I really don't have an issue with you playing these short term shorts, the "top" calls are tiresome and they failed, just own it and let's not pretend they were good calls. My opinion, the current direction of US indexes is unclear and anything unclear isn't worth trading on ( it's basically gambling on a guess ). Shorting US indexes is easily the least successful type of trade on here the last 7 years, rarely being profitable for the posters and in some cases ( e.g. Nitro and his models ) a horrendous loser. Given that back drop, I find top calls on US indexes distasteful. You may be a great trader for all I know, but that's due to effective trade management skills and strategies not your calls.