About this episode
Powell's got a 95% chance of delivering a 25bps rate cut Wednesday, but Trump's screaming for "BIG cuts" from the peanut gallery. Bitcoin's bouncing above $115K like it chugged six Red Bulls β‘, AI stocks are surfing a tsunami π, and gold just smashed all-time highs at $3,674/oz.This week's chaos menu:πͺ FOMC circus Wednesday (2PM EDT) + Quad Witching Fridayπ S&P 500 at 6,502 with 22.4x forward P/E (expensive even by 2025 standards)π° VIX snoozing at 14.76 but primed for 16-20 spikeπ₯ Gold up 40% YTD, Silver hitting 2011 levelsCricket glory shoutout to IStream NOVA Titans! πThe plays: Play defense early week, don't chase Fed day moves, and only brave souls touch Quad Witching madness.Bottom line: Maximum market theater ahead - stay hungry, stay hedged! ππ#StockKaka