Good Morning!
This week? Wall Street bonuses are popping, GameStopâs back in meme mode, and Bitcoin just reminded everyone itâs still allergic to tariffs. Meanwhile, Tesla surged 12% out of nowhere, and yesâweâre about to start copying politiciansâ trades like it's a full-time job.
Itâs a wild week. Weâve got market heat, earnings to watch, and the most profitable lawmakers on our radar.
Letâs get into it đ
đĄ TradingLabâs Headline Roundup
Stock Markets

21th March, 2025
S&P 500 Clocks Third Day of Gains as Wall Street Bonuses Hit Record $47.5 Billion in 2024
GameStop Stock Pumps 8% After Earnings Update Confirms Bitcoin Investment
Tesla Stock Just Made a Roaring ComebackâUp 12%. But Can It Sustain the Charge?
Crypto
Bitcoin Jumps 3% as Tariff Relief Lifts Crypto Market Back Toward $3 Trillion
Bitcoin, Ethereum to end Q1 in the red, âvertical swing upâ unlikely
Crusoe to sell Bitcoin mining business to NYDIG to focus on AI
Bitcoin Hovers Above $87K, Dogecoin, SHIB Surge 11% as Traders Monitor Tariffs
Forex/Commodities
US Dollar Adds Fourth Day to Winning Streak as Trump Tamps Down Tariff Threat
Sterling Slides Below $1.29 as UK Inflation Softens to 2.8%. More Rate Cuts Coming?
Dollar Breaks „150.00 as Bulls Charge Ahead amid Tariff Optimism, Yen Weakness
Upcoming Earnings
đ MON.
No Notable Earnings
đ TUES.
McCormick & Company (MKC)
GameStop (GME)
đ WED.
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Paychex (PAYX)
Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF)
Verint Systems (VRNT)
đ THURS.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU)
AAR Corp (AIR)
đ FRI.
No Notable Earnings
đ”ïžââïž Coming Friday: Tracking the Politician Traders
Theyâre lawmakers by day, stock snipers by nightâand weâre officially watching their every move.
This Friday, weâre dropping a new segment tracking the Top 10 performing politicians in the market, based on win rates, profitability, and total portfolio returns. Weâre not just talking about passive income here. Weâre talking Pelosi buying Nvidia days before legislation drops, or senators timing the market like hedge fund pros.
đ Hereâs what weâll be doing:
Monitoring real-time disclosures from Congress (yes, they have to report tradesâeventually)
Filtering for fast-filers only (none of that 45-day delay garbage)
Copying their trades exactlyâno overthinking, no tweaking, just cold-blooded mimicry
Building a $10K shadow portfolio based on their every move
Because if you canât beat the system, you might as well exploit it.
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đ Whatâs Moving Markets Today?
đ„ 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 tariffsâwhich, in true Trump fashion, is loud, contradictory, and vague.
đ 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 Tuesdayâs cautious rally after whispers that Trumpâs April 2 tariff bomb may be a firecracker instead
đŁ Trumpâs Trade Tease: Less Bark, More Bite?
The former President says he doesnât want too many exceptions to his planned tariffs. Thatâs code for: âIâll be tough, but maybe not completely insane.â His target? Roughly 15 countries with trade imbalancesâplus a few sectors ripe for headlines like autos, pharma, and semiconductors.
đ What You Should Know:
Trump told Newsmax heâll be âmore lenient than reciprocalââbecause going full tit-for-tat would âbe very tough for people.â Thanks for the mercy, Don.
Despite the âsofterâ stance, investors arenât totally at ease: tariffs still mean inflation risk and possible growth slowdowns
The uncertainty has already whacked global markets over the past monthâand April 2 is shaping up to be a volatility landmine
đïž Retail Earnings in Focus: Chewy, Cintas & Dollar Tree
Itâs corporate earnings season, aka Wall Streetâs version of American Idol. Todayâs lineup is weirdly eclecticâpet food (Chewy), uniforms (Cintas), discount retail (Dollar Tree), and payrolls (Paychex). Who says markets arenât diversified?
đ Why It Matters:
Cintas and Paychex give us a pulse check on small biz hiringâif theyâre 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 Generalâs recent results werenât a total disaster, so thereâs hope for some retail resilience
đŹđ§ Inflation Cools in the UK (Finally)
Across the pond, the U.K. got a pleasant surpriseâFebruary inflation came in at 2.8%, below the 3.0% forecast. Sure, it's still above the Bank of Englandâs 2.0% target, but for now, Chancellor Rachel Reeves can breathe easy during her Spring Statement.
đ By the Numbers:
Headline CPI: 2.8% YoY (vs. 3.0% expected)
Monthly inflation: Up 0.4%, reversing Januaryâs drop
Core CPI (excluding food/energy): Holding steady at 3.5%
Source: Investing.com
Translation: inflationâs cooling off, but not fast enough to kill rate hike anxiety entirely.
đąïž Oil Ticks HigherâBut 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.
đ Whatâs 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
Donât forget: the U.S. is still leaning hard on Iran and Venezuela exports, tightening the spigot elsewhere
đą The Takeaway: Volatility Is the Vibe
Markets are on edgeâhovering between relief over softer tariffs and anxiety over everything else. Tariff roulette, earnings wildcards, and surprise geopolitics are creating a âpick-your-own-adventureâ kind of market, and investors are riding the wave.
đ Your Market Mood Board:
Mild optimism on tariff clarityâbut nothingâs set in stone
Corporate earnings could break either way
Oilâs 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.
âtil next time,
TradingLab
