The Trading Post | 10.08.25

Good morning,

Gold smashes through $4,000 for the first time as the government shutdown fuels safe-haven demand, Fed minutes at 2:00 PM ET could tee up October rate cuts, SoftBank drops $5.4 B on ABB’s robotics arm in a full-send AI bet, Tesla’s “affordable” models flop with Wall Street, and Oracle’s profit warning triggers tech-sector tremors.

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Pre-Market Performance

As of 10.07.25 market close.

Market News

• Fed Minutes Could Trigger Rate-Cut Rally: Traders see a 96% chance of a 25 bps cut at the October meeting as the shutdown delays data. Two-year yields could slip 5–8 bps if the minutes hint that “downside risks to employment have increased.” CNBC

• SoftBank’s $5.4B Robotics Bet: Masayoshi Son is buying ABB’s robotics arm to double down on “physical AI,” signaling deep-pocketed conviction in automation and industrial AI infrastructure. Reuters

• Tesla’s “Affordable” Models Miss the Mark: New Model 3/Y trims under $40K disappointed investors; shares fell 3% as analysts doubt the move can offset Europe’s 22% sales drop and fading EV tax credits. Morningstar

• Oracle Sparks AI Bubble Jitters: Weak profit guidance reignited fears of overhyped AI returns, knocking the S&P off its seven-day win streak as the BoE warned of a “sharp correction” in speculative tech. AJ Bell

• Shutdown Enters Second Week: The U.S. government shutdown drags into Day 8, delaying CPI and jobs data while Trump vows to block back pay. The dollar hit six-week highs as traders brace for policy volatility. CNBC

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Daily Moment of Zen

Why It Matters:

Every day, traders vote with dollars — fear votes “sell,” greed votes “buy,” and algos vote 100,000 times a second with zero emotion. Prices are just the running tally of that collective panic and euphoria. But over time, the market gets on the scale and judges companies by what actually matters — earnings, cash flow, and staying power.

For the technical crowd, this is your reminder that price may tell you what’s happening, but weight (a.k.a. fundamentals) explains why it lasts. In the short run, momentum is a popularity contest. In the long run, valuation is gravity — and gravity always wins.