Fear and Loathing in Trader Hell: Post-Market Recap, April 9, 2025 – Trump’s Tariff Pause Shitshow

Dispatches from the Last Sane Bastard in This Casino

Apr 09, 2025

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Well, you degenerate pikers, strap in—today’s market was a slaughterhouse turned circus, courtesy of Trump’s Truth Social tariff pause tweet, a midday “oopsie” that sent SPY screaming from 485 to 545 in a 60-point frenzy. It’s Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 6:10 PM EDT, and the closing bell’s still echoing over a Dow up 2,963 points (7.87%), S&P 500’s 9.5% o…

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