The Trading Post | 05.23.25

May 23, 2025

Good morning,

Trump targets foreign-made iPhones with a 25% tariff threat, Treasury yields barrel past 5% as debt risks rise, stock futures slip on fiscal freak-outs, the dollar sags despite soaring yields, and Nvidia steps into the earnings spotlight next week.

Learn how to consistently beat the S&P 500 with Dale Zamzow's proven "set-it-and-forget-it" trading strategies that generate reliable cash flow in any market condition. 

Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 05.22.25 market close.

Market News

  • Trump iPhone Tariff Threat: Apple (AAPL) slides premarket after Trump demands a 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the U.S. CNBC

  • Yields Blow Through Ceilings: 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.15%, closing in on 5.17% resistance; equities face stiff headwinds. Reuters

  • Futures Dip on Debt Jitters: Nasdaq futures fall 0.4% as Trump's $3.8T debt-fueled tax bill spooks markets. Reuters

  • Dollar Down While Yields Climb: USD Index heading for first weekly loss in five weeks; euro gains on U.S. fiscal fears. Reuters

  • Nvidia's Big Reveal Next Week: NVDA earnings due Wednesday; implied volatility soaring. Reuters

A Message From Wealth Builders HQ

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Trade Ideas

Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE), Lantheus Holdings Inc (LNTH), Qualcomm Inc(QCOM), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL)

DR Horton Inc (DHI), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares (DPST), Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD), Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS)

AbbVie Inc (ABBV), American Tower Corp (AMT), ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), American Water Works Co Inc (AWK)


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Daily Moment of Zen

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The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism and unjustified pessimism.

Benjamin Graham

Why It Matters:

Markets are like toddlers with a sugar high—wildly overjoyed one minute, then collapsing into inconsolable sobs the next. Graham's quote perfectly captures this emotional whiplash. Optimism inflates valuations beyond reason ("AI is the future! NVDA to the moon!"), only to be followed by the doom spiral of pessimism ("The Fed sneezed, sell everything!").

For traders, the key isn’t predicting the next swing, it’s not getting dizzy. Recognize the pendulum’s motion for what it is—natural, inevitable, and irrational as hell. When others are euphoric, check your exits. When they’re panicking, check your entries. And sometimes? Just step aside, let the pendulum swing, and go fishing.