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xAI lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI
xAI lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI over ChatGPT–iPhone integration Elon Musk’s xAI filed a federal antitrust complaint in Texas alleging that Apple’s integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and App Store promotion practices unfairly disadvantage rivals like Grok. Apple...
Nvidia Jetson AGX Thor Robot Brain
Nvidia Jetson AGX Thor Robot Brain: A Fresh Catalyst for NVDA Nvidia’s new Nvidia Jetson AGX Thor robot brain platform—built on Blackwell—arrives with developer kits at $3,499 and production Jetson T5000 modules for scaled deployments. What launched—and why it matters...
Tesla Stock Soars on Rate‑Cut Hopes
Tesla Stock Soars on Rate‑Cut Hopes (Aug 2025) Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks pushed rate‑cut odds higher and lifted risk assets—TSLA included. Meanwhile, Tesla’s new Cybertruck Luxe Package grabbed headlines but remains a sideshow to the rates story. Overview · Rates...
Nvidia Earnings and PCE Inflation Gauge
Week Ahead: Nvidia earnings and PCE inflation gauge (Aug 25–29, 2025) In the wake of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks, markets face a packed slate of economic data and high‑impact earnings—headlined by the Fed’s preferred inflation measure and Nvidia’s...
Japanese Stocks Soar Despite Tariffs
Japanese Stocks Soar Despite Tariffs and Turmoil (Aug 2025) EWJ and key indices in Tokyo keep climbing even as the U.S. locks in 15% reciprocal tariffs and Japan’s ruling coalition loses its upper‑house majority. Here’s what’s driving the rally—and how to trade it....
Fast vs. Reflective Decisions in Trading
The MTRI Impulsivity Dimension: Fast vs. Reflective Decisions in Trading Our background in behavioral finance has had Traderinsight.com focused on the psychological development of traders for three decades. It's only a recent evolution that has media outlets like...
Estée Lauder Stock Plummets
Estée Lauder Stock Plummets: Weak Guidance Spooks Investors Estée Lauder stock (EL) plummets after the cosmetics giant reported in-line earnings but issued soft guidance for the fiscal year ahead. Despite adjusted EPS of $0.09 on revenue of $3.41B—both in line with...
Target CEO Change Overshadows Earnings
Target CEO Change Overshadows Earnings: What Day Traders Should Watch Target posted a slight Q2 beat, but price action says the leadership shift is the real catalyst. Here’s how to trade the reaction—because in the short term, Target CEO change overshadows earnings....
Meme Stock Pump-and-Dump Scams
Meme Stock Pump-and-Dump Scams: A Day Trader’s Survival Guide In July, a fresh wave of meme-stock “ramps” rocketed thinly traded microcaps before collapsing just as fast—leaving billions in paper wealth erased and a trail of retail accounts blown up. Here’s what...
Advance Auto Parts Earnings Day Trading Setup
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) After Earnings: A Deeper Dive and Day-Trading Playbook Advance Auto Parts posted an EPS beat but guided 2025 lower as interest expense rises following a $1.95B notes offering. The stock’s third straight double-digit post-earnings move makes...
Oracle Earnings Day Trading Setup
Oracle’s AI Rally Pauses: A Deeper Dive with Day-Trading Setups Oracle (ORCL) slipped more than 4% to ~238 after a torrid June–July run that peaked at 260.87. Price is now decisively below the 21-day moving average while still hovering a few percent above the 50-day,...
MTRI Neuroticism Dimension: Emotional Reactivity and Trading
The MTRI Neuroticism Dimension in Trading: How Emotional Reactivity Shapes Decisions In our last article, we looked at how the Manz Trader Readiness Inventory can be used as a tool for traders to understand how their psychology affects performance. Today, we will...
Merck Keytruda Medicare Delay and MRK Day Trading Opportunity
Merck Keytruda Medicare Delay: What It Means for Day Traders The recent tweak to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program has given Merck (MRK) a brief lifeline. While long-term investors are debating whether the change truly softens the looming Keytruda patent...
Merck Keytruda Medicare Delay
A Tweak to Medicare is Good for Merck. But Can It Revive the Stock? Merck & Co. has found a small reprieve in Washington, but investors remain skeptical that it will meaningfully alter the company’s trajectory. A new tweak to Medicare’s drug price negotiation...
September Fed rate cut and day trading
September Fed Rate Cut: Why Day Traders Should Prepare for a Hawkish Surprise Fed expectations vs. market reality The S&P 500, currently hovering above 6400, has rallied on expectations of a September Fed rate cut. Fed funds futures are pricing an 85% chance of a...
Measuring Psychological Fitness for Day Trading
The Manz Trader Readiness Inventory: Measuring Psychological Fitness for Day Trading Success in day trading is about much more than mastering technical setups or memorizing chart patterns. While strategy and execution are essential, they’re only part of the equation....
