Hey friend,
We got some small business optimism data this morning…
And predictably, it came in weaker than expected.
President Trump continues to dig his heels in on the tariffs, describing it as much-needed “medicine” for the markets.
Let’s see how the indexes have been moving.
The Daily Direction

Note: All indexes flat or slightly lower yesterday – which was a reprieve from the Thursday and Friday selloff of last week. And indexes opened significantly higher today, but have been whipsawing throughout the day.
The Daily Nugget
When the market breaks rhythm, so should you.
Head Trader Ross Givens has always been long-biased.
A realist, sure – but ultimately an optimist.
Most of his favorite strategies are designed to profit in rising markets. And for most environments, that works.
But this isn’t most environments.
After a violent two-day selloff, the market might be pausing – but that doesn’t mean it’s turning.
The selloff might just be catching its breath.
That’s why Ross has been leaning into short strategies lately…
Because the traders who thrive in all conditions?
They don’t try to force strategies that worked in a different market.
They find what’s working and go there.
They don’t pick sides – they pick setups.
When the market breaks rhythm, your playbook has to shift with it.
That’s why tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. Eastern…
Ross is going LIVE to reveal a strategy that allows you to profit even as the market falls.
As of yesterday, this strategy could have allowed you to bank fast triple-digit gains of as high as 519% (just take a look at the open portfolio below).

Head Trader Ross Givens has always been long-biased.
A realist, sure – but ultimately an optimist.
Most of his favorite strategies are designed to profit in rising markets. And for most environments, that works.
But this isn’t most environments.
After a violent two-day selloff, the market might be pausing – but that doesn’t mean it’s turning.
The selloff might just be catching its breath.
That’s why Ross has been leaning into short strategies lately…
Because the traders who thrive in all conditions?
They don’t try to force strategies that worked in a different market.
They find what’s working and go there.
They don’t pick sides – they pick setups.
When the market breaks rhythm, your playbook has to shift with it.
That’s why tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. Eastern…
Ross is going LIVE to reveal a strategy that allows you to profit even as the market falls.
As of yesterday, this strategy could have allowed you to bank fast triple-digit gains of as high as 519% (just take a look at the open portfolio below).

The Traders Agency Team