IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
stock NYSE ETF

Literally fell off the wagon and was a drunk idiot last week so an IWM credit-spread got auto-liquidated by my broker cuz I was out of it and not paying attention. Thank God it didn't get past the long side.
Also, had an iron condor on SPY that expired Friday, came to and closed it, but the funny thing is that it actually would have expired worthless if I had left it.
Miraculously, only ended up down 113 dollars for the week.

**Positioning vibe:** Index options flow is skewed to put demand in QQQ + IWM, while SPY has meaningful call interest too → “range first, then expansion” setup.
**Darkpool:** Very large late prints clustered near SPY \~681.7 and QQQ \~600.7–601.9 (institutional volume showing up right on the tape).
**Catalysts** (next 7 days): Earnings include PANW, ADI, WMT, etc. These can move QQQ (tech) and broad risk appetite.
# Key levels & weekly playbook
# SPY (close ~681.75)
**Chart structure**
* Sharp drop then bounce; **681–686 is the current “decision shelf”** (recent lows + close area).
**Support**
* 681–680 (darkpool magnet; repeated big prints around 681.38–681.75)
* 675–676 (recent swing support zone)
**Resistance**
* 690–692 (recent breakdown / rebound pivot)
* 695–697 (prior local highs)
**Acceleration zones**
* Above 692: tends to open the door for a push toward 695–697 quickly
* Below 675: risk of a faster flush back into the mid/low 660s region
**Flow tells (last \~3 days)**
* Notable **call buying** up the chain (e.g., strikes mid-650s/660s) but also **heavy put activity** around 647–651 zone and large-delta puts higher strikes (hedging). Net: **two-way, range prone** until a level breaks.
# QQQ (close ~601.92)
**Chart structure**
* Volatile downswing then bounce; **600 is the line in the sand**.
**Support**
* 601–600 (darkpool cluster; many prints near 600.714 and 601.8–601.9)
* 597–595 (recent dip zone)
**Resistance**
* 610–611 (prior pivot + repeated flow interest)
* 616–620 (upper rebound zone)
**Acceleration zones**
* Above 611: odds increase of a momentum move into 616–620
* Below 595: downside can speed up quickly (positioning is put-heavy)
**Flow tells**
Very large **put premium** concentrated around **590/580** and **600/608** area → market is paying up for protection; rallies may be “sold into” unless price reclaims 610+ convincingly.
# IWM (close ~262.96)
**Chart structure**
* Choppy but stabilizing; **263–265 is the near-term pivot**.
**Support**
* 260 (multiple recent closes/opens around this level)
* 256–255 (where a lot of short-dated put flow is clustered)
**Resistance**
* 265 (major strike/flow focus; also a repeated pivot)
* 268–270 (recent rebound highs)
**Acceleration zones**
* Above 265: can squeeze into 268–270 fairly quickly
* Below 255: opens a faster move toward the low 250s/high 240s
**Flow tells**
* Biggest “whale-style” prints are **puts at 247–251 (Mar)** plus chunky **255 puts**; there’s also **call interest at 265**. Net: **defined range**, with **265 as the trigger** for upside continuation and **255** as the risk line.
# What I’d watch day-to-day (simple checklist)
* **SPY:** hold 681–680 on dips; reclaim 692 for bullish momentum week
* **QQQ:** defend 600; reclaim 610–611 to flip the tone
* **IWM:** hold 260; break/hold 265 to target 268–270

