Navigating New Market Highs

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1315.
The US stock market is experiencing record highs, driven by a new USJapan trade deal and betterthanexpected Q2 2025 earnings from key companies like Tesla and Alphabet, with sectors such as Information Technology, Industrials, and Financials showing strong momentum. Economically, job growth is robust and consumer sentiment is improving, yet inflation presents a mixed picture, and a significant GDP slowdown is forecasted for the second half of the year. Given these robust but mixed dynamics, the episode advises a balanced investment strategy, combining growthfocused technology ETFs and individual stocks (e.g., NVIDIA, QQQ) with broad market diversification (e.g., SPY, VTI) and defensive holdings in healthcare and bonds to navigate the market's current trajectory.