The Trading Post | 08.27.25

August 27, 2025

Good morning,

Nvidia earnings loom large as AI demand faces China trade reality, Trump’s India tariffs hit 50% today, hedge funds are shorting volatility while MongoDB explodes higher, CoreWeave rides the AI wave, and U.S. buybacks smash the $1T mark as Trump fights the Fed.

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Pre-Market Performance

As of 08.26.25 market close.

Market News

  • Nvidia’s $260B Options Play: Q2 earnings after the bell; Street sees $46B revenue, 48% EPS growth. Options imply 6% move. China restrictions weigh but AI demand from MSFT & META keeps bulls alive. Yahoo

  • Trump’s India Tariffs Bite: Duties double to 50% on nearly all Indian goods; EU rushing tariff cuts to avoid Trump’s wrath. NYT

  • Hedge Funds Short VIX: Net short positions hit 92,786 contracts, a 3-year high. Historically a contrarian signal before volatility spikes. Bloomberg

  • MongoDB Moonshot: Stock surged 30% on 29% Atlas growth and record AI customer additions. Benzinga

  • CoreWeave Joins the Party: Cantor initiates with 25% upside target; low-vol bets in S&P options could signal complacency risk. CNBC

  • Buybacks Smash $1T: Corporate America crossed the milestone at record pace, expected to top $1.1T this year. MarketWatch

  • Trump vs. the Fed: Legal battles heat up after Trump fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook; markets shrug, still pricing 83% odds of September cut. Reuters

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Earnings We’re Watching

  • Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) - Wednesday (BMO) 

  • J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) - Wednesday (BMO) 

  • Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) - Wednesday (AMC) 

  • CrowdStrike, Inc. (CRWD) - Wednesday (AMC) 

  • HP Inc. (HPQ) - Wednesday (AMC) 

  • NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) - Wednesday (AMC) 

  • Snowflake (SNOW) - Wednesday (AMC) 

  • Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) - Wednesday (AMC) 

Trade Ideas

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), Visa Inc (V), Block Inc (XYZ), Agilent Technologies (A)

Roku Inc (ROKU), S&P Global Inc (SPG), Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO)

International Business Machine (IBM) IQVIA Holdings, Inc (IQV), J P Morgan Chase & Co (JPM), PulteGroup Inc (PHM)

DoorDash, Inc (DASH), Digital Realty Trust, Inc (DLR), Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)

Agilent Technologies, Inc (A), Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), Capital One Financial Corporation (COF), Salesforce.com Inc (CRM)

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