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Four takeaways from this morning's print — and the four stocks that already priced it in.
Market Brief
The headline number:
April CPI came in at 0.2% MoM versus 0.3% consensus — the first downside surprise in four months. Core CPI held at 3.6% YoY, but the trajectory shifted enough that July rate-cut odds on Fed funds futures jumped from 41% to 67% in a single session.
What moved:
The semiconductor complex took the gift and ran. NVDA cleared $1,148 on confirmation that hyperscalers absorbed the next 800K Hopper allocation. AVGO printed a fresh all-time high on a leak that its Apple custom-silicon contract extends through 2028. Both names were already extended. Both went anyway.
The other side:
TSLA gave back 2.4% pre-market on a Shanghai inventory build — China shipments are now down 7% week-over-week for two consecutive weeks. The auto cyclicals are reading a different macro than the semis right now.
What you should care about:
A sub-consensus CPI doesn't mean inflation is solved. It means the Fed has cover. The pain trade for the next four weeks is rates lower + equities higher, and the part of the market positioned for "higher for longer" is now offside.
Trade of the Day
Entry
$172.36
Target
$195.00
Stop
$164.00
R:R
2.7×
MI400 ramp tracking ahead of plan; JPM moves to OW with a $205 price target. The chart broke a clean six-week base on rising volume. If the CPI tailwind holds, AMD plays catch-up to NVDA and AVGO from a measured-risk entry.
— Tomorrow: PPI 8:30 ET · FOMC minutes 2:00 PM —
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