Building up a cash cushion to help buffer my portfolio against larger downturns in the stock market is easier during periods of volatility. Yesterday I earned 47% on the two day Spy Put Option trades. This morning’s drop at the open below 1994 and then 1990 signaled that volatility would rise today and the S&P would probably have a tough time climbing back up. The opening drop was a signal that yesterday’s was primarily a bounce caused by the “buy the dip” crowd.
Here is the latest Spy Put Trade including the initial stop-loss and explanation of how I will handle this trade based on yesterday’s Spy Put strategy article on how to set up stop-losses to take advantage of market swings and protect capital in use.
SPY PUT Trade Alert and Stop-Loss Analysis for Sep 11 2014
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