The Trading Post | 05.27.25

Good morning,

Trump punts on EU tariffs, Nvidia earnings loom with $7 trillion of dry powder behind it, Apple and Tesla keep tripping over themselves, the Fed remains about as dovish as a cactus, and the S&P is technically overbought just in time for a post-holiday gap-up.

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Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 05.23.25 market close.

Market News

• Trump Delays EU Tariffs, Futures Soar: Dow futures up 500+ points after Trump pushed back EU tariffs to July 9. Enjoy the rally, just don’t get too comfy. CNBC

• Nvidia Earnings Watch with $7T on Sidelines: BBVA says institutional investors are sitting on a cash pile ready to be unleashed if NVDA crushes earnings. The powder keg is loaded. Bloomberg

• Apple Slides Again on iPhone Tariff Threat: Trump wants 25% tariffs on iPhones not made in the US. Apple now down 22% YTD. Not so magnificent anymore. Bloomberg

• Tesla's Europe Sales Implode: Down 49% YoY in April. Blame Elon, or the EU, or both. Either way, not great. CNBC

• Fed Remains Hawkish Amid Trade Noise: Kashkari wants to defend inflation expectations. So yeah, no rate cuts just because tariffs got delayed. CNBC

• S&P Still Looks Overbought: After rallying 20% from April lows, the index is ripe for a fade unless we break resistance with conviction. TradingView

• Oil Wobbles as OPEC Talks Loom: OPEC-JMMC meetings this week. Crude is jumpy. Reuters

• Europe Trims Ag Red Tape After Farmer Protests: Bureaucracy backlash leads to policy changes. BBG

• JPM CEO Dimon Dumps $150M in Shares: Guess he liked the rally too. RT

• Google Curbing AI Image Gen: Because racial hallucinations are bad optics. WSJ

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All trading involves risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results. 

Earnings We’re Watching

• AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) - Tuesday (BMO) 

• Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) - Tuesday (BMO) 

Daily Moment of Zen

Why It Matters:

Markets don’t care about your feelings, and they certainly don’t offer refunds. Every loss you take personally carves a little notch into your confidence, warping future decisions and tightening your grip on bad trades. Treat losses like expenses, not betrayals. The moment you internalize them is the moment you stop playing the odds and start playing your ego. And nobody’s ego survives the market for long.