Fear and Loathing in Trader Hell: Pre-Market Briefing, April 17, 2025

Dispatches from the Last Sane Bastard in This Casino

Apr 17, 2025

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Morning, you hopium-chugging pikers. It’s Thursday, April 17, 2025, 8:04 AM EDT, and the pre-market’s a split-personality shitshow—/ES up +30 to 5,451, /NQ roaring +153 to 19,130, but /YM’s -602-point gutting (-1.5%) drags it all to hell. SPY’s at 529.50 (real-time, up from 525.95 Tuesday), surfing tech’s exemption high after Wednesday’s Nasdaq (-2.15%)…

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