I shorted $SPY at $746.06, $746.09 and $QQQ at $692.96, $695.61
* I covered SPY at $742.63 and QQQ at $687.21
* I added to $GLAS at $9.57, $GTBIF at $7.16, $TRLV at $8.35 and $VRNO at $5.28.
Position: Long GLASF (S), TRLV (S), VRNO (S)
That Was Fast!
I just covered my entire Index (short) position for a profit:
SPY ($SPY) $742.63
QQQ ($QQQ) $687.21
From a few minutes ago (!):
Added to Index Shorts
I added to my Index shorts on the rally after the opening:
* SPY (SPY) $746.09
* QQQ (QQQ) $695.61
Positions: Short SPY VS QQQ VS
BY Doug Kass · Jul 31, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT
Positions: None.
Added to Index Shorts
I added to my Index shorts on the rally after the opening:
* SPY ($SPY) $746.09
* QQQ ($QQQ) $695.61
Positions: Short SPY VS QQQ VS
Sunrise Trading (5:01 a.m.)
Shorted more indexes:
SPY ($SPY) $746.06
QQQ ($QQQ) $692.96
Positions: Short SPY VS QQQVS
Oscillator Still Slightly Oversold
The S&P Short Range Oscillator remains slightly oversold at -1.46% vs. 1.61%.
I added to my index shorts this morning (505 AM):
*$SPY $746.06
*$QQQ $692.96
Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)
Just One Last Trade
“Just one last thing.”
– Lt. Columbo
I have re-shorted the indices:
* $SPY $743.20
* $QQQ $686.12
Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)
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