something wrong with your broker? did it give you a message saying: stocks beginning with A ending with P are not available for trading? did it give you a message saying: AMEX is temporarily unavailable for trading?
What do you mean slow? My short option positions (puts and calls) are moving every day. It is like having a house plant, just need to give it a little water here and there and make sure it gets enough sun.
Upside? The invisible "They" have dragged this market up by its snotty nostrils (see the prevalent daily pattern for the last two weeks). It is poised to rape the profits of selling to unwise longs now.