RiskOff Rotation: Geopolitics vs. Rate Cut Hopes

Fresh news and strategies for traders. SPY Trader episode #1404. The market opens cautiously amid mixed earnings and rising geopolitical risks, sparking a sharp 'riskoff' rotation. Investors are shifting from growth stocks (hit by IBM and Tesla) toward defensive sectors like Health Care and cyclicals like Energy (fueled by sanctions). Strategy focuses on buying defensive yields (XLV, VNQ), playing the crude surge, hedging with bonds (TLT), and reducing largecap tech exposure due to trade pressure.