Stocks stall at highs ahead of key levels while Bitcoin surges – Stock Market Weekly for May 09, 2025

Welcome back everyone to Stock Market Weekly Episode #781 for Friday, May 09, 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:

• Fed holds rates steady at 4.25%–4.50%
• U.S. and U.K. announce new trade deal
• Is a double top forming in gold?
• How long can this equity momentum last?
• Bitcoin breaks above $100K

Markets covered: VIX GLD IBIT BTCUSD

Stocks covered: GOOG DIS LLY

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