Markets on Thin Ice? CPI, Tesla Rebound & $800M Meta Mystery 🔍📉

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Markets edged higher, but let’s not pretend everything’s chill. Here's what went down on this week’s Trades & Gains episode ⬇️

🔋 Tesla’s Comeback (Sorta)

After last week’s $100B meltdown, $TSLA bounced +4.5%.
Robotaxi tests in Austin helped, but political risk is still real.

Don’t confuse a bounce with safety.

🤝 US-China Trade Talks: Hope Is a Strategy?

London meetings = “constructive tone” (aka: no progress, but no chaos).
Markets liked the vibe, not the facts.

CPI’s still the main event. Trade talk is just noise… for now.

🍏 Apple’s “Liquid Glass” Reveal… Flopped

No AI splash. No new hardware. Just a shiny UI.
$AAPL slipped –1.2%. Street wants more than polish.

🔥 Options Flow: Big Money’s Playing Defense

• $NVDA: $54M in options, $42M calls — bulls still betting post-split

• $META: $800M+ in dark pool stealth buys 👀

• $GLD: $13M call sweep = someone’s bracing for impact

• $QQQ/$SPY: ETF blocks = hedging, not chasing

Smart money’s setting up, not celebrating.

🧠 T&G Take:

This rally’s floating on headlines and hope.
📆 CPI drops Wednesday. One hot number, and sentiment flips.
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