By the skin of my teeth...

Well... the only reason I'm still standing is my willingness to take small profits, and the inability to leave any positions (especially ones that are based on short term market signals) open without my being there to watch prices. Covered the small short at 14:54 GMT @4852 only because I had to leave and pick up my son from his tennis practice. Just back and stocks have spiked on US consumer confidence numbers. In the short term better to be lucky than good. In the long term...