Are any of you shorting the SPX, RUT?

[xexx12345]

I don't understand the desire to step in front of a freight train simply because the train has been traveling longer than most deem statistically probable. You're not just fighting the Fed. You're fighting every central bank there is right about now.

No doubt this will end in an amazing and catastrophic explosion, but why subject yourself to trying to call the top and the pain that is associated with that?

But how would you know when to jump off the train? The first sign of trouble? I'm riding the train but keeping my size really small.

 

[helgen_1]

I am. They are ridiculously overbought and look like they need a good blast downward. It's so obvious on daily RUT chart. Yet RUT went up another 10 points or so today. I'm just going to keep piling on put spreads if it continues like this. Who is even buying at these levels? Just crazy.

The market explodes from the upside and tanks from the downside.

 

[thetafarmer]

I don't understand the desire to step in front of a freight train simply because the train has been traveling longer than most deem statistically probable. You're not just fighting the Fed. You're fighting every central bank there is right about now.
No doubt this will end in an amazing and catastrophic explosion, but why subject yourself to trying to call the top and the pain that is associated with that?

Sorry for not being very clear. I'm just positioning myself for the next intermediate, short term correction, not trying to predict a top. From a technical standpoint, this latest upmove has been rather ludicrous and is in dire need of at least a small/medium correction. There was a 10 point drop on the RUT today. Can only hope that's the start of something.

 

[Anton Larsson]

Bought a really cheap spx straddle the other day.