Day-by-day notes on trading SPY and QQQ options through real market days — CPI, FOMC, PCE, GDP, and the quiet days in between. Written from Alertsify, options-mechanics side. Newest first.
- 2026-08-29 SPY Options: Jackson Hole Week Wrap, Aug 24-28
SPY ran from $763 to a $775 intraday high through Jackson Hole week. Here’s how IV builds into a stacked catalyst day and what a strong close leaves behind.
- 2026-08-28 SPY Options Into a Stacked 10am Fed Risk Window
SPY and QQQ closed strong Thursday. Friday stacks Warsh’s speech, a payrolls revision, and consumer sentiment at 10am. Here’s how I’m sizing options into it.
- 2026-08-26 SPY Options Today: Stacked Data Day, Aug 26
Core PCE, Q2 GDP, durable goods, and income/spending all hit at 8:30am today. Here’s how I read SPY and QQQ options into a stacked data morning.
- 2026-08-19 SPY Options Today: FOMC Minutes, a Contained Reaction
SPY and QQQ closed little-changed after today’s FOMC Minutes release. What a contained 2pm event means for options IV, and why tomorrow’s data is smaller.
- 2026-08-14 SPY Options: Friday’s Pullback, a Quiet Monday Ahead
SPY options pulled back Friday and closed mid-range. With no data on Monday, theta does the work until FOMC minutes hit Wednesday. Here’s how I’m reading it.
- 2026-08-11 SPY Options Today: Quiet Tape, Loud CPI Tomorrow
SPY options today closed -0.32% at $770.56 into a CPI print tomorrow morning. What elevated IV heading into the data actually means for position size.