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Joel Elconin – Market Volatility: Earnings Update, Trump Tweets, Tariff Chaos, Small Cap Struggles

Cory
August 7, 2025

 

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.

 

Click here to visit Joel’s PreMarket Prep website.

https://www.premarketprep.com/

 

Click here to visit the Stock Trader Network.

https://www.stocktradernetwork.com/

Discussion
27 Comments
    23 hours ago

    It’s safe to say that a lot of wannabe bulls are learning how difficult it can be to stay on the bull. Surprises will continue to be to the upside more often than not.
    https://schrts.co/jAMhxtPF

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      23 hours ago
      23 hours ago

      HL had a better day than CDE and take a look at that 13+% gap…
      https://schrts.co/hEzWdVgI

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        9 hours ago

        Matthew – Do you have a target price for HL. It is now my largest position so thinking about trimming some..

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          7 hours ago

          Charles, any selling you do should be for rebalancing purposes (or to sleep at night) in my opinion because the upside from right here is still massive. Weekly, monthly and quarterly, HL is just getting started. In fact, even the daily chart is nothing but bullish and still has plenty of room left cyclically. In a bull market, it is risky to trade the short term, i.e., selling with the intention to buy the shares back.
          Short term volatility is always a risk and HL might (just might) see some selling as it approaches $8.50 but I’d consider any decent pullback from there (or here) a strong buy. It finally took out last year’s high today (by one penny so far) which is hardly a reason to sell considering its financial shape now compared to last year or any time in the last several years for that matter. Today’s new high was also a new 4 year high and the action over those 4 years has been sideways, albeit in a broad range. So we’re now looking at unleashing the power built up during that long consolidation. Smart money knows it and the rest do not which is why we’ve seen huge volume this year. Those who “just can’t take it anymore” have been giving their positions to those who know what the big picture is saying.
          Fwiw, the P&F price price objective is 13.50 but I sure won’t be selling any significant amount at that level unless I have some other reason to.
          HL weekly:
          https://schrts.co/aEXBfwbv

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    BDC
    23 hours ago

    https://www.fibonomics.com/2025/08/energy-sector-shift.html
    Energy Sector : Favorable Shift Toward Natural Gas?
    (Much more to come on this. BDC)

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    23 hours ago

    Healthcare is not pretty and it’s about to get worse.
    https://schrts.co/nNyVzuFu

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    BDC
    16 hours ago

    https://www.tradingview.com/x/8LPZYxvc/
    NatGas : The Worm This Morning.

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    15 hours ago

    Precious Metals Sector Flash Update – Pops and Drops

    Excelsior Prosperity w/ Shad Marquitz (08/08/2026)

    Gold, Silver, Coeur Mining, Hecla Mining, Kinross, Minera Alamos

    https://excelsiorprosperity.substack.com/p/precious-metals-sector-flash-update

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      BDC
      15 hours ago

      Beware. Futures PM pump & dump (Copper II) on new moon?
      So far, pricing not verified by spot (BullionVault).
      USA government criminality possible.
      Economic Treason, if so!

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      14 hours ago

      Ex is looking forward to Beaver Creek, I wish they would change that name I just can’t get it out of my mind! Show me your Beaver Creek tattoos! LOL! DT 🤣🤣🤣

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    12 hours ago

    Anyone else watching GSVR roll over?

    https://schrts.co/SnhhJRGc

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    11 hours ago

    Is Hydrograph a thousand dollar stock, maybe the next Nvidia?????? LOL! DT 😍🤣😊

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28EvHncDw7o

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    10 hours ago

    Looks like my accounts got to the top of the new channel that some chip created.

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    8 hours ago

    Engulfing green candle on the half hour Silver chart.

    https://www.tradingview.com/x/JkxXm3F5/

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    8 hours ago

    Ramp Metals really took a hit recently. That shows you just how dangerous these exploration stocks can be. DT

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    7 hours ago

    The hidden beauty of a stock like Hydrograph is you don’t have to worry about a drill bit, building an expensive mill, or geopolitical concerns or hiring a huge workforce to operate a mine. (not to mention maintenance of moving machinery.) The list goes on and on…………………….! It has patent protection! DT

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