Sitemap - 2025 - The Market Breakdown

Nvidia's China Gambit, Ellison's $40 Billion IOU, and the Santa Rally Nobody Wants to Jinx – Market Breakdown #148

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 12/20/2025

$7 Trillion in Options Just Expired. So Did Your Calm Weekend. – Market Breakdown #147

The AI Trade Just Lost Its Biggest Backer – Market Breakdown #146

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The Data Is Coming. So Is the Reckoning. – Market Breakdown #145

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 12/13/2025

The AI Trade Just Got a Reality Check – Market Breakdown #144

The Fed Said You're Welcome. Now Stop Asking. – Market Breakdown #143

Mid-Week Risk Check: Fresh Prices, Updated Stops

Fed watches. Yields twitch. Markets pause mid-jump. – Market Breakdown #142

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 12/6/2025

Risk stirs, but conviction is still in time out – Market Breakdown #141

Risk returns, but the jury's still hung – Market Breakdown #140

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Risk returns, but so does the hangover – Market Breakdown #139

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 11/29/2025

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Tech spikes, hope for cuts returns, but faith is rented – Market Breakdown #138

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 11/22/2025

Stocks rally but the calm is just silence before the next scream – Market Breakdown #137

Tech cheers fade, labor data stirs the pot – Market Breakdown #136

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Tech leads the comeback, but questions still linger – Market Breakdown #135

Tech bleeds, risk rewinds. What’s next? – Market Breakdown #134

Red Monday hangs over the market – Market Breakdown #133

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 11/15/2025

Market lifts while tech wobbles – Market Breakdown #132

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Market lifts while tech wobbles – Market Breakdown #131

Market lifts while tech wobbles – Market Breakdown #130

Shutdown relief fuels risk rebound; tech and crypto lead the charge. – Market Breakdown #129

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 11/8/2025

Tech-led retreat ignites broader risk-watching in markets – Market Breakdown #128

Tech wakes up to bubble talk while liquidity plays hide-and-seek. – Market Breakdown #127

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AI stocks lift indexes while breadth breaks. The rally’s running on borrowed batteries. – Market Breakdown #126

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 11/1/2025

Liquidity wears a mask – Market Breakdown #125

Rally peaks don’t feel strong, they feel relieved. – Market Breakdown #124

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Record highs … and record guesses – Market Breakdown #123

Stocks surge on cooler inflation as gold steadies – Market Breakdown #122

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 10/25/2025

Oil spikes on sanctions, tech wobbles while gold holds – Market Breakdown #121

Oil spikes on sanctions, tech wobbles while gold holds – Market Breakdown #120

Trade shock hits tech as gold slides, risk shifts – Market Breakdown #119

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Earnings lift equities while credit and trade tensions simmer – Market Breakdown #118

Earnings lift equities while credit and trade tensions simmer – Market Breakdown #117

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 10/18/2025

AI buoyancy meets gold fatigue as risk appetite returns – Market Breakdown #116

AI shine, bank cracks, and crypto’s bruised balance – Market Breakdown #115

Banks roar, gold shatters records, trade war simmers – Market Breakdown #114

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Crypto sold off again as U.S.-China trade war re-ignites – Market Breakdown #113

Stocks roar back as crypto rebound accelerates - Market Breakdown #112

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 10/11/2025

Markets reel as crypto flash crash meets equity rout #111

Gold and silver give back gains as crypto bleeds #110

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Gold smashes $4,000, equities pause - Market Breakdown #109

Record highs across U.S. markets as crypto keeps rallying - Market Breakdown #108

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 10/4/2025

Bitcoin roars near ATH as metals rip higher - Market Breakdown #107

Stocks extend records as crypto revives - Market Breakdown #106

Markets shrug off shutdown, gold soars - Market Breakdown #105

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Markets inch higher as crypto snaps back, metals steady - Market Breakdown #104

Tech leads rebound, gold smashes records amid shutdown fears - Market Breakdown #103

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 9/27/2025

SPY rebounds, crypto in deep correction, metals surge again - Market Breakdown #102

Markets skid; crypto capitulates, gold holds ground - Market Breakdown #101

Markets falter after Powell warns valuations, crypto takes hit - Market Breakdown #100

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Rotation Watch: Metals Climb as Risk Bends - Market Breakdown #99

AI deal powers tech; equities hit fresh highs amid inflation worries — Market Breakdown #98

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 9/20/2025

Markets ride rate-cut ripples. Stocks up, crypto mixed — Market Breakdown #97

Fed’s first rate cut of 2025 fuels tech & crypto breakout — Market Breakdown #96

Fed Cuts 25bps, Stocks Drift: Markets Work Through Powell’s Words — Market Breakdown #95

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Gold Hits Records as Markets Brace for Fed Decision — Market Breakdown #94

Hot starts: Tesla buys in, records follow, alts stir, and Fed meeting looms — Market Breakdown #93

