The first month of 2025 is in the books

The market is trying to accommodate a lot of information. We had a new president, tariffs, mass government layoffs, and a disruptive Chinese AI. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite are off their highs, as you can see here:

he Nasdaq took a much harder hit due to the new Chinese AI, DeepSeek:

This is what we need to watch. The question is, how will the market continue to react to information going forward.  AI wars, tariffs, bird flu, inflation, and interest rates are all issues that could put pressure on investors in the next few months. We continue to be vigilant and maintain our trailing stops.

For the Good,

The Mangrove Investor Team