Trading System Signals on 08-14-2025 Summer Doldrums and Bullish Liquidity

The PPI was hotter than expected but not hot enough to take the market down. The initial sell off was dismissed and the liquidity bought the dip once again. The main news is the narrow range and continued low VIX. Often times, August can be a "dead" month, with the last summer vacation window before Labor Day.

One concept to consider is that financial assets can be considered a "safe haven" against inflation versus holding cash and are more liquid than physical assets such as gold or real estate.

The Hypothetical Portfolio Performance for today's trade per E-mini was:

Stock Index Portfolio 18 = -$5,375

Two System Portfolio NQ = -$750

Still looking for the best rotation into the Diversified 57 which was down -$6,322.50 per contract as of 4:18 pm EST.

We exited live trades today early when we were positive on the day in the One Million MNS as part of the process to rotate to the Diversified 57.

What is most contrarian today is how the market traded in a narrow range versus what most market participants would expect to generate a reasonable opportunity for a normal pullback and a 1-2% down day in the stock indexes.