Quote from Pekelo:
SPX 1167.63 Unrealized Gain/Loss (119.53)
I think currently 7 contracts are on, so SPX 1177 is 10x7=70 pts more in the red, right???
Assuming a 100K account to play this, that is still a -190 unrealized and -30 realized loss, which would be -220 pts (11000$) or 11% DD of the whole account.
So yes, you might only need 2% to break even, but a 12% move against you still caused an 11% DD....
By the way I predicted a 1178 SPX top in the ES Journal, so I agree this should be a shortable top....