The Trading Post | 05.09.25

May 09, 2025

Good morning,

The US-UK trade deal boosts sentiment, all eyes turn to this weekend's US-China negotiations, Expedia dives on weak demand, tech stocks start to rally again, and gold's back on the move.

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Pre-Market Performance

As of 05.08.25 market close.

Market News

  • US-UK Trade Deal Hits: A new agreement sent optimism through markets ahead of more consequential US-China talks this weekend. Trump teased a tariff cut from 145% to "something less insane." WSJ

  • Futures Mixed Bag: Dow -0.2%, S&P flat, Nasdaq +0.1%. Traders digest news with side-eye and index finger on the sell button. Yahoo Finance

  • Expedia Tanks: Down 9.2% pre-market after a revenue miss and consumer weakness. Other travel stocks now sweating their bookings. Reuters

  • Sector Rotation Watch: Tech, industrials, and consumer discretionary are seeing inflows while defensives like utilities (+5.6%) take a breather. Reuters

  • Gold Shines: Rising on a weaker dollar and political jitters. It’s up this week despite a rollercoaster path. Reuters

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Trade Ideas

  • Allianz SE (ALV)

  • American Tower Corp (AMT)

  • ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)

  • Baidu Inc (BIDU)

  • Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS)

  • Capital One Financial Corp (COF)

  • DR Horton Inc (DHI)

  • FedEx Corp (FDX)

  • Humana Inc (HUM)

  • ICON PLC (ICLR)

  • iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB)

  • Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE)

  • Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL)

  • PDD Holdings Inc - ADR (PDD)

  • Veeva Systems Inc (VEEV)

  • Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN)

  • Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)

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