Stocks, ETFs, Options, Commodities & Currencies

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk about the stock markets and economy with Danny at CapitalCosm.

“Part of trading and investing is waiting for a quality setup. But people don’t like to wait; they are impatient. So they go out and hunt for trades, and when people do this, it is very easy to find something. But this can be whatever sound bite is currently in the news and is thus deemed to be ‘good enough’. What I do is different. I sit back and wait for the quality trade setup to come to me. Then I manage my risk and position as long as it remains open.”

Chris Vermeulen

The sharp selloff in tech stocks, including Nvidia (NVDA), this morning signals speculative capital rapidly retreating from high-growth tech plays and risky assets across the board.
The trigger? Last week’s launch of DeepSeek, a new AI assistant developed by a Chinese startup, has soared to the top of app store download charts. Analysts are buzzing over its performance, noting it rivals ChatGPT while operating on less-advanced hardware. For a deep dive into DeepSeek, click here for the QuickTake.

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