The Doctor’s Dose
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...