Jerome Powell Jackson Hole Rescue: Small caps surge and reverse sell off – Stock Market Weekly for August 22, 2025

Welcome back everyone to Stock Market Weekly Episode #796 for Friday, August 22, 2025 where we will be breaking down the most important trends, price action, and noteworthy moves across financial markets.

As always, we will share extensive analytics on the S&P500 (SPX), Nasdaq 100 (NDX), Russell 2000 (RUT), and current volatility environments.

In this week’s episode:

• Powell’s Jackson Hole pivot rescues markets after 4-day selloff
• Small caps lead again – Russell 2000 up 3.4% for second straight week
• Walmart and Target fall after reporting earnings
• Dollar collapse Friday boosts commodities, crypto, and gold miners
• International stocks crushing US – 24% vs 11% year-to-date
• Nvidia earnings next week – 7% implied move expected

Stocks covered: WMT TGT NVDA UUP

We hope that you enjoyed this week’s episode!

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