News Trading: Mon Oct 20, 2025 PM — NVDA Strength, FAZ Exit, DRIP Closed

Session summary — Mon Oct 20, 2025 PM

Quick recap from the PM news-trading session: the tape was dominated by AI/NVDA strength, miners were mixed, and WTI showed continued weakness. We made three portfolio moves: exited FAZ, added to NVDA, and closed DRIP. Below is the context, rationale, and the plan heading into the next session.

Market context

• AI/NVDA strength: NVDA-led leadership carried the market, with AI-related names outperforming the broader market and setting the tone for risk-on flows.
• Miners mixed: Mining names were uneven — a couple of follow-through winners but a lot of dispersion; volume confirmation is still needed before committing more capital.
• WTI weakness: Crude continued to drift lower, reinforcing a cautious view on cyclical energy exposure for now.

Portfolio moves (done)

• FAZ exit: Reduced risk in a volatile macro backdrop by exiting a short-biased position.
• NVDA add: Increased exposure to AI leadership by adding to NVDA on strength, sizing for risk and acknowledging potential pullbacks.
• DRIP closed: Closed a DRIP position to lock gains and simplify risk ahead of potential rotation events.

Plan for the AM session

• AM checklist:
  • Add NVDA on a risk-on confirmation (size per risk rules).
  • Consider miners only after clear volume confirmation and reduced dispersion.
  • Monitor futures overnight for signs of risk-off that would trigger hedges or cashing down.
• Keep allocation nimble; avoid overcommitting into stretched leadership without seeing broader market participation.

Sources and color: intraday price action and volume, news flow on AI sector leadership, and commodity futures showing WTI softness. As always, manage size and respect risk limits.