Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Big Swing Ended Nowhere 5-18-16

Market is exploring directions before and after FOMC Minutes release. SPX ended with a doji despite increasingly talks of rate hike in June. RUT ended slightly higher. It may take a little longer for market to digest the Fed's intention. The down pressure is present on SPX/ES. Let's see if 2040 could hold by end of the week.

Five trades filled today.  Closed a RUT call and rolled a RUT ATM 1110 put to 1080 1:2 ratio next week. I also bought two 1:2 ratio puts the hedge margin. I sold one set RUT call spreads for July 1 to form a IC in ETP acct. I have 2 RUT 1095 call to roll tomorrow. Let's see if the pros will run over the weaker shorts first or the weaker longs.

Risk factors are at healthy levels. I will continue to add July positions while preparing for my trip.

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