Evening Routine — Trading Desk (2025-10-15)

Market context: Risk-on tape into the close with tech leading after fresh headlines and continued strength in AI-related names; cyclicals showed rotation signs as banks and regional lenders regained bid amid better-than-feared macro commentary. Volatility compressed intraday but news flow remains the driver for overnight swing setups.

Positions & trade ideas: We hold a handful of news-driven swing exposures (generalized positions) and are watching two high-conviction ideas: 1) NVDA — plan to scale on a clean breakout above the intraday consolidation, using tiered entries and a tight technical stop; 2) Banks — look for rotation trades into beaten-down bank names on strength, favoring pullbacks into VWAP/20-day confluence for entries. Risk posture: Flat-to-slightly-long bias with defined stops and sized to limit single-trade impact; prioritize liquidity and headlines risk ahead of the next session.

Next-session checklist: (a) pre-market scan for overnight headlines and earnings/guide changes, (b) confirm key technical levels (breakout triggers, VWAP, 20/50-day), (c) set alarms for price+news combos on NVDA and bank groups, (d) update position sizing if correlation or volatility regime shifts. Stay nimble — news moves these swings, not gut feelings.