The market is a bit hard to read. Before, everyone was worried about just how far the market would fall… Now, we are asking the opposite question.

Regardless of the latest rally, there are still plenty of bearish indicators…

Since the market can turn on a dime, it’s critical that we structure our trades the right way.

Earlier this afternoon, I sent out this alert to Options360 members. It might give you some insight into my thinking about how to stay reasonably safe and profitable right now.

Options360 already has a bearish bias between the short-term VIX, the longer-term SPY bear butterfly, and even the short-term SPY diagonal.

As for QQQ, I’d like to see where tech names are headed over the next few sessions. Some of the big names popped on better-than-expected earnings, but does that mean the rally will continue a couple weeks down the line?

Last week, a nice combination of big-cap tech companies (MSFT, GOOGL, even AMZN) delivered earnings that, in this market, were welcomed news.

Interesting to point out, even a lot of the dreck, such as AFRM and RBLX, have jumped 20%-25% in the past two weeks.

I know short covering, moving toward more institutional accumulation of stock, and a hasty 21% retreat of the VIX all seem to line up for more upside.

However, I’m feeling an audible.

I am leaning bearish on QQQ. This is not a signal, just the feeling I get after the rally we saw in the economic environment we are in.

In other words, I don’t think we are out of the woods just yet.

I think as the weeks go by, stocks will begin to falter once again as more and more economic data is released.

Also, the “market maker” dynamic could come into play. Just as money managers pushed the market to have one of its best Julys in almost 80 years, they could soon look to take their profits and then wait to buy back lower.        

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There’s a reason we are up over 15% YTD in a market that has fallen off a cliff. Isn’t it time you find out what that reason is for yourself?