The Trading Post | 11.19.25

November 19, 2025

Good morning,

Nvidia’s earnings may answer the $500B AI question, tech stocks are sinking for a fifth straight day, VIX is up 42% week-over-week, Target missed sales again and warned on Q4, Bitcoin crashed below $100K, oil continues sliding on oversupply fears, and Lowe's beat earnings but cut its full-year outlook.

Want to follow a proven options system with a 70%+ win rate? Robert Roy's Power Option Plays delivers twice-weekly trade alerts with clear entry and exit plans. 

Let’s jump in.

Pre-Market Performance

As of 11.18.25 market close.

Market News

  • Nvidia earnings face a $500B AI-test: Tech wobbling as doubts grow about AI spending and valuations. VIX up 42% to 24+. Fortune

  • Target sinks after missing sales: Comp sales down 2.7%, Q4 warning, and stock down 35% YTD. Business Insider

  • Bitcoin collapses below $100K: $1.1B in liquidations as crypto correlates tightly with AI stock selloff. Bloomberg

  • Oil drops despite geopolitical risk: WTI hits $60.45 as inventories surge. Reuters

  • Lowe’s beats but guides lower: EPS $3.06 tops estimates, but full-year margin and profit outlook trimmed. CNBC

A Message From Wealth Builders HQ

Trade Options with Confidence Using a Proven System 

Power Option Plays (POP) isn't just another options alert service—it's a complete trading education wrapped around real-time trade opportunities. 

Here's what makes POP different: 

Rob Roy personally analyzes hundreds of stocks every week, selecting only the highest-probability setups based on his Fibonacci and moving average system. You get twice-weekly recorded trainings that walk you through exactly why each trade setup works, so you're learning the methodology while following along. 

Since its founding, POP has maintained an average success rate above 70%, generating millions in profit in simulated trading accounts. The system focuses on repeatable patterns using the same core stock candidates, which means you're building pattern recognition with every alert. 

What You Get: 

  • Biweekly recorded training videos breaking down current market setups 

  • Trade alerts with specific entry points, position sizing, and exit strategies 

  • A proven tracking system that shows you exactly when to scale in and out 

  • Quarterly live Q&A sessions ("Mastering The Trade") to refine your approach 

  • Access to Rob's complete watchlist with bias indicators (bullish, bearish, or neutral) 

Whether you're swing trading or day trading, POP teaches you how to fish while giving you the best fishing spots. You'll learn to identify your own setups using Rob's Fibonacci-based system while following his alerts on proven candidates. 

Ready to trade with a plan? Check out Power Option Plays and start building your options trading confidence with a system that actually works. 

Earnings We’re Watching

  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) - Wednesday (BMO) 

  • Target Corp. (TGT) - Wednesday (BMO) 

  • TJX Companies Inc. (TJX) - Wednesday (BMO) 

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

  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) - Wednesday (AMC) 

Trade Ideas

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorpo (VRTX), Western Digital Corporation (WDC), Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK)

Shopify, Inc (SHOP), iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor (SOXX), Simon Property Group, Inc (SPG), S&P 500 Bull 3X (SPXL)

Lowe’s Companies, Inc (LOW), McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), 3M Company (MMM), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

GE Vernova Inc Common Stock (GEV), Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL), Insmed, Inc (INSM), Lennar Corporation (LEN)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc (CHRW), Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR), Elastic N.V. (ESTC)

Apple Inc (AAPL), Applied Materials, Inc (AMAT), Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), Boeing Company (BA)

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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Beginners focus on analysis, but professionals operate in a three-dimensional space. They are aware of trading psychology, their own feelings, and the mass psychology of the markets.

Howard Marks

Why It Matters:

Beginners think trading is an IQ contest, so they bury themselves in charts like they’re decoding the Dead Sea Scrolls. Pros know better. Markets aren’t two-dimensional puzzles — they’re living ecosystems full of fear, greed, hesitation, FOMO, and your own internal circus. Technical analysis tells you what is happening, but psychology tells you why it’s happening and whether you’re actually capable of acting on it. Professionals navigate price, their own emotions, and the crowd’s emotions all at once. That’s the “three-dimensional space.” Once you master that, the charts start making a whole lot more sense — and your P/L usually does too.