Trump Tariffs Bringing Volatility Back, Palantir To NEW HIGHS?!

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What we thought would be a strong close for the week, ended up being lackluster. In fact, we had a little bit of a spike in the VIX. President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from both Mexico and Canada. He also included an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods. A little shakeup for the markets going into this upcoming week.

Here’s what we are covering:

1. QQQ and VIX - Where Do We Stand Going Into Next Week?

2. NVDA - Are we ever coming back from here?

3. Palantir - Thoughts Before Monday Earnings

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$QQQ and $VIX - Where Do We Stand Going Into Next Week?

Heading into Monday VIX is sitting at mid $16 but we could see a spike on the open as all the tariff news hits the headlines. QQQ had a weak finish. We could be in this sideways digestion type of price action for a couple weeks or even a couple months before we take clear direction. The reason being is the market doesn’t like uncertainty and the DeepSeek Ai news plus tariff news needs to digest.

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Nvidia - Are We Ever Coming Back From Here?

Nvidia seems to be holding the long term trend line. If the market sees a major pullback this week because of the new tariff war, I don’t expect NVDA to pull back much further as it has already been beaten up pretty hard.

I have repositioned a lot of my $140 cash secured puts down to $130 as I feel that is a extremely good price to acquire NVDA shares.

Once we digest this news and the market starts ripping back upwards. I believe Nvidia will settle between $130 and $140 for the next couple months. I’m still bullish long term.

I’m also hoping to hear more about the Jensen Huang and President Trump meeting at the white house.

PLTR - Thoughts before Monday earnings

Palantir has had the strongest run this week as Government security as well as AI military advancements are more important then ever.

If earnings are blowout, you can expect to see Palantir at $93, which is what market makers are pricing in. Worst case we end up back down to $70.

I may close out current cash secured puts for profit and place new $70 strike price positions to play earnings.

The low of $63 this past dip was the perfect opportunity for weak hands to leave and bears to take profit. I believe that is where true value on the stock is. Getting assigned at $70 worst case scenario would not be far off.

Im still very bullish on Palantir long term, but plan on continuing to sell cash secured puts. If i’m ever lucky enough to see this stock hit the lower bollinger band again. I will buy LEAPS call options.

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