The Trading Post | 04.29.25

April 29, 2025

Good morning,

Tesla and Apple led Monday’s rally, Truist says the S&P 500 has hit a "wall," UPS is slashing 20,000 jobs despite beating earnings, oil prices tumbled on Middle East ceasefire talks, and all eyes are on this week's Fed decision and jobs report.

Unlock the secrets of chart patterns with Trading Blueprints, where "The Pattern Whisperer" Tony Benson reveals his proven framework for spotting profitable trading opportunities. 

Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 04.28.25 market close.

Market News

  • US Stocks Close Higher: Tesla popped 15%, Apple gained 2.5%, and the S&P 500 added 0.3% to kick off a heavy news week. CNBC

  • Strategist Flags "Wall" for S&P 500: Keith Lerner from Truist sees limited 5% upside vs. 10% downside risk at current levels. Morning Star

  • UPS Cuts 20,000 Jobs: UPS beats earnings expectations but plans to trim the workforce hard. Morning Star

  • Oil Sinks: Middle East ceasefire chatter knocked crude down over $1 a barrel. Reuters

  • Fed and Jobs Data Ahead: Markets brace for Fed rate decision Wednesday and key jobs numbers Friday. Volatility incoming. GPA

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Earnings We’re Watching

  • Altria Group Inc. (MO) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • American Tower Corp.  (AMT) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (HOUS) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • BP p.l.c (BP) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Coca-Cola Company (KO) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Corning Inc. (GLW) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Ecolab Inc. (ECL) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Entergy Corp. (ETR) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • General Motors Corp. (GM) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Honeywell International, Inc. (HON) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Incyte Corp.  (INCY) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Insperity, Inc. (NSP) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (LH) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Nucor Corp. (NUE) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Option Care Health, Inc. (OPCH) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • PACCAR, Inc. (PCAR) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • PayPal (PYPL) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Polaris Inc. (PII) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • S&P Global (SPGI) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • SYSCO Corp. (SYY) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • United Parcel Service (UPS) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Xylem Inc. (XYL) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Zebra Technologies Corp. (ZBRA) - Tuesday (BMO) 

  • Arch Capital Grp Ltd.  (ACGL) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Axa Equitable Holdings Inc. (EQH) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Caesars Entertainment Inc. (CZR) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Crexendo, Inc. (EXE) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Flowserve Corporation (FLS) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (FYBR) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Logitech International S.A. (LOGI) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • New Gold Inc. (NGD) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • ONEOK Inc. (OKE) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Seagate Technology plc (STX) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Snap Inc. (SNAP) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Sonoco (SON) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Unum Group (UNM) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Veralto Corporation (VLTO) - Tuesday (AMC) 

  • Visa Inc. (V) - Tuesday (AMC) 

Trade Ideas

  • Allianz SE (ALV)

  • American Tower Corp (AMT)

  • Air Products and Chemicals Inc (APD)

  • Clorox Co (CLX)

  • Capital One Financial Corp (COF)

  • Crocs Inc (CROX)

  • Elastic NV (ESTC)

  • Hess Corp (HES)

  • iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)

  • Linde PLC (LIN)

  • Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG)

  • MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR)

  • M&t Bank Corp (MTB)

  • Nucor Corp (NUE)

  • PDD Holdings Inc - ADR (PDD)

  • Snowflake Inc (SNOW)

  • S&P Global Inc (SPGI)

  • Taiwan Semicndctr Mnufctrng Co Ltd (TSM)

  • TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC Common Stock (TTWO)

  • Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK)

  • Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN)

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Daily Moment of Zen

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It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong.

George Soros

Why It Matters:

Everyone wants to be right — but being "right" in markets is the world's most expensive addiction. Soros reminds us: it's not a debate club, it's a profit and loss statement. You can lose 60% of the time and still walk away rich if you bet bigger on your wins and cut the losers early. The only trophy in this game is your bank balance, not your Twitter victory laps.