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Let’s get straight to the point… This relentless bull market is starting to drive me crazy.
We’re sitting in this bizarre environment where everything is at all-time highs. The Magnificent Seven, AI stocks, the S&P 500, Nasdaq — heck, even the Russell 2000 is finally catching up.
And outside of that July-August correction, we’ve seen nothing but 1% to 2% pullbacks consistently.
It’s perplexing. It’s unnatural. And frankly, it’s creating this zombie-like market that refuses to give us any meaningful discounts.
Why I Refuse to Chase These Highs
I hate buying all-time highs. Always have. There’s something fundamentally wrong with paying top dollar when you know — and I mean really know — that this market can’t go straight up forever.
We’ve got stocks that have ripped triple digits for the year, AI-related names sitting at nosebleed levels, and this persistent lack of any real selling pressure.
But here’s what I keep coming back to…
When the market does fall, I want to be there waiting to catch the discounts instead of chasing the frothy highs.
That’s why I’ve been leaning heavily into VIX hedging and preferring to sell puts rather than buy shares outright. I’d rather collect premium and position for the inevitable correction than pay premium prices for assets that are already stretched.
The Strategy That’s Keeping Me Sane
This market behavior is exactly why I’m focused on strategic hedging right now. When everything looks this extended, when pullbacks are this shallow and brief, that’s precisely when you need to be thinking about protection.
I’m not calling a crash. And I’m not trying to time the exact top. But I am acknowledging that markets don’t go straight up forever — and when this one finally gives us a real pullback, I want to be positioned to take advantage of it.
The zombie market won’t last forever. And when it finally wakes up and starts acting normal again, those of us who stayed patient will be the ones collecting the real profits. Stay tuned…
I’ll see you in the markets.
Chris Pulver
Chris Pulver Trading
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