Expert Trading Insights

Perpetual Futures Trading: Why ‘Perps’ Are Driving a New Speculation Boom TraderInsight • September 2025 • Crypto, Leverage, Derivatives Crypto traders are rushing into perpetual futures trading, contracts known as “perps” that allow investors to apply leverage of 10,...

Day Trading Margin Rule Change: What It Means for Retail Traders TraderInsight • September 24, 2025 • FINRA, SEC, PDT For over two decades, retail traders have been operating under the shadow of the Pattern Day Trader rule. If your account dropped below $25,000, you...

Alibaba AI Spending Rally: Why the Stock Could Climb Even Higher TraderInsight • September 24, 2025 • BABA, AI, China Tech Alibaba (BABA) shares jumped 10% after the company announced new AI spending, overseas data centers, and the unveiling of Qwen3-Max, its...

Nvidia AI Backstop: Trader’s Playbook for the AI Ecosystem TraderInsight • September 2025 • NVDA, AI Infrastructure, Market Strategy Nvidia’s $100 billion deal with OpenAI reinforces its role as the Nvidia AI backstop — a financing partner to secure chip demand and...

Is the Stock Market Overvalued? What Traders Should Watch Next TraderInsight • September 22, 2025 • S&P 500, Fed, Valuations The S&P 500 has set 28 record highs this year and sits near 6,664. But valuations are stretched to dot-com era levels, making many...

Powell Speech Market Selloff: Why Stocks Dropped After Fed Remarks TraderInsight • Today • Federal Reserve, Markets, Equities Stocks fell sharply today after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivered a speech that rattled investor confidence. The Powell speech...

Nvidia China Trade War September 2025: Beijing Blacklists RTX Pro 6000D China expands restrictions on Nvidia’s AI chips, intensifying trade war dynamics with the United States. Beijing Targets Nvidia’s Latest AI Chip The Nvidia China trade war September 2025 reached a...

Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut September 2025: What Traders Need to Know The Fed’s first cut in nine months reflects labor-market risks, sticky inflation, and shifting policy expectations. Fed Cuts Rates After Nine-Month Pause On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market...

TikTok US-China Deal: Beijing Confirms Algorithm Use as Trump Extends Deadline TraderInsight • September 2025 • Tech, Social Media, Geopolitics Beijing has confirmed that TikTok’s U.S. app will continue to run on its Chinese-developed algorithm, even as Washington...

The Federal Reserve heads into this week’s policy meeting with a crowded agenda and a rare layer of political drama. On Wednesday, the FOMC will unveil its policy statement alongside fresh economic projections and the quarterly grid of rate expectations. Markets are...

Fed Rate Cut Trading Strategy: Stocks and Sectors to Watch The Fed is expected to cut rates by 1.5 percentage points over the next year. But not all cuts are bullish for all stocks. How the 2-year yield reacts will dictate whether traders lean into growth, cyclicals,...

Novo Nordisk Job Cuts: 9,000 Roles Axed as Pharma Giant Restructures September 10, 2025 • Healthcare, Pharma, Markets Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, is embarking on a major restructuring under new CEO Maziar Mike...

Lumber Prices Are Flashing a Warning Sign for the U.S. Economy TraderInsight • September 9, 2025 • Macro, Housing, Materials Lumber futures have fallen roughly a quarter from early August highs, even as major producers announce output cuts. In past cycles, this type...

Biotech’s Breakout: Trading XBI Leaders into Year-End Biotech just put up a statement week: the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) gained 6% while the broader healthcare ETF (XLV) slipped ~0.8%. When this corner of the market leads, risk appetite is usually...

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison Prepares for Housing Rebound Sept 4, 2025 • Based on Barron’s interview with Marvin Ellison Overview Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison is positioning the company to seize growth when U.S. housing demand rebounds. Despite today’s sluggish home...

Broadcom Beats, Lands a New AI Customer — What It Means for Traders At a Glance Fiscal Q3 Revenue $15.95B (beat) Adj. EPS $1.69 (beat) Q4 Revenue Guide $17.4B (above consensus) AI Revenue Trend +63% YoY to ~$5.2B in Q3; mgmt sees further Q4 growth Stock Action Closed...

CDC Shake-Up Puts Vaccine Trades in Play Washington’s overhaul of the nation’s public-health apparatus is no longer background noise—it’s a live catalyst for vaccine names. This piece explains how CDC turmoil and vaccine stocks intersect with trading tactics you can...

Figma earnings miss: What traders need to know now Figma’s first report as a public company came in hot on revenue growth—but cool on expectations—sending shares sharply lower after hours. Below is the fast read for day-traders and swing-traders, followed by deeper...

Alphabet antitrust ruling sends shares to a record high A federal judge issued targeted remedies in the Google search case—no breakup, no ban on default-search payments—fueling a sharp rally in Alphabet and a relief pop in Apple. Updated September 3, 2025 Alphabet...

Trump Administration Locks Intel Into Foundry Business with Equity Stake The Trump administration has taken the unusual step of converting $8.9 billion in Chips Act manufacturing grants into a direct 10 per cent equity stake in Intel, a move designed to keep the...

Global End of De Minimis: Understanding U.S. tariffs on small packages The U.S. has begun charging duties on all inbound parcels—regardless of value—after suspending the long-standing de minimis waiver. Here’s what changed, why it happened, and how it affects...

Call Walls & Put Walls: The Options Market’s Hidden Support and Resistance How options positioning boxes price, why walls cause reversals, and how to trade the breakouts. Options walls can “box in” prices: a call wall (resistance) is positioned above, and a put...

Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy: What’s Behind the Troubles and Can It Recover? A look at the latest Chapter 11 filing, the causes of the crisis, and the airline’s chances of recovery. Only months after emerging from restructuring, Spirit Airlines bankruptcy headlines are...

Tesla European Sales Slide 34%, Yet Shares Rise on AI Momentum New data shows that Tesla's European sales dropped sharply in July 2025, but investor enthusiasm surrounding AI and robo-taxi innovation continues to buoy the stock. Here’s what that means for markets —...

GDP Surprise: Q2 Growth Revised Up, Inflation Steady — A Trader’s Read The Commerce Department’s second estimate shows stronger-than-first-reported momentum in Q2 as consumers kept spending and net trade dynamics flattered the headline. Below: what changed, why it...

Nvidia Earnings Beat Expectations, But Stock Falls Nvidia earnings beat expectations in the company’s latest quarterly report, but shares slipped in extended trading despite the upbeat results and guidance. The chipmaker continues to dominate the artificial...

Snowflake Stock Jumps on Earnings: What Traders Need to Know Snowflake stock jumps on earnings after the cloud-based data platform delivered results that far exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. Shares surged more than 12% in after-hours trading as investors responded...

Kohl’s Earnings Beat and Stock Surge: What Traders Should Watch Now A 20% pop puts Kohl’s earnings beat and stock surge in the spotlight, but leadership uncertainty and declining sales keep the turnaround thesis on trial. Date: August 27, 2025 • Ticker: KSS • Sector:...

Nvidia Earnings: What Traders Should Watch and How AI’s Future Hangs on Cash Flow NVDA’s report is a referendum on the AI trade—watch China guidance, supply–demand balance, and hyperscaler capex. The catch: free cash flow across Big Tech is straining just as AI...

Nvidia Earnings: A $4 Trillion AI Test for Wall Street Why Nvidia’s Earnings Matter Nvidia, the world’s most valuable public company, reports results today after the bell, and the stakes could not be higher. With a market capitalization of $4 trillion, Nvidia is not...