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The SPY Trader

Welcome to ’The SPY Trader,’ your essential audio resource for trading insights. Broadcasting every few hours, our podcast delivers timely summaries of critical news impacting the markets, expert analysis, and trading recommendations. Whether you’re a seasoned trader or just starting, tune in to stay ahead of market trends and refine your trading strategy with actionable insights. This podcast is AI-generated. Disclaimer: The information provided on ’The SPY Trader’ podcast is for educational

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4:23

Amazon Surges, Meta Sinks: The AI Spending Test

The SPY Trader ·

2025/11/01

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1413.Megacap tech powered the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to strong October gains, largely ignoring the cautious Fed rate cut and the ongoing government shutdown. While Amazon soared on robust cloud growth, Meta plunged after announcing staggering AI capital expenditure plans, signaling investor concern over margin impact. We detail why the relentless AI capex boom continues to dominate the market narrative and offer strategies for positioning

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4:41

Tech Bulls Charge: Amazon Jumps 13%

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/31

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1412. Big Tech earnings, led by Amazon's explosive AWS growth and strong iPhone sales from Apple, drove a powerful rally, ensuring a positive monthly close despite persistent macroeconomic gloom. We analyze the market's split between companyspecific success and structural issues like the rising 10year yield, providing tactical recommendations for maintaining overweight exposure to leading technology ETFs (QQQ) and navigating fixed income

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4:29

Fed Cuts, Tech Splits: Navigating Market Divergence

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2025/10/30

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1411. The market is navigating extreme volatility and selection following a Fed rate cut and divergent megacap tech earnings. While Nvidia surged to a $5 trillion valuation, confirming the intense concentration in AI growth, stocks like Meta plunged on guidance concerns. Recommendations focus on maintaining selective AI exposure (QQQ) while balancing risk with cyclical value (VTI, CAT) and defensive fixed income (BND) amid confirmed Fed

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4:19

Rate Cuts, Record Highs: Navigating the Market...

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/29

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1410. The market is driven by optimistic momentum ahead of an expected 25 basis point Fed rate cut and relentless AI enthusiasm, pushing the S&P 500 toward record highs. We analyze the massive divergence between soaring Technology stocks (XLK) and lagging defensive sectors, confirming the TINA dynamic. Strategy recommendations include core holdings in VOO and XLK, value plays in XLI and XLF, and a fixed income trade targeting TLT to

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4:17

Bull Market Altitude: Rate Cuts and Tech Titans

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/28

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1409. The S&P 500 has surged past 6,800, driven by twin engines: widespread expectations of a Fed rate cut and exceptional corporate earnings, particularly within megacap technology. This highly concentrated rally, fueled by the Magnificent 7 and the AI narrative, pushes valuations well above historical averages. We analyze how to strategically overweight growth sectors (XLK, QQQ) while using core bond ETFs (AGG, TLT) to hedge against

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4:38

The Double Barrel Catalyst: Rates & Earnings

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/27

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1408. This week is defined by dual catalysts: nearfull pricing of a Fed rate cut and the crucial earnings reports from the Magnificent Seven tech giants. Market sentiment is riskon, driving momentum in AIfueled tech and ratesensitive sectors like Utilities and Real Estate (VNQ). We discuss positioning for continued growth (QQQ) and rate easing (TLT), while advising avoidance of the lagging Energy sector (XLE). The outcome of MegaCap earnings

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5:46

The Q4 Showdown: Powell vs. The Magnificent Seven

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/26

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1407. The market faces its most volatile week of Q4, driven by the Federal Reserve's rate decision and crucial Q3 earnings from tech giants like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple. We analyze the highstakes macroeconomic calendar and provide a trade strategy: OVERWEIGHT growth stocks balanced by a defensive bond duration hedge.

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4:04

Goldilocks Rally: Record Highs Fuel Rate Cut Bets

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/25

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1406. Major indices hit fresh record highs following cooler CPI data, cementing a massive riskon environment and nearly guaranteeing a Federal Reserve rate cut. This 'Goldilocks' scenario is driving strong rotation into growth sectors (Technology) and cyclicals (Financials), with key stocks like AMD and Ford leading the charge. Maintain exposure to QQQ and XLK while hedging with highquality fixed income.

