PTG Market Recap for Monday, July 7, 2025 — a day that opened with post-holiday optimism and closed with a whirlwind of tariffs, trades, and tactical pivots:
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☀️ Morning Vibes
PTGDavid came in energized from a stellar July 4th weekend, sharing scenic snapshots from the “favorite watering hole”:
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The market may have been calm on the surface, but the LUNATIC below was pacing…
💥 Market Action Highlights
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🛢️ Crude Oil Open Range Long: Target 2 fulfilled early →
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📉 Line in the Sand (LIS): 6295
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✅ PKB Play + A10 Long: Declared “in-play”
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📦 D-Level Money Box: Winner again
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🧨 Tariff Tsunami: Trump’s Trade Barrage
The market’s calm was obliterated when tariffs started boomeranging back into headlines:
“No Deal? No Mercy.” — Trade Deadline Day
📜 Trump’s rapid-fire announcements:
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25% on Japan 🇯🇵
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25% on South Korea 🇰🇷
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40% on Myanmar 🇲🇲
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30% on South Africa 🇿🇦
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25% on Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
📉 Traders used the moment to take profits off all-time highs — just as the DTS Briefing had outlined:
“Primary focus will be redirected toward the Trump Tariff Deadline…”
Read the Full DTS Report
⌛ Closing Bell Drama: MOC Madness
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💣 Buy Imbalance: $4.1 Billion
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🤷♂️ “Slam or Jam” tension
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🎲 PTGDavid called it a “total crap shoot” — entertaining, yes. Repeatable edge? Not so much.
🧠 Educational Takeaway
Cycle Day 1 Precision met Geopolitical Shockwaves.
🎯 The lesson: Stay nimble and trade the structure—not the noise.
💡 When a known macro event (like tariff deadlines) aligns with technical exhaustion at all-time highs, it often marks an inflection zone.