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Post-Election Gains Disappear

All of the post-election optimism has faded, as stocks give back their gains and downside momentum broadens out. Target, Best Buy, and other retailers are sounding the alarm about the impact of tariffs on an already stretched consumer. Plus, bulls search wide for a reason to defend Bitcoin at a key support level. 👀 

Today's issue covers bears broadening their attack on stocks, CrowdStrike and AeroVironment’s crash, and other noteworthy pops & drops. 📰

Here’s the S&P 500 heatmap. 0 of 11 sectors closed green, with technology (-0.08%) leading and financials (-3.52%) lagging.

And here are the closing prices: 

STOCKS
Bears Broaden Their Attack 🐻 

It was another day of volatility in the market, with the major indexes pushing toward ‘correction territory’ and giving back all of their post-election gains.

Small-cap stocks are leading to the downside, as recession fears are hitting the smallest and ‘riskiest’ companies in the market. Adding to the fear were comments from Best Buy and Target signaling that price increases would be highly likely under Trump tariffs and their results signaling consumer softness. ⚠️ 

The growth fears hit a variety of sectors across the board, particularly financials, as the market’s weak breadth spread. As the chart above shows, the market-cap and equal-weight indexes had a hot start after the election but stalled for the last three months and have begun to roll over now. 📉 

Given these macro headwinds, volatility is expected to stick around. Canada and China retaliated against Trump’s tariffs this afternoon. Then, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested a compromise could be in the cards.

Navigating this uncertainty is difficult for business leaders, investors, politicians, and consumers alike. We’ll have to wait and see if the market’s late-day bounce sticks, but right now, retail sentiment suggests many remain in defense mode until some of these macro headwinds dissipate. 🛡️ 

P.S. President Trump is set to address the Joint Session of Congress tonight at 9:00 pm ET, and you can watch it live on Stocktiwts. Tune in here. 👀 

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