SoftBank Profit Party

Happy Friday - markets didn’t sleep this week.

SoftBank shocked with a $2.9B Vision Fund profit on Nvidia and Coupang gains, reviving Son’s AI dreams. 

Apple dodged a 100% tariff threat by pledging $100B in U.S. investments, sending shares higher. 

Nvidia’s networking arm quietly emerged as an AI backbone. Airbnb slid 6% despite beating estimates, hurt by a soft outlook. 

Altcoin flows to Binance hit a one-week high, hinting at big moves ahead.

Asian markets rallied on Fed cut hopes, while gold climbed as the dollar eased.

Now  -  let’s break down the week’s biggest plays and market movers.

💰 SoftBank Bags Billions
Vision Fund came back swinging—$2.9B in profit, thanks to Nvidia, Coupang, and more. Son’s AI dream is heating up, and traders are watching the Stargate pivot

🍏 Apple Dodges the Tariff Hit, Pledge 100B to America
The $100B pledge to America just saved Apple from Trump’s 100% import tax. Bulls are breathing again and loading up on the bounce.

💻 Nvidia’s Hidden Rocket Ship
Nvidia just reminded traders that its networking unit—NVLink, InfiniBand, Ethernet—is more than filler—it’s growth powering AI-scale infrastructure. Shares are quietly riding a wave few are watching.

🏠 Airbnb Drops Hard
A 6% after-hours dip? Yep. Despite a $6B buyback and beating Q2, Wall Street’s eyes locked on a soft outlook instead. Retail's still hyped—“This should rip,” says Stocktwits.

📊 Altcoin Flows Surge to Binance
Over 45K deposits hit Binance in a week—just as price action stalls. Sell-off brewing or just smarter positioning? Either way, the alt market is shifting gears.

📈 Asia Rips as Fed Bets Build
Nikkei hit all-time highs. Taiwan +2.3%. Dollar cooling off. Traders leaning into easing odds, ignoring tariffs. It’s a global risk-on tilt - until data says otherwise.

🟡 Gold Creeps Up as Dollar Slips
Traders are loading up ahead of a likely September cut—Fed odds hit 95%. Spot gold grinds to $3,373. Dollar on the ropes. Trump tariffs add noise, but the real play is policy.

🎯 Both TP Hit. ACMR & TXN – Profit Secured

ACM Research Inc. (NASDAQ: ACMR)

We entered the short at $28.57...

And before we could blink - boom! 

Price gapped down hard.

A full-blown slide that smashed past both our targets.

We bagged more than expected.

Final exit at a +11.06% gain before leverage.

Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: TXN)

A clean reversal setup.

Entry was at $185.39.

Price climbed exactly the way we wanted.

And hit TP like a polite guest ringing your doorbell.

Closed out the play as planned.

2.98& gains before leverage. 

2 new wins locked in.

On to the next!

Recommendation: Baxter International (NYSE: BAX)

BAX has been sleeping.

But this week?

It stirred.

Price just broke out of a strong accumulation zone.

After weeks of sideways chop.

This is the kind of breakout we watch closely.

We entered a buy at $23.54. 

Right as it cleared resistance and retested the zone.

🎯 Targets:

Buy: $23.54
TP1: $25.53
TP2: $27.0

Small risk. Big reward.

How Pro Traders Make Confident Decisions (Even When They’re Unsure)

Here’s the truth no one tells new traders: even the pros feel uncertain.

They don’t have a crystal ball. What they do have is a process - rules, risk management, and experience that keep them grounded when things get shaky.

Confidence in trading doesn’t mean knowing you’re right. It means trusting your system enough to act, even when you’re not 100% sure.

If you’re constantly second-guessing yourself or freezing up when it’s time to enter a trade, it’s not because you’re “bad” at trading - it’s because you don’t yet have the structure that top traders lean on.

That’s where high-quality trading newsletters come in.

They give you clear setups, rational trade plans, and market context that eliminate the need to overthink every move.

You stop guessing. You start executing.

👉 Start here and trade with confidence - even when the market’s uncertain.

Ease of Movement (EOM)

The Ease of Movement (EOM) is a volume-based oscillator that measures how easily a security's price moves up or down.

It quantifies the relationship between price change and volume, showing whether a price move is effortless (high EOM) or requires significant volume (low EOM).

The indicator's value fluctuates above and below a zero line.

What to Look For

• Above Zero Line: A positive EOM value indicates that the price is moving up easily with low volume. This suggests a weak trend where a small amount of buying pressure is causing the price to rise. A sharp move above zero can be a buy signal.
  
  
• Below Zero Line: A negative EOM value indicates that the price is moving down easily with low volume. This suggests a weak trend where a small amount of selling pressure is causing the price to fall. A sharp move below zero can be a sell signal.
  
  
• Near Zero Line: When the EOM hovers around the zero line, it signals that the market is in a period of consolidation or indecision. This happens when there's a lot of volume but little price movement.
  
  
• Trend Confirmation: EOM can be used to confirm the strength of a trend.
  • High Volume and High Price Change: A strong trend is usually confirmed when a large price move is accompanied by high volume, which results in EOM staying close to the zero line.
  • High Volume and Low Price Change: If EOM is low (close to zero) while the price is moving sideways, it suggests that a lot of effort is required to maintain the price, which could signal a future breakout or reversal.
    
    
• Zero Line Crossover: A crossover of the zero line can be a signal.
  • Buy Signal: A crossover from below to above the zero line can be a buying signal.
  • Sell Signal: A crossover from above to below the zero line can be a selling signal.

The Art of Sitting Still in Trading

Picture this: you’ve spotted the perfect setup. Your analysis checks out, your entry is clean, and your stop-loss is set. 

You’re ready.

Then… five minutes later, you’re refreshing the chart like it’s a live sports score. Every tiny candle feels like it’s testing your sanity.

Here’s the truth - most traders don’t lose because they’re wrong. They lose because they couldn’t wait to be right.

Why the rush?

• Trust your pre-trade plan — you made it with a clear head, not a racing heart.
• Stop babysitting the trade — the market isn’t a toddler.
• Give it space to work — a setup that took hours (or days) to build won’t magically deliver in seconds.
• Don’t strangle your winners — cutting them short can hurt more than letting losers drag on.

Your edge isn’t just about finding the trade - it’s about holding it. Confidence over hope. Patience over panic.

The market will do its thing… if you let it.

Here’s your Friday challenge: for the next seven days, don’t just work on finding the right trades - work on holding them. Anyone can enter a position. The real skill is in sitting through the noise without letting your emotions cut the trade short. This weekend, study your past charts. Where did you jump ship too early? Where could patience have paid you more?

By next Friday, you might be holding fewer trades - but keeping more profits.