The Trading Post | 10.20.25

Good morning,

Futures firm into a loaded earnings slate, Trump tees up China demands ahead of talks, gold tags fresh all‑time highs, Boeing gets FAA clearance to lift 737 MAX output, and an AWS outage reminds everyone the cloud is just someone else’s computer.

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Pre-Market Performance

As of 10.17.25 market close.

Market News

• Futures/Rate cut: Odds for a 25 bps cut at Oct 28–29 remain sky‑high as earnings kick off; expect single‑name fireworks more than index damage. CNBC

• China talks: Trump’s top asks: rare earths, fentanyl, soybeans; tariff threats still the favorite headline risk. Bloomberg

• Gold ATH: Spot/futures rip to new highs on cut bets + geopolitics; nine straight weekly gains. Trading Economics

• Boeing: FAA okays 737 MAX output to 42/month; backlog supports recovery bid. CNBC

• AWS outage: US‑East‑1 wobble splashes thousands of apps; short‑lived, loud. Reuters

• Shutdown: Day 20—data calendar is…lighter than we’d like. USA Today

• Short‑squeeze theater: BYND rockets on heavy short interest + liquidity games; fundamentals still on vacation. Fast Company

• Energy → data centers: Liberty Energy leans into power for AI build‑outs; follow suppliers into the rack. Business Wire

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Daily Moment of Zen

Why It Matters:

Every trader preaches discipline until the market asks for tuition. Schwartz’s reminder is pure risk‑management gospel—your stop‑loss is not an insult, it’s a seatbelt. Great traders don’t avoid losing; they avoid staying wrong. The faster you cut a loser, the sooner your capital is free to find a winner. In other words, respect the red before it becomes a horror story. Size small, cut quick, and keep your ego off the order ticket.