TPTP 04/17/25

MoneyMasters Podcast 🎙️ 4/17/25: What Does Sentiment Analysis Reveal About Today's Market?

Mike Larson | Editor-in-Chief

What if the most important signals in the market aren’t on a chart — but in the conversations traders are having online? In this episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, I’m joined by Tom Bruni, editor-in-chief and VP of community at Stocktwits, the social platform behind the Cashtag and the upcoming Cashtag Awards in NYC.

Tom pulls back the curtain on what Stocktwits' real-time sentiment data is saying about the market—and why retail traders may be more uncertain than ever.

From gold quietly outperforming to crypto’s mixed momentum, Tom explains where attention is flowing, what traders are avoiding, and why this is shaping up to be a trader’s market, not an investor’s one. He also shares what to expect at the Cashtag Awards on April 30, and how Stocktwits is evolving beyond charts into real-time community and sentiment analysis.

Whether you're trading stocks, crypto, or just watching from the sidelines, this episode offers rare insights on where the retail crowd is looking — and where it’s not.

Join me at the Stocktwits Cashtag Awards in NYC on April 30! As our guest from MoneyShow, you’ll save 50% on your event ticket. Just click the link here to register and enter the promo code MoneyShow50 at checkout: https://cashtag.stocktwits.com/

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• Strong Retail Sales: Pre-Tariff Panic Buying? Or Driven by Fundamentals?
  👉️ TICKERS: RTH, SPY, XRT
  Retail sales were in-line with expectations last month, while the prior month’s readings were revised higher. The big question out of this report centers around tariffs – and whether consumers were doing their best to front-run potential price hikes as a result of the ongoing trade war, observes Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at eToro.

• Tariffs: Why Stocks Should Surge in the Long Term Regardless of Them
  👉️ TICKERS: DIA, QQQ, SPX
  Tariffs will have ZERO long-term impact on the stock market. There…I said it. Don’t believe me? Basic math says I’m correct. If you’re scared of tariffs, you won’t be after reading this, argues Gav Blaxberg, CEO of Wolf Financial.