The Trading Post | 11.20.25

November 20, 2025

Good morning,

Nvidia reignites the AI rally, the delayed September jobs report muddies Fed cut odds, Walmart crushes while Target trips over its own inventory, sector rotation leans hard into defensives, and crypto cools as the dollar heats back up.

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 11.19.25 market close.

Market News

  • Nvidia obliterates earnings expectations and guides toward a $500B revenue runway, lifting global tech markets. Fortune

  • Fed rate cut odds sink to 33% as the long-delayed September jobs report finally arrives with a chilling labor picture. Reuters

  • Walmart smashes expectations and raises guidance while Target slashes forecasts, solidifying a retail winners-and-losers divide. Fortune

  • Sector rotation accelerates as money moves out of AI high-fliers and into healthcare, energy, and financials. Financial Content

  • Crypto stalls, gold dips, and the dollar surges as traders price out near-term rate cuts. Yahoo Finance

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. 

Trade Ideas

Waters Corporation (WAT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BDX)

Simon Property Group (SPG), Toll Brothers, Inc (TOL), Tapestry, Inc (TPR), Texas Roadhouse, Inc (TXRH)

NXP Semiconductors (N.V.), Pinduoduo Inc (PDD), Sea Limited (SE), iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor (SOXX)

MongoDB, Inc (MDB), 3M Company (MMM), Micron Technology (MU), Direxion Daily Gold Miners (NUGT)

First Solar, Inc (FSLR), Insmed, Inc (INSM), iShares Russell 2000 Index Fun (IWM), Mastercard Incorporated (MA)

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Salesforce.com (CRM), Carvana Co. (CVNA), Elastic N.V. (ESTC)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK_B), Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS), C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW), CME Group, Inc (CME)

Apple Inc. (AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN), Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BDX), Bloom Energy Corporation (BE)

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 way to build superior long-term returns is through preservation of capital and home runs. When you have tremendous conviction on a trade, you have to go for the jugular. It takes courage to be a pig.

Stanley Druckenmiller

Why It Matters:

This quote is basically the polite way of saying what every seasoned trader learns the hard way: you can’t compound what you keep blowing up. Capital preservation is the boring hero of long-term returns—it’s the seatbelt you don’t appreciate until the market hits a pothole the size of a CPI print.

But the second half is where the quote earns its trading stripes. “Go for the jugular” doesn’t mean YOLOing weekly calls based on vibes. It means when the stars align—your setup, your data, your thesis, your timing, and your risk management—you size up rationally and swing like you actually want to get paid for being right.

And yes, it takes courage to be a pig—not the undisciplined “rolling in mud” kind of pig, but the rare breed that waits patiently, protects capital religiously, and only feasts when the table is set. Most traders are either too fearful to size up or too reckless to sit tight. The pros know when to do both.

In short:
• Protect your downside like a paranoid accountant.
• Press your winners like you’re trying to retire early.
• And never confuse courage with recklessness—smart pigs live longer.