I have begun to wade back into bearish waters, purchasing in-the-money, long-dated options in various securities. These have been been thriving lately and below are the five underlying securities against which I own puts:
![slopechart GLD](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/slopechart_GLD-2-640x343.jpg)
![slopechart IWM](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/slopechart_IWM-640x327.jpg)
![slopechart PLTR](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/slopechart_PLTR-1-2-640x327.jpg)
![slopechart PTON](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/slopechart_PTON-1-1-640x327.jpg)
![slopechart XLF](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/slopechart_XLF-640x327.jpg)
I have accordingly set some important SlopeAlerts to warn me of any troublesome events.
![alertsdd](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/alertsdd.png)