The SPY Trader
Welcome to ’The SPY Trader,’ your essential audio resource for trading insights. Broadcasting every few hours, our podcast delivers timely summaries of critical news impacting the markets, expert analysis, and trading recommendations. Whether you’re a seasoned trader or just starting, tune in to stay ahead of market trends and refine your trading strategy with actionable insights. This podcast is AI-generated. Disclaimer: The information provided on ’The SPY Trader’ podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. Trading in financial markets involves significant risk, and decisions should be based on your own due diligence and consultation with a professional financial advisor where appropriate. The creators of ’The SPY Trader’ assume no responsibility for any financial losses or gains you may incur as a result of information presented on this podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
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Episodes
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1396.
The market shows a strong upward bias driven by ratecut optimism following a dovish pivot from Fed Chair Powell, pushing the 10Year yield lower. This upward momentum is counteracting extreme volatility stemming from renewed USChina trade tensions. Q3 earnings are strong in the Financials sector, and market leadership is rotating out of concentrated tech into Financials (XLF) and defensive sectors. Gold (GLD) has surged to a new record high, reflecting safehaven demand. The recommended strategy emphasizes a balanced approach (VTI), tactical overweight in Financials, and essential hedging against geopolitical risk.
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1395.
The market rally completely reverses as USChina trade tensions reescalate, leading to sanctions and a fierce return of riskoff sentiment. Amid a US government data blackout, investors flood safe havens, driving Gold and Silver to record highs while Tech stocks plummet. We outline a barbell strategy emphasizing defensive hedges.
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1394.
The market navigates extreme volatility, experiencing a massive Friday crash driven by trade war fears followed by a sharp Monday premarket rebound spurred by deescalation hopes. This episode details a necessary split strategy to capture the current 'riskon' rally in technology (QQQ, XLK) while maintaining crucial defensive hedges (GLD) and positioning for further aggressive Fed rate cuts (TLT). We break down how aggressive Fed policy, strong earnings, and geopolitical uncertainty dictate current market momentum.
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1393.
The week kicks off with extreme volatility as Q3 earnings season collides with a severe reescalation of the USChina trade conflict, including new rare earth export controls. We detail a defensive strategy, recommending overweight positions in Utilities and Gold, while cautioning against Tech exposure due to tariff risks and the data vacuum caused by the US government shutdown.
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1392.
A massive Friday selloff driven by escalating USChina trade tensions and the government shutdown wiped out weekly gains. We analyze why Tech stocks were decimated, the flight to safety (Gold surges), and outline essential defensive sector rotations.
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1391.
The market consolidates amid overwhelming AI optimism and serious macro headwinds, including a US government shutdown and rising gold prices. We outline a dual strategy: maintaining core exposure to secular growth (NVDA, QQQ) while actively hedging risks using safehaven assets (GLD) and defensive sectors (XLP).
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1390.
The market hits record highs driven by the AI boom and tech leadership (AMD, DELL), even as the U.S. government shutdown raises fiscal concerns and gold soars to $4,000. We analyze why the Fed is expected to cut rates and provide a threepart strategy: maintain aggressive exposure to AI leaders (QQQ, XLK), rotate defensively into Utilities (XLU) and bonds (BND), and hold gold (GLD) as political insurance.
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1389.
Markets are consolidating after new highs, driven by a sharp rotation out of technology (XLK) and into defensives like Utilities, signaling rising caution. With the Fed signaling continued easing due to a softening labor market, and gold crossing $4,000, the strategy focuses on buying quality growth dips (AMD), overweighting income sectors (UTIL, PEP), and maintaining core hedges (BND, GLD) ahead of today's FOMC Minutes.
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1388.
The S&P 500 hits alltime highs despite the ongoing government shutdown, driven by the AI boom (validated by the massive AMD/OpenAI deal) and rate cut optimism. We analyze the 'meltup' scenario, signs of sector rotation into small caps and healthcare, and provide highconviction trades, including AMD and XLV, for navigating market uncertainty.
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1387.
The market shows remarkable resilience despite the government shutdown and resulting data blackout. Small caps are leading gains while investors rotate defensively into Utilities and Healthcare, anticipating an 89% chance of a 25 basis point Fed rate cut in October. We review strategies for maintaining growth exposure while tactically overweighting defensive sectors and adding fixed income ballast.