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4:21

The Fed Pivot: AI Surges and Energy Explodes

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2025/10/24

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1405. The market shows strong resilience following the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut, boosting technology and AI stocks like Intel. However, geopolitical sanctions cause crude oil and the energy sector to surge. We analyze the dichotomy of rate cuts meeting sticky inflation and offer a threepronged strategy: maintaining highconviction growth (QQQ), capitalizing on tactical momentum in cyclicals (XLE, XLI), and establishing

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4:03

RiskOff Rotation: Geopolitics vs. Rate Cut Hopes

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2025/10/23

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1404. The market opens cautiously amid mixed earnings and rising geopolitical risks, sparking a sharp 'riskoff' rotation. Investors are shifting from growth stocks (hit by IBM and Tesla) toward defensive sectors like Health Care and cyclicals like Energy (fueled by sanctions). Strategy focuses on buying defensive yields (XLV, VNQ), playing the crude surge, hedging with bonds (TLT), and reducing largecap tech exposure due to trade

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3:52

Goldilocks Rally: Rotation and Rate Cut Hopes

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2025/10/22

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1403.The market hits new highs fueled by strong earnings and a dovish Fed, cementing expectations for further rate cuts. We analyze the strong rotation into Cyclicals (like GM and 3M) and outline trading strategies to capitalize on falling rates and maintain a necessary hedge.

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4:12

Apple’s Record Run, Rate Cut Hopes, and Today’s...

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2025/10/21

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1402. The S&P 500 takes a breath after a 1% surge, with futures slightly down despite continued strong corporate earnings and Apple hitting a new record high. We analyze the market's increasingly dovish stance on interest rates, driven by concerns over a slowing labor market and AI displacement, despite tariffdriven inflation. Trading strategies focus on growth tech (QQQ), tactical plays in Financials (XLF), and hedging against

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4:30

Rate Cut Mania: Trading the Fed Pivot Hype

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/20

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1401. The market is rallying aggressively on expectations of imminent, backtoback Fed rate cuts, driving major strength in growth sectors like Technology and Real Estate. This episode dissects the riskon setup, analyzes conflicting inflation data, and provides tactical plays to capitalize on the anticipated easing cycle, recommending duration (TLT) and ratesensitive sectors (VNQ).

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3:24

The CPI Countdown: Defense First

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/19

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1400.This week marks a crucial convergence of highstakes economic data and corporate earnings. We face potential market turbulence driven by Friday's critical CPI release, which will test interest rate cut optimism. Prepare for volatility, stay defensive early (overweight XLV), and tactically limit exposure to growth stocks (underweight QQQ) until the inflation outlook is clarified.

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4:16

Tech Roars, Banks Falter: Market Divergence

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/18

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1399. Major indices closed a highly volatile week with solid gains, led by the Nasdaq (2.1%). The market saw sharp divergence: AI/Tech surged following strong TSMC earnings, while renewed regional bank fears hampered Financials. A major driver was the Fed's dovish shift, with Chair Powell hinting at future rate cuts due to job market concerns, boosting ratesensitive sectors like Real Estate. Strategy recommendations include maintaining

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4:00

Defense Wins: Navigating VIX and Bank Woes

The SPY Trader ·

2025/10/17

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1398. The market experienced massive volatility with the VIX spiking over 22%, driven primarily by renewed regional banking credit anxieties and the lack of crucial economic data due to the government shutdown. The Fed's hints at further rate cuts underline economic deterioration, leading to a strong defensive rotation among investors. Recommended strategies include increasing exposure to defensive sectors (Health Care/XLV), longerduration

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4:02

Gold Rallies as AI Earnings Outpace Trade Wars

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2025/10/16

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1397. Stellar Q3 corporate earnings, led by TSMC and Salesforce, are driving market resilience and pushing tech futures higher, defying a confirmed USChina trade war and an ongoing government shutdown. While AI names like Nvidia remain key buys (QQQ, CRM), geopolitical instability is pushing Gold to a record high, necessitating a core hedge (GLD). The Fed is expected to cut rates as economic momentum slows.

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3:15

Powell Pivots: Gold Hits Record, Financials Surge

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2025/10/15

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1396. The market shows a strong upward bias driven by ratecut optimism following a dovish pivot from Fed Chair Powell, pushing the 10Year yield lower. This upward momentum is counteracting extreme volatility stemming from renewed USChina trade tensions. Q3 earnings are strong in the Financials sector, and market leadership is rotating out of concentrated tech into Financials (XLF) and defensive sectors. Gold (GLD) has surged to a new record

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4:13

The Great Unwind: Trade War Escalation

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2025/10/14

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1395. The market rally completely reverses as USChina trade tensions reescalate, leading to sanctions and a fierce return of riskoff sentiment. Amid a US government data blackout, investors flood safe havens, driving Gold and Silver to record highs while Tech stocks plummet. We outline a barbell strategy emphasizing defensive hedges.

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3:56

Monday Market Whiplash: Trading the CrashtoRally

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2025/10/13

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1394. The market navigates extreme volatility, experiencing a massive Friday crash driven by trade war fears followed by a sharp Monday premarket rebound spurred by deescalation hopes. This episode details a necessary split strategy to capture the current 'riskon' rally in technology (QQQ, XLK) while maintaining crucial defensive hedges (GLD) and positioning for further aggressive Fed rate cuts (TLT). We break down how aggressive Fed policy,

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