This week’s market felt less like trading and more like surviving an amusement park ride with faulty seatbelts. Personally, I was most impressed by the traders who had the nerve to catch falling knives in semiconductors after the TSMC news — and somehow walked away with fingers intact.

The most heartbreaking? Those who thought gold’s run would pause for breath, only to watch it sprint a marathon instead. Lesson learned: the market doesn’t care about your stop-loss level; it just sees it as a convenient snack.

Battle lesson of the week: in volatile markets, humility is the best hedge. That, and maybe a stress ball.

# 💰Stocks to watch today?(19 Jan)

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  • Astrid Stephen
    ·2025-09-05
    Snagged falling semis post-TSMC,scary, but walked away intact!
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  • Reg Ford
    ·2025-09-05
    Volatility taught me—humility beats any hedge.
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