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Tech Sell-Off, Fed Drama & Tesla’s Rollercoaster—What’s Next?

By Andrew Aziz  |  
Day Trading Success  |  
Jan 30, 2025

Dear Traders,

It’s been a wild week in the markets!

Monday kicked off with a major sell-off in big tech after the release of DeepSeek, China’s version of ChatGPT. Apparently, it can run without needing modern GPUs—most of which are made by NVIDIA (NVDA). This news triggered a massive drop in AI stocks.

By Tuesday, the market bounced back strongly. Then, on Wednesday, the US central bank announced its interest rate decision. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, “With our policy stance significantly less restrictive than it had been and the economy remaining strong, we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance.”

On trade wars and tariffs, he didn’t add much, simply stating, “The range of possibilities is very, very wide,” in reference to President Trump’s economic plans.

Tesla reported earnings and is trading over 8% down and bouncing back heavily as I’m writing this. Unbelievable! Today, John and I had a discussion in the chatroom about Elon Musk, TSLA, and the valuation of his companies. I also took TSLA long during our new Live YouTube special feature for earnings. If you haven’t joined us yet, make sure to tune in for live trading during major earnings and announcements! I’m currently long TSLA at $396 and plan to hold it overnight for the next day.

My trade on TSLA afterhours.

All in all, there’s a high level of uncertainty in the market right now. Investors are waiting for fresh data and new decisions from policymakers.

But as individual traders, does following all this financial news really matter? Not as much as knowing how to manage risk and take advantage of volatility.

I can’t even count how many texts and DMs I got on social media asking what happened to NVDA and whether I was long or short. This kind of volatility attracts a lot of traders, but the real skill is knowing how to profit from it. Take Avi, for example—he was ready for the FOMC meeting and scalped an options trade on Amazon for a $15,000 profit!

Avi’s FOMC Trade on AMZN Options.

At Bear Bull Traders, my goal has always been to build a serious trading community—one where we share our passion for trading and investing. Every year, we bring traders together in Vancouver to trade, learn, and grow.

This year, we have a three-day event, including TEDx BBT, where we’re bringing in some of the best minds in peak performance and mental resilience. One of the speakers I’m really excited about is Darren Dahl, the Dean and Innovate BC Professor at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia.

Darren has been an invited speaker at numerous universities including Harvard and many more elite universities around the world. Two of his research interests have been the role of social influence in consumer behavior, and understanding the role of self-conscious emotions in consumption which I am excited to hear more about on his TED talk.

Join TEDx BBT to hear from Dean of UBC Sauder School of Business.

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Let’s keep trading smart and making the most of these market moves!

To your success,
Andrew