9:25 on 8/25/25 – Soft Pivot
Charts and Links
Buy, Sell, Hold
T5D Performance
| S&P 500 | 0.36% |
| Equal Weight S&P 500 (RSP) | 1.98% |
| NASDAQ | -0.44% |
| DOW | 1.66% |
| Russell 2000 | 3.22% |
Talk of the Tape
Powell gave a dim green light for a September cut in a speech that echoed last year’s “recalibration” address more than the 2022 “pain” keynote. This soft pivot language wasn’t on the market’s bingo card, catalyzing a nice week for stocks where the broadening trade outperformed.
Week Ahead
Monday
- n/a
Tuesday
- n/a
Wednesday
- Nvidia (NVDA)
Thursday
- Q2 GDP 1st Revision
Friday
- PCE
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