$IWM

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My last 2 XRT, GME, and other stocks new swaps tracking posts:
* 2/15/2026 - [XRT, GME and 14 other new swaps tracking - 2/15/2026 update](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1r6kwcj/xrt_gme_and_14_other_new_swaps_tracking_2152026/)
* [1/31/2026](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1qtc3mb/xrt_gme_and_14_other_new_swaps_tracking_1312026/)
Last 2 swaps activity breakdown posts:
* 9/27/2025 - [GME, XRT, and 25 other swaps activity breakdown. Added 4 stocks.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1nsypy2/gme_xrt_and_25_other_swaps_activity_breakdown/)
* [9/20/2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1nn3re9/gme_xrt_and_21_other_swaps_activity_breakdown/)
What are swaps, big picture on ETFs, FTDs, settlement can kicking, ETF and FTD juggling, etc:
* VariousScenes [12/23/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1pu38lr/cycles_theory_revisiting_the_puzzle/)
* Counterspell_This [12/9/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1pileus/total_return_swaps_trs_deep_dive_dd_and_rceos/)
* samgungraven describing [swaps](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1cy1xv4/great_explanation_on_how_swaps_work_and_current/)
* Arcanis_Ender 12/8/2025 comment: Swaps allow the parties to effectively hide their positions from the public. Bullet swaps were famously used by Bill Hwang to blow up his family office Archegos Capital via margin call as well as the counterparty involved--Credit Suisse. Those bags passed on to UBS who was forced by their government to absorb them and their toxic liabilities. The swiss government opted to HIDE (seal) the swap data regarding Credit Suisse collapse for 50 years as well. Swaps are very hard to trace by their nature, but they allow parties to have hidden short positions from their structure without actively impacting the Short Interest % of a stock. This keeps the cost to borrow low, just like when a market maker abuses their creation/redemption privileges on an ETF to artificially inflate supply of a stock that would otherwise have low liquidity.
* HashtagYoMamma [11/14/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1owqv0b/reminder_youre_being_gaslit_the_price_makes_no/)
* Long-Setting [11/1/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1olv8ox/memorandum_for_the_record_due_diligence_report_on/) - Snippet: A total return swap (TRS) is a derivative contract where one party (e.g., a hedge fund) receives the total economic performance (gains/losses, dividends) of a reference asset (e.g., $GME shares) from a counterparty (e.g., a bank), in exchange for periodic payments based on a fixed/variable rate. Unlike direct short sales, TRS allow synthetic exposure without borrowing shares, evading "locate" requirements and enabling indefinite position recycling.
* LoPiano 9/23/2025 discussion on Newton's yellow/pink/red swap theory, see 15:50 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/Ak-Xz8WpJ-A)
* TheUltimator5 [5/4/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1kex6om/how_interest_rates_affect_the_price_of_gme/)
Swaps data source:
* From the DTCC website. Example (change the date portion to retrieve other dates going back up to 2 years): [https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2025\_08\_30.zip](https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2025_08_30.zip)
* Alternatively via Amazon domain, example: [https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2025\_08\_31.zip](https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2025_08_31.zip)
* XRT's ISIN and RIC: US78464A7147 and XRT.P
* GME: US36467W1099 and GME.N
* For brevity, tracking: CHWY, GEF, IEP, MSTR, NTRS, PSKY, RCL, SIRI, U, VSCO, WBD, IBIT, IJH, ITOT, IWB, IWD, IWM, IWR, IWS, MDY, VB, VBR, VXF
Credit to many others wading through the swaps data. View their profile's posts and comments for helpful information!
* WhoLovesAvacados - see their profile's posts
* GMEPieMan via F-uPayMe - [8/20/2025 The Gamestop Saga Is Weird. The Data Is Even Stranger.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1nt385a/another_glitch_in_the_system/)
* TheUltimator5 - [2/21/2025 GME Bottom Finder and GME Swapinator](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1iv5kbp/the_gme_bottom_finder_has_been_reuploaded_to_tv/)
* WhatCanIMakeToday - [3/13/2025 GME Swaps Expirations By Date](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1jaimi8/gme_swaps_expirations_by_date/)
* alwayssadbuttruthful - [1/19/2025 4x posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1i516sl/gamestopswapdd_part_4201_cfd_summations/)
* theorico
* IullotronBudC1_3

I wasn’t really saying to NOT use Robinhood. I was more just point in out that: timing the market is hard, timing the market WITH options is even harder, then timing the market WITH options ON Robinhood is even even harder.
I also use Robinhood, but I don’t get too butt hurt if I “miss out” on more money because I now I literally cannot sell the top or buy the bottom.
I had a sell order for a IWM Call for $1.95 one time, Citigroup put all of their sell orders in front of mine, sold them all, then it reversed without ever filling my order. Meaning, they literally would not let me sell the top.
They will put all their orders in front of yours if you are trying to sell the top and the exact same thing will happen if you try and buy the bottom.
I have heard Interactive Brokers is a good choice.

Veran, tengo mi cartera de inversion, que la cree con ahorros. Y tengo un fondo de emergencia de 2k en una wallet mi idea era que con esos 2k comprar SGOV, y me vaya generando intereses por lo menos.
Y la otra duda que tengo es, si vendo mi VTV, y compro 500usd o tal vez 1k de IWM para mas crecimiento. Tengo 27 años, y aunque no tengo un super trabajo, (agroindustria) tengo tal vez la suerte de trabajar con mi familia, y tengo ese respaldo por si pasa algo malo.
Que harian con esta cartera? la idea es dejarla minimo hasta 2030 y en lo posible para mi jubilacion
Tambien tengo la posibilidad de agregar 50-100 usd mensuales.
Tenia pensando tal vez vender lo de APLD, y comprar IONQ, para promediar mejor el precio
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I recommend AVUV instead of IWM.

