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WTF PREMARKET REPORT – Friday, AUGUST 8th, 2025

MARKET SNAPSHOT: FRIDAY FIGHTBACK?

Welcome to Friday, the final round of this week’s Wall Street cage match. After Thursday’s brutal midday flush—triggered by rising jobless claims and Trump stirring the tariff pot again—markets staged a comeback rally that smelled suspiciously like a combo of short-covering and “buy-the-dip” muscle memory.

Futures are up across the board this morning as dip buyers flex into the weekend, trying to shake off the bruises from a volatile week. The Nasdaq’s bounce was led by AI and semis AMD (+4%) bouncing after being punished post-earnings. Duolingo, Peloton, and Dutch Bros—three earnings darlings—held their monster gains from earlier in the week. Meanwhile, Firefly’s IPO debut was fiery-hot… until it wasn’t.

Biggest narrative whiplash? Intel CEO now caught in the Trump-China tech crosshairs. And with crypto ETFs creeping into more 401(k)s, don’t blink—your grandma might soon be long Bitcoin.

Premarket Recap — Friday, August 9, 2025​
​“Some soared. Some imploded. That’s earnings season—welcome to Silly Season, Wall Street edition.”

Here’s your lightning round of the biggest premarket movers in the Time Freedom Trading voice—snarky, sharp, and focused on what matters:

🔥 Earnings Winners (aka The Hot List):

• LegalZoom (+26%) – Bank of America slapped a Buy tag on this AI stock, triggering an algorithmic stampede. Freedom contracts incoming.
• Viavi Solutions (+20%) – Blew past earnings and revenue. Test equipment isn't sexy—but profits are.
• Expedia (+15%) – People are still traveling like it’s 2019. Beat earnings and raised guidance. Wall Street approves.
• Instacart / Maplebear (+11%) – Strong Q2 beat and bullish outlook. Who knew groceries could print this hard?
• Figs (+10%) – Scrubs-to-riches. Beat across the board. Surge in stylish nurses?
• MP Materials (+9%) – Rare earth profits showing up as revenue smashes expectations. China tension = opportunity.
• Block (+8%) – Cash App keeps cashing in. Guidance raised, bulls rewarded.
• Monster Beverage (+7%) – Energy drinks keep America wired and stocks lifted. Beat earnings and revenue.
• Take-Two (+5%) – Grand Theft Auto still stealing the show. Revenue and bookings both crushed it.
• Gilead Sciences (+4%) – Healthcare beast beats on both lines. Quiet strength.
• TripAdvisor (+5%) – EPS surprise… even if revenue disappointed. Bulls booked a quick trip north.

Earnings Casualties (aka The Wreckage List):

• Trade Desk (-33%) – Great earnings? Doesn’t matter. CEO warned about brand ad pressure from inflation/tariffs. Wall Street hit the unlike button hard.
• Sweetgreen (-28%) – Tariff salad tossed. Missed across the board and lowered guidance. Lettuce is not a safe asset class.
• Under Armour (-21%) – Earnings miss, revenue miss, market says: “Just don’t do it.” Retail wreck incoming.
• Pinterest (-12%) – Revenue beat, but EPS whiffed. Visual platform got visually punched.
• Yelp (-6%) – Tightened revenue range… downward. Market yawned, then sold.
• Microchip (-4.7%) – Guidance was too micro. Wall Street wanted a bigger chip on the table.
• Wynn Resorts (-1%) – Missed EPS and revenue. Vegas house didn’t win this quarter.
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🟢 Mild Momentum Movers (Solid But Not Wild):

• Doximity (+8%) – Beat estimates and dropped a new acquisition. Quiet confidence in healthcare tech.
• Akamai (+1.7%) – Cloud name raised full-year guidance. Not sexy, but solid. Turtle gains still win the race.

NEXT WEEK'S CATALYSTS TO WATCH

🗓 Monday–Friday

• CPI (Consumer Price Index) – Market will treat this like gospel. Expect fireworks.
• PPI (Producer Price Index) – Inflation at the source.
• Retail Sales – The consumer still drives the car, unless the car is in repo.

🧾 IPO Watch: Several smaller offerings, but eyes are on the follow-through from Firefly.

SWOT ANALYSIS – AUGUST 9, 2025

Strengths:

• End-of-week rally strength – Thursday’s close confirmed resilience among dip-buyers and short-covering algorithms.
• Earnings standouts – Duolingo (+26%), Dutch Bros (+20%), and Peloton (+10%) made this silly season… profitable for some.
• Crypto integration into retirement plans is giving longer-term bullish sentiment a tailwind.

Weaknesses:

• Earnings landmines still separating winners from wannabes.
• Jobless data showing cracks in the labor market = increased Fed noise = chop.
• Intel-China conflict emerging as a wildcard risk to tech supply chains.

Opportunities:

• IPO season is heating up, providing fresh trading vehicles for short squeezes and breakout plays.
• Market rotation into oversold growth names is giving tactical trades legs.
• Fed cut whispers gaining traction for Q4, could become fuel if paired with weak data next week.

Threats:

• Tariff tension – Trump’s pen is mightier than the pivot, and his targeting of Switzerland, Canada, and China isn’t over.
• Meme stocks resurgence smells like a trap (again).
• Liquidity drain into mid-August = thin moves, potential fakeouts.

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MINDSET MOMENT: THE MARKET IS ABUNDANT—ARE YOU?

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