The Trading Post | 01.13.26

Good morning,

Markets shrugged off a DOJ probe into Powell and tagged fresh all-time highs, JPM beat but banks flinched on Trump’s credit-card cap threat, tariffs tied to Iran sent oil higher, gold ripped through $4,600 like it owed nobody money, Japan’s Nikkei went full breakout mode, and CPI sits dead center of today’s volatility menu.

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Pre-Market Performance

As of 01.12.26 market close.

Market News

• Markets Ignore Powell Probe, Push Higher – Equities treat DOJ headlines as background noise while gold quietly screams “insurance” CNBC

• JPM Beats, Banks Jitter on Credit-Card Rate Cap Talk – Earnings strong, politics messy. CNBC

• Trump Slaps 25% Tariff on Iran Trade Partners – China squarely in the crosshairs, oil reacts. Reuters

• CPI Drops at 8:30am ET – Core expected 2.7% YoY. Reuters

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Earnings We’re Watching

• Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) - Tuesday (BMO) 

• Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) - Tuesday (BMO) 

• JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) - Tuesday (BMO) 

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Daily Moment of Zen

Why It Matters:

Markets have a long and proud tradition of collective amnesia. Every cycle, traders swear this time is different—right up until the chart starts rhyming with 1999, 2007, 2018, or 2021. Leverage creeps in, volatility gets ignored, risk models assume perfection, and suddenly everyone’s shocked when gravity shows up uninvited.

Remembering the past doesn’t mean trading scared—it means recognizing patterns. Melt-ups end the same way they always do: not with bad news, but with good news that stops working. Smart traders study prior drawdowns, euphoric tops, and volatility regimes so they can spot the shift before the crowd does.

History doesn’t repeat tick-for-tick—but it rhymes loudly enough if you’re paying attention. The edge isn’t prediction. It’s preparation.