Volatility cools off, stocks and bonds stabilize and chop sideways – Stock Market Weekly for April 17, 2025

Welcome back everyone to Stock Market Weekly Episode #778 for Thursday, April 17, 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:

• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell restates Fed to be patient
• NVIDIA takes a hit after new export controls
• United Health one of largest drops this week
• Earnings season heats up next week with tech
• Interest rates stabilize and the US Dollar to a lesser extent
• VIX back down to 30
• Decent week for stock market breadth

Markets covered: VIX GLD TNX-X IBIT BTCUSD

Stocks covered: NVDA UNH

We hope that you enjoyed this week’s episode!

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