Trump Considers 10% Government Stake In Intel
Intel Government Stake Talks and Day Trading Implications The Trump administration is reportedly considering a 10% equity stake in Intel (INTC), which would convert billions in CHIPS Act funding into ownership. The proposal underscores Washington’s deepening...
Retail Earnings Tariffs and Day Trading Insights
Retail Earnings, Tariffs, and Day Trading: Where the Real Risk Lies Why this week matters Headline numbers may look fine; the risk is guidance as retailers speak to the back half (B2S and holiday). Tariff pass-through is the swing factor: modest so far, but price...
Novo Nordisk Wegovy MASH approval
Novo Nordisk Wegovy MASH approval: Why NVO is jumping—and how day traders can trade it Quick take Novo Nordisk shares pop after the FDA grants accelerated approval for Wegovy to treat MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) with liver fibrosis in...
DeepSeek AI Model Delay
DeepSeek’s AI Model Delay and the Impact on Intraday Trading Opportunities China’s AI Ambitions Face Technical Headwinds The delay in the DeepSeek AI model underscores a significant challenge in Beijing’s push to reduce reliance on U.S. technology. The Chinese AI...
Earnings Season Strategy: Why Oversold Stocks Offer Better Risk/Reward
The Smart Earnings Season Strategy Traders Are Using Now Earnings season is in full swing, and with it comes the potential for both significant gains and painful losses. For traders and investors, understanding the starting point of a stock’s price action is a...
Elon Musk’s $30 Trillion Vision for Tesla’s Humanoid Robots
Elon Musk Predicts $30 Trillion Tesla Humanoid Robot Revenue Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled ambitious plans for the company’s future, highlighting the potential of Tesla humanoid robot revenue during a virtual appearance at the Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley 2025...
White House Pressure on Fed Intensifies Ahead of Rate Meeting
White House Intensifies Pressure on Fed for Dramatically Lower Interest Rates The White House pressure on Fed Chair Jay Powell intensified on Sunday as senior officials demanded “dramatically lower” interest rates ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)...
Landmark US-EU Trade Deal Averts Tariff War and Boosts U.S. Exports
US-EU Trade Deal: Trump Secures Tariffs and Massive EU Spending Commitments The United States and the European Union have reached a landmark US-EU trade deal, imposing American tariffs of 15% on most imports from the bloc while securing hundreds of billions of dollars...
Stock futures rise ahead of Fed decision and tech earnings
Markets Kick Off Final Week of July with Optimism Amid Earnings, Economic Data and Fed Decision Stock futures climbed Sunday evening as investors geared up for a pivotal week filled with major economic reports, tech sector earnings, and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming...
Performance Psychology and the Importance of Breaks for Day Trading Stocks and Futures
The Role of Performance Psychology in Day Trading: Why Breaks Matter Day trading stocks and futures demands intense focus, emotional regulation, and quick decision-making. Traders often spend hours glued to their screens, monitoring market movements and executing...
Rare Fed Dissent Signals Growing Pressure on Powell’s Leadership
Rare Fed Dissent Looms as Waller and Bowman Push for Rate Cuts For the first time in over three decades, the Federal Reserve may see a rare Fed dissent among its board governors. Such internal divisions are uncommon and often signal more profound shifts in monetary...
As Earnings Take Center Stage, Can the Market Rally Withstand Tariffs, Fed Drama, and Seasonal Headwinds?
As Earnings Season Heats Up, Will the Market Rally Hold? With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovering near record highs, investors are entering a critical stretch where corporate earnings—not tariff headlines or political noise—will need to do the heavy lifting. After...
Are You a Trader or a Gambler?
Are You Trading or Gambling? In the high-stakes world of the stock market, it can be hard to tell the difference between disciplined trading and outright gambling—especially in an age where commission-free apps, social media hype, and instant gratification blur the...
Why Markets Are Shrugging Off Trump’s Latest Tariff Threats
Why Investors Aren’t Panicking Over Trump’s Tariff Threats—Yet In a week filled with bold rhetoric and escalating threats from the Trump administration, investors might have expected the stock market to recoil. After all, reports on Friday revealed the White House is...
Nvidia Nears Record Highs as Trump AI Push and Google Spending Fuel Optimism
Nvidia Stock Surges as AI Momentum Builds from Both Silicon Valley and Washington Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were on the rise again Thursday morning, buoyed by a surge in optimism around artificial intelligence. The stock climbed 1.1% in premarket trading to...
Big Banks Signal Strength: What Q2 Earnings Reveal About the U.S. Economy
Big Banks Say the Economy Is Healthier Than It Feels Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, trade tensions, and rising consumer prices, America’s largest banks delivered a surprisingly optimistic message last week: The economy is stronger than headlines suggest....
Trade Deal With Japan Lifts Market Sentiment, But Auto Sector Voices Concern
U.S.-Japan trade deal impact on stock market Stock futures surged early Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “massive Deal” with Japan, bolstering hopes for additional trade agreements and easing market uncertainty surrounding upcoming tariff...
