August 12, 2025

Markets:

Stock futures rose early Tuesday as investors breathed a sigh of relief over a tamer-than-expected inflation report.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 204 points, or 0.5%. Nasdaq 100 futures  rose 0.6%, and S&P 500 futures traded around 0.5% higher.

The consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annualized basis in July, while a Dow Jones estimate had called for a 2.8% rise. So-called core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, increased by 3.1% year on year — slightly more than the expected 3%.

Shares of Intel added 4% on Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump flip-flopped his view on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, calling him a “success” days after demanding his resignation. Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group jumped 8% after reporting a 53% year-over-year rise in its second-quarter revenue.

Investors are hoping that this latest reading will shed some potential insight into how the Federal Reserve will handle short-term interest rates, especially as the S&P 500 hovers near an all-time high. The report comes as traders weigh the latest developments on the tariff front. President Donald Trump said Monday he’d extend a 90-day pause on higher levies on Chinese goods.

Portfolio:

Remember when the narrative was to go away for August – market would sell off.  That was another gift.  Been a great start thus far.  

Now we get through CPI, we see just how wrong the Fed continues to be here AND the queue ignites with massive opportunity as a flood of names are close to triggering with next level breakouts.  

We enter the session holding setups in ONDS, GLW, RCAT, and TSLL.

Goal today is to watch flow and price activity early on.  This has been a key indicator and also a certain trend has developed in this market over the last few weeks from price with regards to the open to midday to close and even overnight now. Stay patient today, allow the tred to come and then we expose it with new trades.  What a great market we have right now!