This weekly trading roundup cuts through the noise and gives you what mattered for traders this week and what’s actionable heading into Monday. Volatility pulsed as earnings kicked into gear—financials impressed mid-week while growth sold off, then stabilized as rates eased at the long end of the curve. Chips stayed center stage with fresh AI chatter keeping semis bid on select days, even as headline risk around U.S.–China trade and a delayed CPI print muddied macro visibility. Meanwhile, crypto held elevated levels after recent spikes, keeping beta traders glued to BTC levels for risk-on cues. Under the surface, leadership remains rotational: mega-cap tech around earnings catalysts, select AI infrastructure, and opportunistic squeezes in smaller cap themes. Below you’ll find five market highlights with credible sources, five psychology tools to sharpen execution, and my plan to attack the week. Let’s get you ready.
Market Highlights (5)
- Banks and chips steadied mid-week: Strong prints from big banks helped lift the S&P while AI optimism boosted chipmakers. Reuters
- Tuesday wobble: Nasdaq -0.8% and S&P -0.2% faded late on renewed China headlines; Dow eked out a gain. Investopedia
- Yields cooled: The 10-year finished the week near ~4.02%—its lowest in over a year at points—helping growth stabilize into the weekend. Advisor Perspectives+1
- Earnings + macro ahead: Street is bracing for Tesla/Netflix and a delayed CPI, a combo that can spike index swings early week. The Times of India
- AI narrative stayed loud: NVIDIA remained the heartbeat of AI flow; fresh headlines and speculation (including OpenAI tie-up chatter) kept attention on the space. Reuters+1
Trader Psychology & Improvement (5)
- Munger’s “invert” principle: Avoid big errors first—margin of safety, circle of competence. Great reset after a red day. Investopedia
- Position sizing 101: Account-risk %, trade-risk, ATR and volatility filters—your real edge is sizing. Investopedia+1
- Bias check: Quick refresher on cognitive vs. emotional biases to steady your process. CFA Institute
- Loss aversion reality check: Why small losses feel worse—and how to design rules that bypass the amygdala. Psychology Today
- Overconfidence guardrails: Practical ways to keep conviction from morphing into recklessness. CFA Institute Research and Policy Center+1
How I’m Trading the Week (Concise Game Plan)
- Index plan: Trade the opening drives around the CPI delay window and big-tech earnings; respect gap risk and widen initial stops on headline hours. (See yield context above.) Advisor Perspectives+1
- Themes: AI infra (semis, HBM, data-center), mega-cap earnings reaction plays, and tactical BTC beta if crypto weakness persists.
- Risk: Hard 1% account-risk cap per trade; scale via volatility-adjusted position sizing. Investopedia
Stay disciplined, keep learning, and let's navigate these markets together!
Best regards,
The Bulls on Wall Street Team
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