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 9/13/2025

Records hover, gold glows, BTC steadies; cuts priced, risk climbs — Market Breakdown #92

CPI inline but still running hot, Dow breaks 46K, gold hedges, crypto mixed — Market Breakdown #91

Oracle moonshot, gold clings, VIX peeks, and CPI on deck — Market Breakdown #90

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Fed bets charge on: gold clings, stocks rally, crypto indecisive — Market Breakdown #89

Rate-cut optimism powers gold, equities climb, crypto cautious — Market Breakdown #88

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 9/6/2025

Labor cracks: jobs stall, gold rockets, rate-cut bets soar — Market Breakdown #87

Soft dollar, cooler yields; tech and BTC breathe — Market Breakdown #86

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Yields cool, tech pops; BTC steady — Market Breakdown #85

September shake-out: bonds blow, gold glitters, crypto treads — Market Breakdown #84

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 8/30/2025

Record close, Nvidia jitters, crypto steady — Market Breakdown #83

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Trump stirs Fed chaos, markets tread; crypto rebounds modestly — Market Breakdown #82

Crypto retreat, stocks tread water, rates mildly uphill — Market Breakdown #81

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 8/23/2025

Forecast: Cut Whispers, Risk Rips, BTC Trips — Market Breakdown #80

Forecast: Shrug before the storm — Market Breakdown #79

Tech slips, dollar perks, oil idles; BTC nudges higher — Market Breakdown #78

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Tech slips, dollar perks, oil drifts; ETH outshines BTC — Market Breakdown #77

Flat tape, firm dollar, soggy oil, sleepy crypto — Market Breakdown #76

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 8/16/2025

Dow inches up as tech slips, oil sinks, dollar wobbles; BTC steadies — Market Breakdown #75

S&P inches up, dollar dips, alts perk up — Market Breakdown #74

Soft dollar, steady yields, oil heavy; crypto IPO steals a headline — Market Breakdown #73

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Records for stocks, flat oil, crypto plot twists — Market Breakdown #72

Chips wobble, dollar firms, BTC sneaks higher — Market Breakdown #71

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 8/9/2025

Nasdaq sets record, oil steadies, Ripple settles — Market Breakdown #70

Profit-Taking Dip Signals Next Move, Act Now — Market Breakdown #69

Earnings Lift Stocks, Oil Treads Water, Crypto Flows Steady — Market Breakdown #68

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Stagflation Fears Pinch Markets, Crypto Gets Lift — Market Breakdown #67

Stocks Rally on Rate-Cut Hopes, Oil and Crypto Diverge — Market Breakdown #66

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 8/2/2025

Jobs Revisions and Tariffs Hammer Markets — Market Breakdown #65

Stocks Fade, Crypto Cools: Where to Pivot — Market Breakdown #64

Powell Splits, Oil Pauses, Crypto Flows — Market Breakdown #64

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Fed Minutes Loom, Equities Slip, Bitcoin Holds — Market Breakdown #63

Crypto Rotation: Alts Surf Price Wave, BTC Trails, Equities Hold Firm — Market Breakdown #62

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 7/26/2025

Altcoin Season? BTC Drifts, Sentiment Holds Greed — Market Breakdown #61

Bitcoin Slumps on ETF Outflows; Tech Keeps Risk High — Market Breakdown #60

New Records on Trade Hopes, Tariff Truce & Crypto Holds — Market Breakdown #59

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Record Highs, Home‐Sale Tax Tease & Crypto Consolidates — Market Breakdown #58

Record Highs on Trade Hopes, Housing Worries & Crypto Calm — Market Breakdown #57

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 7/19/2025

Tariff Fears, Netflix Drag & Crypto Consolation Rally — Market Breakdown #56

Retail Rebound, Powell Whispers & Tech-Led Record Highs — Market Breakdown #55

PPI Softens, Powell Rumors Spark, Markets Stabilize — Market Breakdown #54

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CPI Kickstart: Tariffs, Yields, Crypto & Equities on Edge — Market Breakdown #53

Tariff Stage Reset. Bitcoin Breaks $120K, Oil Falters, Equities Range — Market Breakdown #52

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 7/12/2025

Tariff Jolt Hits Markets. Bitcoin Peaks, Oil Tightens, Stocks Pull Back — Market Breakdown #51

Stocks Record Highs, Tariff Turmoil & Crypto Pressures — Market Breakdown #50

Fed Minutes, Tariff Threats & Crypto Consolidation — Market Breakdown #49

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Tariff Fog, Crypto Pause, and Lemonade-Stand Monetary Policy — Market Breakdown #48

Monday Gloom, Crypto Bloom? Not Quite. — Market Breakdown #47

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 7/5/2025

Fireworks in the Code, Not on the Tape — Market Breakdown #46

Payrolls 147 K, SPY 625, Oil 67. Tape Holds Up Before the Fireworks — Market Breakdown #45

