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You thought you had it all under control on the bullish end yesterday… Traders bought the dip; everything was going according to plan.

Suddenly it’s today - and just as suddenly… you’re not so sure.

Welcome to the squishy middle of market sentiment!

“The squishy middle?” you ask. Well, it means the market isn’t quite on solid footing in either direction. We’re suddenly range-bound at a higher level but with lower volatility. This may sound nice on the surface, but the lower volatility makes the market’s directional moves less exciting.

In these conditions it’s all too easy to churn your account trying to catch direction… until a White House announcement or Tweet throws you (another) curveball. People are left scrambling to get on the right side of the next market-moving announcement.

And that market-moving announcement might come sooner than anyone realizes in the form of Nvidia (NVDA) earnings. There are relatively high expectations here, but real questions about whether they can deliver in a “tariffed” world. They may well prove to have delivered in the last quarter, but will there even be guidance for the future.

Let’s take a look at how it all fits together…

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