Joel Elconin, co-host of the PreMarket Prep show and founder of the Stock Trader Network, returns to analyze the latest surge in market volatility and the increasing role politics is playing in market direction.

We explore how former President Trump’s offhand comments continue to spark major market swings – boosting or crushing stocks based on a single tweet. Joel discusses the impact of these politically charged moves on tech giants, small caps, healthcare, and even retail names like American Eagle Outfitters.

Key topics include:

• Market manipulation via Trump tweets – from chip tariffs to pharma crackdowns
  
  
• Healthcare sector selloff despite earnings beats (Eli Lilly, UNH)
  
  
• IWM vs. QQQ divergence and what it says about small caps
  
  
• Earnings season reactions – why guidance still matters and who’s crushing expectations (Palantir, Shopify, Celsius)
  
  
• Gold and silver’s breakout – is it a new uptrend or topping pattern?
  
  

We wrap with his outlook on where markets head into Friday.

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