S&P 500 Index
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SPX Weak Bearish Bias → 6440P Caution Trade

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# 🏦 SPX Weekly Options Analysis – 8/18

📉 **Market Context**

* Mixed signals across metrics → weak bearish bias
* Price below VWAP → potential short-term downside
* Volume insufficient → low conviction
* Call/Put ratio neutral → no strong directional bias

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## 🎯 Trade Setup (Cautious Put)

* **Instrument**: SPX
* **Direction**: PUT (SHORT)
* **Strike**: 6440
* **Expiry**: 2025-08-18
* **Entry Price**: \$0.60
* **Profit Target**: \$1.20
* **Stop Loss**: \$0.30
* **Size**: 1 contract
* **Confidence**: 60%
* **Entry Timing**: Market Close

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## 📈 Breakeven @ Expiry

👉 6439.40 (Strike – Premium)
SPX must **close < 6439.40 by market close** to profit at expiry.

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## 🧠 Key Risks

* Mixed signals → potential whipsaw ⚡
* Market structure unclear → downside not guaranteed
* Theta decay risk → short-term option, fast time decay

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# ⚡ SPX 6440P SHORT PLAY ⚡

🎯 In: \$0.60 → Out: \$1.20
🛑 Stop: \$0.30
📅 Exp: 8/18
📈 Bias: Weak Bearish, trade cautiously 🐻

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📊 **TRADE DETAILS JSON**

```json
{
"instrument": "SPX",
"direction": "put",
"strike": 6440.0,
"expiry": "2025-08-18",
"confidence": 0.60,
"profit_target": 1.20,
"stop_loss": 0.30,
"size": 1,
"entry_price": 0.60,
"entry_timing": "close",
"signal_publish_time": "2025-08-18 15:02:25 UTC-04:00"
}

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