While the S&P 500 Looks Like Paint Drying, I Missed a 30% Move

The S&P 500 may look like paint drying, but strong dispersion is creating opportunity beneath the surface. With CPI meeting expectations and the swing-trading backdrop turning supportive, the focus remains on individual momentum stocks rather than the indexes.

AI infrastructure is regaining strength through names like NVDA, CRWV, and NBIS, even as a sell signal caused us to miss NBIS’s 30% surge. Meanwhile, our portfolio remains fully invested, with CRDO and HPE leading the way and reinforcing why disciplined process matters more than any single trade.

Video timestamps

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:29 S&P 500 Summer Chop
• 1:01 Market Navigator Turns Bullish
• 1:48 CPI Report And AI Stocks
• 2:46 $NBIS 29% Move I Missed
• 3:27 Inside The Rockets Portfolio
• 4:04 Why A Rules-Based Process Wins
• 4:58 $CRDO Leading The Portfolio
• 5:43 $HPE Near All-Time Highs
• 6:30 $ANET Breakout Buy Signal
• 6:53 $AVGO Gap Fill Setup
• 7:33 Staying Long With A Process

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