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Spreaders: how are you positioned after the job's report? What is it that is relatively weak, and what is it that is relatively strong?

You did not get the point: it is not about what they would do, it is about what caused them to say they would do what they say they would do. Do you wear a thick helmet?

I wonder if Loctus's reading of those polls had anything to do with his frequent switching of sides from bull to bear, and vice versa.:D

Well said, and well done! :) Also forget to mention that the gap closure for the purists is at 38/39, but I understand why you got out at 50/51.

That is bearish news! Tired to explain, but the smart guys know what I mean.

A bird in hand is ... He can always get back on Monday, after his fresh weekend at the 5 star hotel (with massage paid?)?

You and I seem to have taken a short view at the same price level and time! (see below). I however think we shorted the wrong EFT. We should have shorted the SPY instead. I bought puts, but surprisingly IV actually fell/didnotchange on the puts I bought---It should not happen, but it...

Given the market's reaction, I think a much higher (no typo there) number was priced in, which caused bears to be trapped in the fast rise and are now reducing the selling pressure by their covering.

qqq at 59.30 area. I think I am going to try to scale in. So we trust you are a buyer at this price and higher? 59.30 area is the 52 week high. So you can say, I am getting in front of a bull with long horns.

qqq at 59.04. Is a retreat around the corner?

You wrote the above after Europe selling. Is that bull, bear or undecided/flipflopper/bullcrap? If bull how did you hold the longs given the above opinion? Notice that your post was discussing Europe which you stated (just few days ago) had the best fundamentals.

Cautious is not a position... It is either: no side, long or short. You cannot be on the fence, and flip flop after the fact. You were bull on Monday, and became bear yesterday after europe went down since Monday. Today you become unsure to bullish.

You become bear yesterday, now you are back to unsure? Price can get people dizzy :D

If the market were now SPY ~137 and QQQ 60, I would look for first weakness to join the downside. The market is however sitting at around 1.5% from the above levels. What if the market goes down without visiting the above levels? How to trade the above without the benefit of hindsight? I am...

You may have read it a large number of times on ET--"I will take the other side of your trade". Have you ever given serious thoughts to this question: what is the other side of a trade? Propose a trade, and tell us you think is the opposite/other side of that trade. It would be interesting...

I am curious about what others think about what VXX would do? Divergence between some ETFs and VXX?

You did not notice him at the cashier? Apparently he was early, but I bet there were earlier people than him who visited the happy place.

I thought that the OP's question is different than what the majority of the answers have so far focused on. My understanding is that the OP wants to know the best ways to play the scenario of a delay in reaching a decision on debt limit, even if at the end they increase it? In other words...

LOL! You rephrased (well) the classical always correct prediction: the markets will fluctuate! The modern tradeable version would be: would the amplitude of the fluctuations be higher or lower? So Iceman: will VXX rise or fall? Good to hear from you Iceman!

Where are you going to make 25 real-time market calls? Stop talking, and show what you know or do not know.