February 27, 2025

Markets:

Stock futures rose Thursday as Nvidia shares advanced following better-than-expected quarterly results.

Nvidia rose 1.8% after the chip giant exceeded fourth-quarter estimates on the top and bottom lines. The company issued strong guidance, reflecting continued demand driven by the artificial intelligence race.

On Wednesday, stocks came off the session’s highs as investors grew concerned about President Donald Trump’s trade policies. At his first cabinet meeting, he said that duties against Canada and Mexico would take effect and that his trade war will include a 25% tariff on goods from the European Union.

Indeed, a flurry of recent economic reports — including a softer-than-expected consumer confidence reading, disappointing retail sales numbers and a weak consumer sentiment reading — have rattled stocks and raised worries about the health of the U.S. economy.

Traders are looking ahead to Friday’s personal consumption expenditures price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

Portfolio:

Well, here we are.  Once again we are reminded that this AI story and tech revolution is just beginning and the change that this world will encounter in the coming years.  Tech will provide massive opportunity to all of us.  Let's jump right into it.

Yesterday, a report was released that we love to follow and it was that AAII Bulls-Bears plunged to -41.2%, one of the lowest readings ever! Historically, this was massively bullish for stocks shortly thereafter.  

VIX Daily Sentiment just jumped to the highest level since October 2022 yesterday — the end of the last bear market. Historically, this has been a bullish signal for stocks.

The market is posting up extremes across a number of sectors and we love to trade off extremes!  Greatest opportunities are presented from these extremes.

Still think we bounce around a bit possibly early today but really believe the real move begins to take shape on Friday and delivers next week.  

We enter today holding setups inMSTU and CONL. Queue is igniting but still in caution mode until we see everything be digested and then we move in. It would make perfect sense for the real move to truly begin tomorrow some time and set the stage for the new week and month.  Be ready today.