Continuing with the "On Thin Ice" theme from this past weekend, today's market weakness is eerily reminiscent of February, 2025, which turned into a rout through March and into early April. Below are my two option picks as its time to dip our toes in downside positioning. QQQ Feb-Apr, 2025 SQQQ Premium Service - Feb/Mar 2025 QQQ Current: QQQ: Jan 2026 Puts (three hours before the close) SQQQ Dec 2025 Calls (three hours before the close) Notice the returns generated on these two different option positions. Close enough for a 1.7% decline in the QQQ index, regardless of time left to expiration, or use of leverage, or strikes relative to current pricing. Which alternative strategy, Jan with no leverage, or Dec with leverage, appeals to you? Which makes itself easier to manage if the trade goes sideways, or fails to generate close to expectations? Can't decide, then choose one from each table and let me do the worrying. I've highlighted my favorites in above tables for Premium Service and we will add each to the Performance table about the time you are receiving this. PS: If market accelerates down, we buy more. BTC Risk-Off - Contagious? Implies another 25% down for Bitcoin, and maybe predictive for Nasdaq.
