Fortunately, all was not lost in this week of largely hand-sitting, keeping powder dry for a vol pop ... . I watched tons of videos, etc. on correlated pairs trades (e.g., SPY/IWM, GLD/SLV, SBUX/GMCR, yada yada). The concept looks enticing and potentially gives you an extra edge if the pairs behave themselves and properly revert to a mean ... . Otherwise, it looks like a lot of shenanigans to maybe get a few extra bucks in credit, which doesn't appeal to me because there is a lack of simplicity to trading correlated pairs (you've got to watch for the divergence, figure out what ratio of contracts you should use, and then manage both sides individually, etc.). So, good to know about, but nahhh for me ... .
Fireworks are fun ... as long as you don't blow your fingers off.