Netflix Beats Earnings Expectations, But Stock Drops as Growth Concerns Mount
Netflix Earnings Beat Expectations, But Stock Dips as Growth Questions Loom Netflix (NFLX) has long been the dominant force in streaming, consistently outpacing competitors in revenue, profit, and global reach. But even the leader isn’t immune to market...
Trump, T-Bills, and the Fed
Trump, T-Bills, and the Fed: The Hidden Battle to Curb the U.S. Interest Expense What do Donald Trump’s efforts to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, new legislation targeting digital stablecoins, and a shift in Treasury debt management have in common? Each...
Interpreting the Session and Anchored VWAP
Interpreting the Relationship Between Session VWAP and Anchored VWAP Gain an Edge by Understanding the Volume-Weighted Context of Price Action Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is a cornerstone tool for professional traders who want to understand where the “fair...
Why VWAP Influences Price Behavior
Why VWAP Influences Price Behavior In the fast-paced world of intraday trading, the Volume Weighted Average Price—or VWAP—acts as a magnetic line on the chart, pulling price toward it, repelling it, or serving as a pivot point for key decision-making. But what exactly...
Trump’s Copper Tariff Shocks Markets
Copper Tariff Shocks Markets: How Investors Can Play the Surge and Brace for the Risks Copper is surging—and not just on fundamentals. President Donald Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on imported copper has jolted the market, sending prices to an all-time...
Netflix Q2 2025 earnings report
Netflix Q2 2025 Earnings Beat Forecasts: Revenue Surges 16% as Streamer Raises Guidance Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) delivered a robust second-quarter earnings report on Thursday, exceeding Wall Street expectations and signaling continued momentum in both subscriber and ad...
How to Prompt AI for Financial Advice
How to Prompt AI for Better Financial Advice: What Investors Need to Know Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we research stocks, analyze sectors, and make investment decisions. However, when it comes to prompting AI for financial advice, many retail...
AI Stock Bubble vs Dot-Com Bubble
AI Boom or Bubble? What the Dot-Com Era Teaches Us About Today’s Market History doesn’t repeat—but as Mark Twain famously noted, it often rhymes. With the AI stock bubble vs dot-com bubble debate heating up, investors are drawing parallels between today's tech-driven...
Trump Powell firing impact on markets
Trump’s Threat to Fire Powell Rattles Markets and Sparks Fears Over Fed Independence By Adrian Manz Markets sent a strong signal Wednesday: tampering with Federal Reserve independence comes with consequences. When President Donald Trump floated the idea of firing Fed...
Tariff-Driven Rally May Be Topping Out
Tariff-Driven Rally May Be Topping Out—Time to Take Profits or Go Short? Markets have surged in recent months on the back of easing tariff tensions—but that rally may be running out of steam. For active traders and tactical investors, this could be a prime opportunity...
Chinese Biotech Disruptor Aims at Weight Loss Market
By Adrian Manz | TraderInsight.com The global weight-loss drug market—dominated by U.S. giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk—is facing a potential shake-up, and traders should take note. On Tuesday morning, Jiangsu-based Hengrui Pharma and its U.S. partner Kailera...
Tesla’s Robo-Taxi Rollout
Tesla’s Robo-Taxi Rollout: What’s Next for the Self-Driving Future—and the Stock? Tesla’s long-awaited robo-taxi service is no longer a concept—it’s now a live experiment, and investors are watching every move. The company quietly launched its autonomous ride-hailing...
Trump Tariff Threats Shake Market Confidence
Trump Tariff Threats Shake Market Confidence Wall Street stumbled on Monday as Trump tariff threats returned to the headlines, unsettling markets that had just climbed to fresh record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 422 points, or 0.94%, while the...
Trump’s new budget passed today
Impact of Trump’s New Budget Passed Today on Next Week’s Stock Market On July 3, 2025, Congress passed the highly anticipated “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping fiscal policy package aimed at reshaping U.S. spending and taxation priorities. While the legislation is...
What ISM PMI Is & June’s Preview
📊 What ISM PMI Is & June’s Preview Definition: The ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is a key monthly survey that gauges new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, and inventories. A reading above 50 signals expansion, while below 50...
How I Used RSI Divergence and Pivot Rejection to Short PLTR for a Clean VWAP Win
PLTR Trade Breakdown: A Short Setup Backed by Pivot Resistance, VWAP Reversion, and RSI Divergence June 27, 2025 Today’s short in Palantir Technologies (PLTR) was a textbook intraday setup that brought together multiple high-probability signals. From pivot rejection...
Middle East conflict market impact
Middle East Conflict Market Impact: Scenarios Traders Must Watch Tensions between Israel and Iran have reignited, and traders worldwide are asking: how will this affect market direction? The Middle East conflict market impact depends heavily on how the situation...
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