July 18, 2025

Markets:

Stock futures moved higher on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 posted a record close, as traders digested more earnings. The major U.S. stock benchmarks were also on track to post weekly gains.

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning day. The S&P 500 finished 0.5% higher, closing at a new record after hitting an all-time high during the session. The Nasdaq Composite gained about 0.7%, also reaching fresh intraday and closing records. The Dow
 climbed 0.5%.

Wall Street is on pace for a positive week, bolstered by optimism surrounding the latest earnings results. On Thursday, PepsiCo and United Airlines shares both popped after the respective companies beat analyst estimates on earnings. Those follow solid results from big banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs earlier in the week.

Data pointing to a strong U.S. economy also lifted the major stock benchmarks on Thursday.

Portfolio:

Outstanding day yesterday booking multiple targets.  We move into OPEX today holding setups in BTBT, MSTU, and SOUN  Staying patient today and cannot wait for the next few weeks with big tech earnings coming up.  Their insight into the stage of AI and this tech revolution will be a key for us.  We still see this at such an early stage and really interested to hear on progress and outlook.  

Expect swings today, it's normal on OPEX.  Stay patient please and be ready.