The futures flirted with our bid without quite reaching it, denying us an opportunity to scalp against the short position we continue to hold.  Today, try bidding 1303.50, stop 1302.75, but if you cannot trade “against the box,” check for an alternative elsewhere in today’s touts that would allow the use of equity options to bottom-fish. We are short a single contract with a cost basis of 1363.00, shooting for a gain of at least $5000 per contract.  Holding the position will almost surely necessitate tossing out my usual, meticulous risk-management parameters, but it’s high time we stretched for extra bases.