šŸ§Ŗ Politician Insider Trading

Plus: Wall Street bonuses are popping and GameStopā€™s back in meme mode

Good Morning!

This week? Wall Street bonuses are popping, GameStopā€™s back in meme mode, and Bitcoin just reminded everyone itā€™s still allergic to tariffs. Meanwhile, Tesla surged 12% out of nowhere, and yesā€”weā€™re about to start copying politiciansā€™ trades like it's a full-time job.

Itā€™s a wild week. Weā€™ve got market heat, earnings to watch, and the most profitable lawmakers on our radar.

Letā€™s get into it šŸ‘‡

šŸŒ” TradingLabā€™s Headline Roundup

Stock Markets

21th March, 2025

Crypto

Forex/Commodities

Upcoming Earnings

šŸ“… MON.

  • No Notable Earnings

šŸ“… TUES.

  • McCormick & Company (MKC)

  • GameStop (GME)

šŸ“… WED.

  • Dollar Tree (DLTR)

  • Paychex (PAYX)

  • Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF)

  • Verint Systems (VRNT)

šŸ“… THURS.

  • Lululemon Athletica (LULU)

  • AAR Corp (AIR)

šŸ“… FRI.

  • No Notable Earnings

šŸ•µļøā€ā™‚ļø Coming Friday: Tracking the Politician Traders

Theyā€™re lawmakers by day, stock snipers by nightā€”and weā€™re officially watching their every move.

This Friday, weā€™re dropping a new segment tracking the Top 10 performing politicians in the market, based on win rates, profitability, and total portfolio returns. Weā€™re not just talking about passive income here. Weā€™re talking Pelosi buying Nvidia days before legislation drops, or senators timing the market like hedge fund pros.

šŸ” Hereā€™s what weā€™ll be doing:

  • Monitoring real-time disclosures from Congress (yes, they have to report tradesā€”eventually)

  • Filtering for fast-filers only (none of that 45-day delay garbage)

  • Copying their trades exactlyā€”no overthinking, no tweaking, just cold-blooded mimicry

  • Building a $10K shadow portfolio based on their every move

Because if you canā€™t beat the system, you might as well exploit it.

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šŸ“ˆ Whatā€™s Moving Markets Today?

šŸ”„ Futures Flinch as Tariff Talk Tightens

Markets woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. U.S. stock futures slipped slightly, cooling off after Tuesday's modest gains. Investors are trying to decode the latest White House messaging on tariffsā€”which, in true Trump fashion, is loud, contradictory, and vague.

šŸ“Œ Key Takeaways:

  • Dow Futures dipped 0.1%, or 45 points

  • S&P 500 Futures fell by 8 points (also 0.1%)

  • Nasdaq Futures trailed behind, sliding 0.2%

  • The dip follows Tuesdayā€™s cautious rally after whispers that Trumpā€™s April 2 tariff bomb may be a firecracker instead

šŸ’£ Trumpā€™s Trade Tease: Less Bark, More Bite?

The former President says he doesnā€™t want too many exceptions to his planned tariffs. Thatā€™s code for: ā€œIā€™ll be tough, but maybe not completely insane.ā€ His target? Roughly 15 countries with trade imbalancesā€”plus a few sectors ripe for headlines like autos, pharma, and semiconductors.

šŸ“Œ What You Should Know:

  • Trump told Newsmax heā€™ll be ā€œmore lenient than reciprocalā€ā€”because going full tit-for-tat would ā€œbe very tough for people.ā€ Thanks for the mercy, Don.

  • Despite the ā€œsofterā€ stance, investors arenā€™t totally at ease: tariffs still mean inflation risk and possible growth slowdowns

  • The uncertainty has already whacked global markets over the past monthā€”and April 2 is shaping up to be a volatility landmine

šŸ›ļø Retail Earnings in Focus: Chewy, Cintas & Dollar Tree

Itā€™s corporate earnings season, aka Wall Streetā€™s version of American Idol. Todayā€™s lineup is weirdly eclecticā€”pet food (Chewy), uniforms (Cintas), discount retail (Dollar Tree), and payrolls (Paychex). Who says markets arenā€™t diversified?

šŸ“Œ Why It Matters:

  • Cintas and Paychex give us a pulse check on small biz hiringā€”if theyā€™re sluggish, the job market could follow

  • Dollar Tree is one to watch for clues on how low-income shoppers are feeling (spoiler: not great, Bob)

  • Analysts noted that rival Dollar Generalā€™s recent results werenā€™t a total disaster, so thereā€™s hope for some retail resilience

šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Inflation Cools in the UK (Finally)

Across the pond, the U.K. got a pleasant surpriseā€”February inflation came in at 2.8%, below the 3.0% forecast. Sure, it's still above the Bank of Englandā€™s 2.0% target, but for now, Chancellor Rachel Reeves can breathe easy during her Spring Statement.

šŸ“Œ By the Numbers:

  • Headline CPI: 2.8% YoY (vs. 3.0% expected)

  • Monthly inflation: Up 0.4%, reversing Januaryā€™s drop

  • Core CPI (excluding food/energy): Holding steady at 3.5%

  • Source: Investing.com

Translation: inflationā€™s cooling off, but not fast enough to kill rate hike anxiety entirely.

šŸ›¢ļø Oil Ticks Higherā€”But Watch the Russia/Ukraine Deal

Oil is doing its usual geopolitical tango. Prices edged up after a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude inventories, but gains were capped by a naval ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine (yeah, that happened) and possible sanction relief on Moscow.

šŸ“Œ Whatā€™s Moving Crude:

  • U.S. crude inventories dropped by 4.6 million barrels, surprising everyone

  • API data helped lift prices alongside global supply worries

  • Potential easing of sanctions = more Russian oil = price ceiling incoming

  • Donā€™t forget: the U.S. is still leaning hard on Iran and Venezuela exports, tightening the spigot elsewhere

šŸŽ¢ The Takeaway: Volatility Is the Vibe

Markets are on edgeā€”hovering between relief over softer tariffs and anxiety over everything else. Tariff roulette, earnings wildcards, and surprise geopolitics are creating a ā€œpick-your-own-adventureā€ kind of market, and investors are riding the wave.

šŸ“Œ Your Market Mood Board:

  • Mild optimism on tariff clarityā€”but nothingā€™s set in stone

  • Corporate earnings could break either way

  • Oilā€™s rising, but the ceasefire may change that

  • Inflation readings are mixed and still keeping central banks on alert

Stay ahead, stay informed, and most importantly, stay profitable.

ā€˜til next time,

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