Let's hope it stays for a while. I hate losing easy miles.
I too got denied a month ago due to too many apps. They offered to cancel the UA card but I had only had it 4 months. Did not want to chance losing 50K to get 30K. The 6 month mark will be in late Oct. then that card is fair game.
I am closing in on the BA $30K so I need to keep that too.
Getting a few AA cards and an AMEX lately did not help.
The slew of LARGE bonuses was great but my credit need a breather.
To appear stronger, I have been dropping my limits on my cards. I have no balances so it doesn't hurt the ratio but has less outstanding available credit which helps.