Welcome to the market.
There is no room in it for the timid.... ;-)
Actually - I'm doing very well. I called the reversal on the 20th and made the investments appropriately. I have many puts in (with some calls in as well). Also been going long on Yen futures. Since all of this fell apart - the Yen has sky-rocketed.
And - I think I'm about to short the VIX (the VXX options) very heavily. But - I'm trying to find where this market (SPY) is going to find its support. It will either be at 290 or around 260. I am thinking it is going to be around 260. God help us all if it is at the 200 monthly moving average - which is 185.