SPY In the Sky

Are the Naked Call Sellers in the house?  Don't say you weren't warned...  They may be getting ready to unbutton some levels soon - just as the VIX breaks below 12.

We have a week of very light US data - with the next major event being Unemployment Claims this Thursday and then Core Retail Sales on Tuesday, 13 August 2013.

I let go of some SPG and XOM puts today, but picked up some very inexpensive SPY puts and BAC puts today.  Hopefully, it will turn out to be for the best...


-0.87% SBA
-0.82% Roth IRA

-0.30% DJIA
+0.09% Nasdaq
-0.15% S&P 

-0.43% FTSE
+0.05% Eurofirst
-1.44% Nikkei
+1.04% Shanghai
+0.14% Hang Seng

-0.47% WTI
-0.31% Brent
-0.74% Gold
-0.33% Copper
-1.47% Corn

+0.46% GBP/USD
-0.64% USD/JPY
-0.77% EUR/JPY
+1.44% EUR/GBP

-0.77% DJT
-1.17% VIX

+1.46% 10-Year US Treasury Notes


39% Advancing Issues on NYSE         |   43% Up Volume
58% Declining Issues on NYSE          |   55% Down Volume
3% Unchanged                               |   2% Unchanged

55% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq      |   57% Up Volume
41% Declining Issues on Nasdaq       |   40% Down Volume
4% Unchanged                               |   3% Unchanged


Today's Major Headline:

Washington Post Publishing Business To be Sold To Jeff Bezos for $250 Million