Do you mind if you can share your strategy, I’m also a 0dte trader on SPY/IWM

Not financial advice. I am becoming increasingly convinced there will be some sort of 10-20% market-wide correct/crash in the upcoming weeks. QQQ banged its head against the wall at $630 >4 times since October - just like in the weeks that preceded the April 2025 tariffs crash. Q1 in a mid-term year is notoriously weak.
I personally am keeping a lot of dry powder set aside for if/when this occurs. Any thoughts on what would be a slam dunk usage of cash for this potential event? Normally something in the mag 7 would be a "safe bet" though it seems like the market as a whole is rotating into more mid-cap names.
Some potential thoughts:
1) sticking to the mag 7, something like $AMZN (debatable already at a discount) plus $GOOG(L) (in my opinion the strongest performing of the mag 7)
2) If getting out of the mag 7, $CAT and $VRT as two strong performers?
3) If looking at mid-cap index funds, index funds like $IWM and $MDY?

Claro, mi duda es, me han dicho que por que tenia ese etf de valor, teniendo la edad que tengo (27). y porque no iba por otro lado. y me han mencionado la de IWM.

Cambio VTV por IWM y FXI o EWZ? Agradeceria su respuesta y el porque
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Yes. I’d say there’s only a few that are worth it.
My picks would be:
GLD, SLV, IWM, SMH for higher returns
QQQ and SPY if the account is large enough; lower returns per week per dollar, but far more stable.
Honorable mention for USO for decent premiums twice a week and a fair amount of stability.
GDX or GLDM could substitute for GLD on smaller accounts

These are estimates.
Compounded Total Returns (2016-2025)
\* BTC: +18,556.97%
\* VGT: +737.78%
\* VOO: +300.55%
\* GLD: +292.02%
\* VT: +206.00%
\* 60/40 Portfolio: +156.26%
\* IWM: +150.61%
\* VEA: +132.52%
\* VWO: +120.37%
\* DBC: +100.74%
\* VNQ: +66.46%
\* AGG: +21.93%
\* TLT: -4.42%
Not sure how to say. Any suggestions.

Back for another week of running Short Put Verticals aka Bull Put Credit Spreads.
Well...last week was certainly interesting as I was able to make it out with a loss of $ (1105).
My win rate dropped to 74%.
Some of the losses are due to rolling the spreads as I show the losses of the spreads as they occur.
Here is my simple trading plan.
I am enter these trades 30-45 DTE and choosing a .25 to .35 delta short put and 1 to 2 strikes lower for the long put.
I set a stop/loss order for 150% of the premium received and a BTC order for 30% of premium received.
Below is totals of tickers:
|Ticker|Profit +/-|
|:-|:-|
||
|SMH|$439|
|SLV|$317|
|NVO|$125|
|BE|$119|
|MU|$105|
|AVGO|$93|
|APLD|$90|
|XOM|$87|
|GLD|$79|
|COST|$46|
|WMT|$46|
|ASML|$44|
|IWM|$40|
|SOXL|$35|
|SBIT|$33|
|HYMC|$12|
|TXN|$9|
|TQQQ|$8|
|XLE|$5|
|GOOGL|($5)|
|CVX|($21)|
|AAPL|($30)|
|INTC|($42)|
|AMZU|($181)|
|RKLB|($445)|
|AGQ|($490)|
|AMZN|($1,621)|
|Totals|($1,105)|

Back for another week of running ***Short Put Verticals aka Bull Put Credit Spreads***.
Well...last week was certainly interesting as I was able to make it out with a loss of $ (1105).
My win rate dropped to 74%.
Some of the losses are due to rolling the spreads as I show the losses of the spreads as they occur.
Here is my simple trading plan.
I am enter these trades 30-45 DTE and choosing a .25 to .35 delta short put and 1 to 2 strikes lower for the long put.
I set a stop/loss order for 150% of the premium received and a BTC order for 30% of premium received.
Below is totals of tickers:
|Ticker|Profit +/-|
|:-|:-|
||
|SMH|$439|
|SLV|$317|
|NVO|$125|
|BE|$119|
|MU|$105|
|AVGO|$93|
|APLD|$90|
|XOM|$87|
|GLD|$79|
|COST|$46|
|WMT|$46|
|ASML|$44|
|IWM|$40|
|SOXL|$35|
|SBIT|$33|
|HYMC|$12|
|TXN|$9|
|TQQQ|$8|
|XLE|$5|
|GOOGL|($5)|
|CVX|($21)|
|AAPL|($30)|
|INTC|($42)|
|AMZU|($181)|
|RKLB|($445)|
|AGQ|($490)|
|AMZN|($1,621)|
|Totals|($1,105)|

They move more or less same direction on most days, maybe one of them move opposite way a bit during the day. It is useless trading spot stocks - shares. For the amount of money you are spending buying and selling, profit will be just a a few dollars and fees will eat that + look into the tax implications in your country for holding shares. Share are mainly for long term growth as individuals person for small to term investement
I only day trade options on ETFs like SPY, QQQ, IWM etc and not on the Mag 7 - their options are very expensive but also rewarding, but I stick to one

Do you adjust how aggressive you short or mabye how patiently you wait based on whether small cap market in general is hot or cold. Is Russell 2000 IWM a valid proxy indicator for this?