PTG Market Recap for Monday, July 7, 2025 — a day that opened with post-holiday optimism and closed with a whirlwind of tariffs, trades, and tactical pivots:
🔗 KEY LINKS
☀️ Morning Vibes
PTGDavid got here in energized from a stellar July 4th weekend, sharing scenic snapshots from the “favourite watering gap”:
💥 Market Motion Highlights
🛢️ Crude Oil Open Vary Lengthy: Goal 2 fulfilled early →
📸 Screenshot📉 Line within the Sand (LIS): 6295
Bull Case: Above 6295 → Goal: 6310–6315
Bear Case: Under 6295 → Goal: 6280–6275 (which bought hit)
📸 Precision Sandbox Edges
✅ PKB Play + A10 Lengthy: Declared “in-play”
📦 D-Stage Cash Field: Winner once more
📸 Cash Field Picture
🧨 Tariff Tsunami: Trump’s Commerce Barrage
The market’s calm was obliterated when tariffs began boomeranging again into headlines:
“No Deal? No Mercy.” — Commerce Deadline Day
📜 Trump’s rapid-fire bulletins:
25% on Japan 🇯🇵
25% on South Korea 🇰🇷
40% on Myanmar 🇲🇲
30% on South Africa 🇿🇦
25% on Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
📉 Merchants used the second to take income off all-time highs — simply because the DTS Briefing had outlined:
“Major focus shall be redirected towards the Trump Tariff Deadline…”
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⌛ Closing Bell Drama: MOC Insanity
💣 Purchase Imbalance: $4.1 Billion
🤷♂️ “Slam or Jam” rigidity
🎲 PTGDavid known as it a “whole crap shoot” — entertaining, sure. Repeatable edge? Not a lot.
🧠 Instructional Takeaway
Cycle Day 1 Precision met Geopolitical Shockwaves.
🎯 The lesson: Keep nimble and commerce the construction—not the noise.
💡 When a identified macro occasion (like tariff deadlines) aligns with technical exhaustion at all-time highs, it usually marks an inflection zone.