TheoTrade’s Tale of the Tape: Growth Is Still Being Priced In
Stocks hit fresh all-time highs this past week, and although technology wasn’t the top-performer in recent days, we didn’t exactly see it break down either. If you’ve been reading the Sector Leader Bullseye newsletter long enough, you’ll understand that sector rotation is the life blood of bull markets. Yes, we want to see the tech…
Friday, July 25, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
It's a Good Idea to Tweak Your Goals Today by Tony Rago The plan is the same for this session -- stay on your toes. Price is just drifting right now and the bulls are extremely complacent. The way they're thinking, "it can't go wrong; every dip gets bought"... until it doesn't. It's true…
Crude Oil Is Telling Us Something Important Right Now
We’re watching crude oil carve out a base, and it’s not subtle. After testing key levels around $68 multiple times and bouncing with conviction, the setup is finally turning bullish for real. To be clear, I’m not seeing explosive upside yet, but the technicals suggest a slow and steady climb, with a move toward $78…
This Signal Matters More Than Any Earnings Beat
The 90-day versus 30-day VIX spread just broke 1.2. I've been tracking this signal since 2005, and when it snaps, we get a 5-10% market pullback within 30 days. Not sometimes. Every time. That's more important than whether Tesla beats by two cents. Look, everyone's obsessing over earnings beats this season. Did they crush EPS?…
The VIX Tells You Everything About This “Rally”
The VIX is pegged at 15.1 right now. The Fed's latest dot plot shows rates staying between 4.25-4.50% through 2025, with measured cuts only if the economy weakens materially. Yet retail investors are buying call options at the fastest pace since 2021, pushing implied volatility to levels that assume zero risk ahead. This is not…
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
Markets don't go down anymore. Apparently. We tagged 6400 on the ES, and the insanity continues. Welcome to earnings season, where guidance saves the day, and traders try to make sense of chaos wrapped in an algorithm. Key Takeaways Tesla Trips, Google Grinds Tesla took a 6.5% hit this morning — that’s not…
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Too Quiet at the Highs? Stay Sharp, Stay Nimble by Tony Rago The S&P is pressing into new highs with a test of 6400 on deck — but the Nasdaq is still dragging its feet. Will ES have enough strength to lift all boats? TSLA’s down in the pre-market, while GOOGL is catching a bid.…
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
If you’ve ever stared at the screen at 7AM with blurry eyes and a pile of baseball cards next to your keyboard… congratulations, you’ve achieved peak market preparation. That was me this morning. Coffee in one hand, chat box open, and staring down a market with a whole lot of chop but some very…
Buckle Up: Big Changes Are Underway in the Markets
This market is a basketcase just after the close today. We’ve got earnings flying in from every direction: Alphabet (GOOGL) just hit, Tesla (TSLA) will have hit by the time you get this, and the S&Ps are whipping around like a kite in a hurricane. While this is happening, retail is fixated on the usual…
Tesla-4D Trade Setups for Earnings Season and Beyond
When you’re trading Tesla around earnings or any major market-moving event, how you structure the trade is just as important as the direction you’re betting on. In this focused session, I walk you through a handful of practical setups I use often. These aren’t just theoretical—they’re strategies designed for real earnings events, volatility spikes, and…