The Trading Post | 01.07.26

January 07, 2026

Good morning,

Semis are getting treated like they invented electricity again (MU +10% and friends), ADP printed a very polite 41K, Trump’s Venezuela oil headline leaned on crude, MSCI blinked and gave MSTR a stay of execution, and GameStop wrote its CEO a $3.5B “if we 10x” lottery ticket…classic.

Want to follow a proven options system with a 70%+ win rate? Robert Roy's Power Option Plays delivers twice-weekly trade alerts with clear entry and exit plans. 

Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 01.06.26 market close.

Market News

  • Venezuela oil headline pressures crude / energy: more supply = less romance for $XLE (watch: CVX, XOM, COP). Reuters

  • Copper rips to fresh records: miners are getting crowded fast…tighten stops or take partials if you’re extended. WSJ

  • Micron goes vertical on the “HBM is sold out” story: momentum is real…so is gravity. Look for pullbacks to the 8/21 EMA instead of chasing green candles. Yahoo Finance

  • Secondary AI/memory beneficiaries: keep $LRCX, $AMAT, $KLAC on deck if MU keeps dragging the complex higher. Nasdaq

  • ADP misses (again): soft labor = bond bulls start salivating…Friday’s NFP decides if that’s dessert or indigestion. CNBC

  • Friday NFP is the catalyst: weak print = yields down / duration up / risk-on (until it isn’t). Hot print = “higher-for-longer” nostalgia tour. Yahoo Finance

  • MSCI keeps crypto-treasury names in indexes (for now): MSTR gets a relief pop, but the “review later” risk stays on the table. Bloomberg

  • GME CEO pay package is a meme wrapped in an incentive plan: needs a 10x+ scenario to matter…trade it like the lottery ticket it is (or don’t). MarketWatch

A Message From Wealth Builders HQ

Trade Options with Confidence Using a Proven System 

Power Option Plays (POP) isn't just another options alert service—it's a complete trading education wrapped around real-time trade opportunities. 

Here's what makes POP different: 

Rob Roy personally analyzes hundreds of stocks every week, selecting only the highest-probability setups based on his Fibonacci and moving average system. You get twice-weekly recorded trainings that walk you through exactly why each trade setup works, so you're learning the methodology while following along. 

Since its founding, POP has maintained an average success rate above 70%, generating millions in profit in simulated trading accounts. The system focuses on repeatable patterns using the same core stock candidates, which means you're building pattern recognition with every alert. 

What You Get: 

  • Biweekly recorded training videos breaking down current market setups 

  • Trade alerts with specific entry points, position sizing, and exit strategies 

  • A proven tracking system that shows you exactly when to scale in and out 

  • Quarterly live Q&A sessions ("Mastering The Trade") to refine your approach 

  • Access to Rob's complete watchlist with bias indicators (bullish, bearish, or neutral) 

Whether you're swing trading or day trading, POP teaches you how to fish while giving you the best fishing spots. You'll learn to identify your own setups using Rob's Fibonacci-based system while following his alerts on proven candidates. 

Ready to trade with a plan? Check out Power Option Plays and start building your options trading confidence with a system that actually works. 

Earnings We’re Watching

  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) - Wednesday (BMO) 

  • Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) - Wednesday (AMC) 

  • Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) - Wednesday (AMC) 

Trade Ideas

Vistra Energy Corp (VST), Accenture plc (ACN), Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN),
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (BRK_B)

Texas Roadhouse, Inc (TXRH), Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)

Shopify, Inc (SHOP), TransMedics Group, Inc (TMDX), Tapestry, Inc (TPR), Take-Two Interacative Software (TTWO)

NRG Energy, Inc (NRG), NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI), Restoration Hardware Holdings (RH),
Sea Limited (SE)

Deere & Company (DE), Expedia, Inc (EXPE), F5 Networks, Inc (FFIV),
International Business Machine (IBM)

Accenture plc (ACN), Amazon.com (AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK_B), DoorDash, Inc (DASH)

Want to learn how we trade these? Learn the setup we call the “High Volatility Switchback” trade.

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Daily Moment of Zen

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The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

Alexander Elder

Why It Matters:

That sounds backwards…until you’ve blown up once.

Obsessing over P&L leads to forcing trades, oversizing, and chasing moves that already left the station. Focusing on trade quality — structure, risk, timing, and execution — is how money shows up as a byproduct, not a hostage situation.

Trade well first. Let the account do what it does after. If you’re glued to the dollar amount, the market is already living rent-free in your head.