Shorting Cheap Hot Dogs

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Incidentally, I am “freezing” my account for the rest of the day. No more buys, no more sells. I want to see that CPI number first. Here’s how my portfolio is right now:

  • 25 bearish positions
  • 24 of them January 2023 puts; 1 of them (IWM) an October 2022 just to be a little frisky;
  • 20% cash waiting in the wings.

I took profits on my SPY October 2022 puts just to reduce my risk for tomorrow’s inflation data.

Of course, if we go plunging in the morning, I’ll feel like a dork.