The Trading Addict · Issue No. 103 · Thursday October 15, 2026

Wall Street
Sees Red

Hot inflation, rising yields and an AI selloff hit Wall Street. Plus the Interest Rate Roller Coaster, CoreWeave's $104 billion backlog meets a debt scare, a market tidbit, Earnings Watch, winners and losers, the heatmap, and Day 249 numbers.

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The Trading Addict

Issue No. 103  •  Thursday October 15, 2026

In This Issue

Wall Street Sees Red — Hot CPI, rising Treasury yields and an AI selloff: S&P 500 −1.1%, Nasdaq −1.9%. Maria's Bottom Line inside.  Jump to this story →
42 Capital Fund — Accredited investors: learn more about our fund.  Jump to this story →
The Interest Rate Roller Coaster — September CPI at 3.7%, October hike odds jump to 43.7%, and the dates Wall Street is watching.  Jump to this story →
The AI Money Machine — CoreWeave's $104 billion backlog meets a Wall Street debt scare. Maria's Bottom Line inside.  Jump to this story →
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Market Tidbit: History Often Rhymes on Wall Street — The Fed's rate roller coaster, from the 1970s to today.  Jump to this story →
Earnings Watch — October 12–16: BAC, MS, BLK, ASML, TSMC, SCHW and more.  Jump to this story →
Today's Biggest Winners & Losers — UNH, MRNA, DLTR up; CRWV, DELL, CIEN down.  Jump to this story →
S&P 500 Heatmap — October 14 close — S&P 500 −1.11%.  Jump to this story →
Day 249 · Wed Oct 14 Trading Update — $1M +$5,265 (126 tr) cum $690,339 (+69.03%). $30K +$300 (26 tr) cum $26,029 (+86.76%).  Jump to this story →
Today's Live Show — Watch Rob and Nick on YouTube — 9:15 AM & 3:15 PM ET.  Jump to this story →
 
 
 
Wall Street Sees Red: hot inflation, rising yields and an AI selloff (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
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The Interest Rate Roller Coaster (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
The AI Money Machine: CoreWeave's $104 Billion Backlog Meets a Wall Street Debt Scare (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
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Market Tidbit: History Often Rhymes on Wall Street (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
Earnings Watch, October 12-16 2026 (tap to enlarge)
Today's Biggest Winners and Losers, Oct 14 2026 (tap to enlarge)

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S&P 500 Heatmap, October 14 2026 close (tap to enlarge)

» DAY 249 · WED OCT 14 · DAILY TRADING UPDATE

Daily Trading Update Day 249 - Wed Oct 14 2026 - $1M +$5,265 (126 tr) cum $690,339 (+69.03%), $30K +$300 (26 tr) cum $26,029 (+86.76%)

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