Okay… here we go. Stock market today is honestly giving me heart palpitations and I’m just sitting here in my messy home office outside Philly with cold coffee and three screens screaming at me.
I swear I almost spilled my coffee when I saw Nvidia (NVDA) absolutely ripping higher again this morning — up almost 4.2% in early trading while everything else is kind of… meh. Meanwhile my poor little portfolio is sitting there like that sad Affleck meme, especially my batch of regional bank stocks that decided to take a nosedive after that stupid jobs report.
My Personal Stock Market Today Rollercoaster (So Far)
Look, I’m not a day-trader. I’m just a 34-year-old dude who got way too excited about tech in 2023 and now I check my brokerage app way more than I check on my actual girlfriend. Today’s top movers are honestly a fever dream:
- Nvidia — still the prom king. Everyone’s talking AI, Blackwell chips, whatever. I sold half my position at $132 last year thinking “wow I’m a genius”… yeah I’m an idiot.
- Tesla (TSLA) — Elon tweeted something about robotaxis again and boom, +3.1%. I refuse to buy back in because I’m petty and still salty about the 2022 carnage.
- Palantir (PLTR) — up almost 5%. My cousin who works in defense literally texted me “told you so” with the most smug emoji possible. Hate him.
- Everything else energy & financials — quietly bleeding out. XOM down 1.8%, JPM down almost 2%. Classic risk-off vibes even though the VIX is only like 16.5 which is… suspiciously calm?
I’m sitting here listening to the radiator hiss and wondering if I should just YOLO more into the Mag7 or finally admit I’m terrible at timing and just buy SPY every paycheck like a normal person.
What I’m Actually Watching Right Now (Besides My Blood Pressure)
- Interest rate cut expectations — market still pricing in like 85% chance of a 25 bps cut next meeting but honestly who even knows anymore
- Bitcoin — because of course it’s at all-time highs again while my altcoin bags are still underwater since 2021
- That weird rotation out of growth into value — everyone keeps saying it’s happening but then Nvidia goes up 4% and I’m like… is it though?
Seriously if you want to stay updated on real-time movers, I always have Yahoo Finance and MarketWatch open in separate tabs like a lunatic.
Okay but real talk — what should I even do?
I’ve been burned so many times chasing momentum. Last month I bought some SMCI calls because “AI server demand” and then the whole thing tanked 30% in three days. My therapist says I have impulse control issues but she drives a nicer car than me so what does she know.
My current flawed human strategy for stock market today chaos:
- Only add to winners when I’m drunk and happy (bad idea)
- Never average down unless it’s a company I’d literally marry
- Keep 30% cash because crashes still happen (ask me about March 2020)
- Cry quietly in the bathroom when red days hit too hard
Anyway.
The stock market today is bipolar as usual — tech gods keep winning, everything else is questioning its life choices, and I’m just here eating cold pizza at 2:17 pm wondering if I should sell something before the next shoe drops.
What are you guys watching right now? Drop your biggest winner or most painful loser in the comments — I need solidarity.
Stay safe out there, don’t check your phone in the middle of dinner with your parents (learned that one the hard way), and maybe… just maybe… don’t bet the house on the next hot AI name.
Talk soon. — me, still slightly nauseous from today’s price action