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Dollar Drifts Under 97, ISM Ticks Up, Quarter-End Flows Keep SPY Above 617 — Market Breakdown #45

Quarter-End Lift: SPY 617, Bitcoin 107 K, Dollar Drifts Under 97 — Market Breakdown #44

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 6/28/2025

Yields Grind, Oil Deflates, and SPY Closes Just Below 615 — Market Breakdown #43

Yields Ease, Tech Pops, Bitcoin Hovers. Bulls Surf the Tape — Market Breakdown #42

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WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 6/22/2025

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 6/21/2025

Stocks Dip as Yields Grind Higher; Bitcoin Holds 103 K — Market Breakdown #41

Markets Closed, Crypto Didn’t Blink; Sovereign Calm Holds — Market Breakdown #41

Fed Holds, Dot-Plot Shifts; SPY 597, Bitcoin 105 K, Oil 75 — Market Breakdown #40

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Retail Sales Miss, SPY Wobbles, Bitcoin Holds $105 K — Market Breakdown #39

Data-Light Monday Keeps SPY Above 600, Crypto Soft, Oil Firm — Market Breakdown #38

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 6/14/2025

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PPI Follows CPI Lower; Oil Rockets, Crypto Bleeds, Stocks Hold 600 — Market Breakdown #37

CPI Cools to 0.1% MoM While Risk Assets Hold the Line — Market Breakdown #36

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CPI Countdown: Stocks Grind Up, Dollar Slips — Market Breakdown #35

U.S.–China Talks Drive Gains; Payroll Data Looms; Equity, Crypto Climb — Market Breakdown #34

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 6/7/2025

NFP Beats, Yields Hold, SPY Near 600; Risk Keeps the Party Hats On — Market Breakdown #33

Jobless Jolt, Yield Yawn, Risk Hits the Snooze Button — Market Breakdown #32

Weak ADP Knocks Yields, Dollar Holds 99. Risk Takes a Breather — Market Breakdown #31

Mid-Week Risk Check: Fresh Prices, Updated Stops—NEAR Now Active at $2.44

Services Pop, Chips Chop, Bitcoin Drops. Markets Straddle a Mixed Tape — Market Breakdown #30

Soft Data Meets Dollar Bid. Risk Assets Hover While ISM Slips Back Under 50 — Market Breakdown #29

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 5/31/2025

Soft PCE, Hard Reality: GDP Slips but AI Still Steals the Spotlight — Market Breakdown #28

GDP Goes Negative, Claims Rise, Yet the S&P Still Sneaks Over 5,900 — Market Breakdown #27

Minutes & Megachips: Fed murmurs “higher-for-longer,” Nvidia smashes, markets juggle the message — Market Breakdown #26

Mid-Week Risk Check: NVDA Earnings Tonight—Tighten Stops, Eyes on the Minutes

Tariff Truce & Confidence Pop Spark a Liquidity Wave — Market Breakdown #25

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 5/24/2025

Tariff Horn Meets Bitcoin Wave. Can Powell Keep the Curve Calm? — Market Breakdown #24

Capital Exodus: Deficit Premium meets Bitcoin Bid — Market Breakdown #23

Inflation Fades, Yields Slide… Until They Don’t — Market Breakdown #22

Mid-Week Risk Check: SNOW Reports Tonight—Stops Tight, Eyes on 28 May NVDA

Defensives Lead — Market Breakdown #21

Inflation Slips, Risk Rips — Market Breakdown #20

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 5/17/2025

Soft Prints, Hard Rally — Market Breakdown #19

PPI Plunges, Markets Surge — Breakdown #18

WEEKEND TRADE SHEET for 5/14/2025 —Kick-Off Mid-Week Edition

Yields Roar, Crypto Sprints — Market Breakdown #17

Crypto Climbs; Yields Sizzle — Market Breakdown #16

BTC $104K, Yields 4.47 % — The Market Breakdown #15

Bitcoin Blasts Above $100K, Ether Ignites — Market Breakdown #14

Bitcoin Pops $100 K, ETH Explodes 20 %, Fed Hits Snooze — Market Breakdown #13

Fed Hits Pause; Bitcoin Eyes $100 K — Market Breakdown

Scarcity Games: Bitcoin Storms Toward $100 K as the Fed Holds the Cards

Services Surprise, Oil Slides, Apple Looms — Monday’s Denial Continues

Breadth Rot & Bitcoin Calm — Why This Rally Deserves Side-Eye

Four Days of Green. Zero Days of Breadth.

GDP Shrinks, Markets Smirk — Bitcoin Holds Court While Oil Drowns

Markets Flat. Nerves Frayed. Signals Corrupted.

Boredom Rising, Volatility Dying, Traders Coping

Markets Float. Volatility Dies. Greed Sneaks Back In.

Bitcoin Holds. Gold Glows. Leverage Goes Stupid.

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