Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Bulls Back on Top — But Not Clear Yetby Tony Rago Bulls owned yesterday’s tape, pulling us back above 23,333 and 6,433. The key now is follow-through — they’ve got to stay on top of the weekly pivots and weekly opens. That means defending pullbacks to 23,250 on NQ and 6,426 on ES. We’ve…
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
This morning was loud. Volatility finally woke up, commodities ripped, and equities showed cracks. Between gold hitting records, semis breaking down, and a jobs report looming, this is no longer the sleepy summer tape—it’s a trader’s market. The kind where one wrong step turns you into exit liquidity. Key Takeaways Volatility back on…
NASDAQ's 1,000-Point Gift Zone
The NASDAQ is setting up for the exact same technical pattern that delivered massive gains in Bitcoin and semiconductors. Gianni breaks down why any dips right now are a gift, the specific $22,000 level to watch, and why this "Slippery September" pullback could be your best buying opportunity in months. 🎯 Key Levels Covered: NASDAQ…
TheoTrade’s Tale of the Tape: This Sector is Communicating Loudly
Stocks headed into the long weekend on uncertain ground. The cautionary money flows we highlighted previously have only intensified over the past week. So, where does this leave us heading into what could be a volatile September? As always, cooler heads prevail. Here's why I believe we're setting up for the best buying opportunity since…
Monday, September 2, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
September Opens With a Selloffby Tony Rago Big pullback hitting into the open — VIX pushing toward 19 and the tape can’t hold a bid. That’s a hefty overnight selloff, so the game plan is simple: let the market open, see where we are after the morning econ data, and go from there. This could…
Life and Trading Is a Race
We’ve just completed our first month of trading in the 10% Club…And what a month it has been! We not only met but far exceeded our goal, achieving a 45% return on the entire portfolio, leveraging trades placed live during our morning sessions within a 2.5-hour window. And we did it while keeping our risk…
Welcome to September - Here Comes the Volatility
Don here... I just finished our Friday session, and I've got to tell you…something big is shifting right under everyone's nose. While most traders were celebrating another week of "massively unchanged" action in the S&P, I was watching something that made my skin crawl as a professional trader. The VVIX just rose from the ashes.…
Friday, August 29, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
This morning was all about one thing: the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the PCE. It hit right on expectations at 2.9%, but the bigger story is how the market’s already front-running what comes next—rate cuts, liquidity waves, and rotations that will make or break September. Beneath the surface, tech weakness clashed with strength…
China’s Great Wall of Bears Crumbles
2025 has been defined by international stocks outperforming U.S. stocks. Many traders and money managers became complacent. They thought the Magnificent Seven could carry them forward forever. We know that nothing in this business lasts forever. There's just a tendency for things to last longer than expected. I've been talking about China all year. Based…
Friday, August 29, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
End of Month Mark-Up on Deckby Tony Rago ES notched a new RTH high yesterday and is camped right back at 6500/6488. For bulls, the mission is simple: hold the line and close above 6500 to finish the week and the month strong. NQ has the same task — defend 23,500 and 23,612 and…