SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)

[Vandalayind]

Shorts did not get cleaned.

Put BUYERS are not short anything. Shorts are SELLERS.

1$ or 2$ gyrations doesn't clean out anyone but options gamblers.

Options prices don't move enough in those gyrations to survive time decay.

Hamburder to feed Skynet.

You are never making the "easy" play. You are taking the suckers bet every day. Day in...day out.

You're paying short terms gains and commissions constantly. You aren't beating the market return. Forget about the fact your wash trading is destroying your ability to capture losses. You are probably paying taxes on money you didn't even win, when you account for the losses you can't claim.

You are losing money from the moment you hit enter.