The Trading Post | 05.12.25

May 12, 2025

Good morning,

U.S. and China make tariff peace (for now), futures are screaming, Trump tanks pharma, Apple and Best Buy popping, and inflation data looms tomorrow.

Master a proven SPX trading strategy that requires just 5-6 hours per week with Brandon Wendell's free masterclass designed for traders seeking both consistency and freedom. 

Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 05.09.25 market close.

Market News

  • U.S.-China Truce: 90-day tariff reduction deal slashes U.S. tariffs to 30% (from 145%) and China's to 10% (from 125%) CNBC

  • Futures on Fire: Dow +1,000 pts, S&P +2.8%, Nasdaq +3.8% pre-market Yahoo Finance

  • Trump's Pharma Punch: Exec order coming to slash drug prices by 30-80% via 'most favored nation' model Reuters

  • Tech & Retail Rally: Apple +7%, Tesla +6%, Best Buy +10%, RH +17% pre-market CNBC

  • CPI Tomorrow: Core expected +0.3% MoM; rate-sensitive names like REITs, utilities in the crosshairs Trading Economics

A Message From Wealth Builders HQ


Trade Smarter, Not Harder: The SPX Success Formula 

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As a Chartered Market Technician with 25 years of experience in both personal and corporate trading, Brandon has distilled his expertise into a system that requires just 5-6 hours of your attention per week. Imagine consolidating all your trading activities into less than one hour per day while maintaining (or even improving) your results! 

This free training reveals how to analytically identify the highest-probability SPX candidates before they make their move, implement a strategy that needs minimal supervision while active, and join the small percentage of traders who've discovered this efficient approach to the markets. 

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Earnings We’re Watching

  • 21ST Century Fox Class B (FOX) - Monday (BMO) 

  • Dole plc (DOLE) - Monday (BMO) 

  • Fox Corporation (FOXA) - Monday (BMO) 

  • Kaspi.kz (KSPI) - Monday (BMO) 

  • NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) - Monday (BMO) 

  • Brink’s Company (BCO) - Monday (AMC) 

  • DaVita Inc. (DVA) - Monday (AMC) 

  • Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) - Monday (AMC) 

  • Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) - Monday (AMC) 

  • StandardAero, Inc. (SARO) - Monday (AMC) 

  • Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (MODG) - Monday (AMC) 

Daily Moment of Zen

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Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

Warren Buffett

Why It Matters:

Retail pays $7.50 for SPY calls expiring Friday and calls it “cheap.” Meanwhile, Buffett's out here calmly accumulating businesses with 30% ROIC and zero TikTok exposure. The point? Markets are loud about price—always flashing, ticking, teasing. But value? That’s whisper-quiet. You won’t find it in a candlestick or a CNBC lower-third.

In trading, price is the dopamine; value is the discipline. Traders chase price, investors marry value. And those who know the difference? They don't panic during a red day—they reload.