As we approach the end of September – – month seven in which common sense is held hostage – – I am slowing increasing bearish positions. My bullishness from last Friday has been fully closed out (mostly yesterday). I don't intend to get really aggressive until we have a clear break, but I have a Mt. Everest-sized mound of buying power sitting behind me, which I will only deploy when the platform's boards are clearly splintering in two. In the meantime, here's a sampling of the stocks whose puts I bought earlier today:
