The Trading Post | 07.15.25

July 15, 2025

Good morning,

Major banks smashed earnings estimates while Wells Fargo still managed to mope lower, Nvidia’s selling chips to China again (cue geopolitical whiplash), Bitcoin just moonwalked past $120,000, CPI numbers loom like your mother-in-law’s visit, and Trump’s tariffs are creating volatility sweet spots for traders.

Skip the hours of market research and let AI do the heavy lifting with Wealth Builders HQ's free collection of 10 professionally-crafted trading prompts. 

Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 07.14.25 market close.

Market News

  • Banks Blow Out Earnings But Wells Shrugs: JPMorgan ($5.24 EPS vs. $4.48 est), Wells Fargo ($1.60 vs. $1.41 est), BlackRock ($12.05 vs. $10.78 est). Everyone’s printing cash except Wells Fargo, who’s crying about net interest income. JPM WFC BLK

  • Nvidia Greenlit to Feed China Again: H20 AI chip sales to China back on after Uncle Sam gave the nod. Nvidia up nearly 5% premarket. The chip wars have a new season. Investopedia

  • Bitcoin Makes Gold Feel Cheap: Bitcoin blasts through $120,000 for the first time, with record ETF inflows. Crypto bros are officially insufferable again. Coin Desk

  • CPI Data Roulette at 8:30 AM ET: June CPI seen up 0.3% MoM, 2.7% YoY. Core CPI at 3.0%. Markets praying Jerome Powell doesn’t bring his hawk costume. Trading View

  • Tariffs Are Back on the Menu: Trump’s slapping 30% tariffs on EU & Mexico starting Aug 1, plus saber-rattling Russia with 100% tariffs threat. Volatility traders say “thanks for the free money, Don.” WSJ

A Message From Wealth Builders HQ

Supercharge Your Trading Research with AI 

The markets move fast, and manual research can eat up precious trading hours. That's why the team at Wealth Builders HQ developed something game-changing: 10 AI-powered trading prompts that deliver institutional-quality market analysis in minutes, not hours. 

These aren't generic ChatGPT questions. Each prompt was crafted by veteran traders and coaches with over 100 years of combined market experience. They're designed to extract the exact information you need to make better trading decisions across stocks, options, and futures. 

What you'll get: 

  • Market sentiment analysis for key stocks and sectors 

  • Critical Fed updates and economic indicator insights 

  • High-probability trading opportunity identification 

  • Unusual options activity alerts 

  • Emerging sector analysis 

  • Earnings impact assessments 

Whether you're analyzing market sentiment before the open, spotting unusual options flow, or identifying emerging sector rotations, these prompts save you hours of research while delivering actionable insights. 

The best part? They're completely free.  

All trading involves risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always confirm information from AI-generated research.  

Earnings We’re Watching

  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) - Tuesday (BMC) 

  • Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) - Tuesday (BMC) 

  • BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) - Tuesday (BMC) 

  • Citigroup, Inc. (C) - Tuesday (BMC) 

  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) - Tuesday (BMC) 

  • State Street Corp. (STT) - Tuesday (BMC) 

  • Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) - Tuesday (BMC) 

Trade Ideas

Toll Brothers Inc (TOL), Targa Resources Corp (TRGP), Texas Roadhouse Inc. (TXRH), Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), Prologis, Inc (PLD), Roku, Inc (ROKU), TE Connectivity Ltd (TEL)

Hess Corporation (HES), iShares Russell 2000 Index Fun (IWM), J P Morgan Chase & Co (JPM), Lennar Corporation (LEN)

D.R. Horton Inc (DHI), Fortress Transporation & Infr (FTAI), Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (GS)

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), American Tower Corporation (AMT), Cencora Inc (COR), Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO)

Want to learn how we trade these? Learn the setup we call the “High Volatility Switchback” trade.

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Daily Moment of Zen

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The most important thing about trading is not the money you make, but the preservation of your capital.

Monroe Trout

Why It Matters:

Funny how nobody wants to hear this when they’re up 200% on Nvidia calls. But let’s be real: your trading account isn’t an ATM—it’s a delicate ecosystem that dies if you let hubris eat all the oxygen.

Capital preservation is the dull hero nobody cheers for while everyone’s chasing “tendies.” Yet it’s what separates the pros from the folks explaining to their spouse why the kids’ college fund is now tied up in a crypto token named after a dog.

In other words: if you blow up your account, there’s nothing left to “make money” with. So respect your stops, size your trades, and remember—sometimes flat is a position too.