Will Yesterday’s Last Minute Rally Continue?

BY MARK SEBASTIAN 

May 1, 2025

Hey Traders,

 

What a run for the market at the end of the day!

We spent the whole day with the S&P 500 down 50-30 points all day, then we hit the end of the day … and oh my, the buy orders!

 

The S&P 500, QQQ, IWM path of least resistance is up. We’re going to see the SPX hit 5600 on Thursday!

 

Earnings were really nice in META and MSFT. MSFT is going to end 2025 the most valuable company in the world.

 

Tonight we get AAPL and AMZN earnings, and Friday morning we get non-farm payrolls.

 

I am going to flatten up into today’s earnings – AAPL might be a problem.

 

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Let’s Recap Yesterday’s Trade:

 

Nice win on Wednesday – a really nice way to end the money. I could have done without the explosion at the end of the day … but I’ll take the win.

 

Keep up on that IWM trade – I’m looking to close it today.

 

…Today’s Outlook

 

I am a buyer … look for a bull trade into the close.

 

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Mark Sebastian

 

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Mark Sebastian is a former member of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), where he spent years mastering the art of options trading in the most competitive environment imaginable. As Chief Investment Officer at the hedge fund Karman Line Capital, Mark manages sophisticated options strategies for institutional clients. He is the author of two highly regarded books on options trading: ‘The Option Traders Hedge Fund’ and ‘Trading Options for Edge.’ Mark is a frequent guest on major financial networks including CNBC, Fox Business News, Bloomberg, and First Business News, where he provides expert commentary on market volatility and options strategies.

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