If ... no deal is done I... ... still have 2 puts 1,540 underwater b/a 5.40/6.20 ... would like to see no eom rally and continue Sept OEX downtrend ... would like to start buying XLF calls @18+/- and under ... would like to see VIX/VXO revisit or very near all time highs #msg-32261674 ... could take some sort of gains from the puts Stubborn cloudy tunnel vision thinking can cause negative results. If the deal gets done OEX could see 595 in three heart beats