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Market Resilience and the $5 Trillion Frontier · The SPY Trader

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  Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Spy Trader !
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  I am your host , Sunny Shareman , and it is a wonderful 2:30 pm on Thursday , May 28th , 2026 , in the Pacific time zone .
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  We are checking in on your portfolios as the market shows some real strength today .
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  The big news is the continued resilience of the US stock market .
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  The S&P 500 , which many of you follow through funds like VOO or SPY , rose zeropointfivefive percent today to reach 7,562 .
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  That is just a hair below the alltime high of 7,567 reached earlier this month .
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  Over the last year , we have seen an incredible 27.9 percent gain , and in May alone , the market has climbed nearly 6 percent .
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  While the Nasdaq100 , or QQQ , remains the primary engine of this growth , we are seeing a shift from explosive volatility to what analysts call normalized hypergrowth .
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  In the technology sector , Nvidia , ticker NVDA , is making history as the world’s most influential company with a 5 trillion dollar market cap .
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  They reported huge fiscal earnings last week with revenue hitting 81.6 billion dollars .
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  Even though they beat expectations , the stock traded down about 2 percent today to approximately 215 dollars .
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  It seems Nvidia has entered a boring phase where being amazing is simply expected .
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  Meanwhile , we are seeing a trend where companies like Meta and Alphabet are now solid growth and income picks .
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  However , it is not all perfect .
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  Walmart , or WMT , recently shared a cautious outlook , noting that middleincome families are feeling the weight of high prices and shifting toward buying only essentials .
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  We also saw software giant Intuit , ticker INTU , struggle after missing revenue targets and announcing a 17 percent workforce reduction to focus on AI .
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  On the macro side , we are looking at a long soft landing .
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  The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a total of zeropointsevenfive percent this year , as inflation has stabilized near the 2 percent target .
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  This has made the bond market , specifically the iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond ETF known as TLT , very attractive for those looking to lock in yields .
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  For today’s recommendations , first , I suggest maintaining your core US exposure through the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF , or VOO .
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  The trend is bullish , and this remains the gold standard for your portfolio .
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  Second , consider Nvidia or the Invesco QQQ Trust as stability plays .
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  With Nvidia's 80 billion dollar buyback program , it is a highquality anchor for your growth bucket .
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  Third , because of the caution we are seeing at Walmart , it is wise to hedge with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund , or XLV , and some gold through GLD .
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  These provide a nice cushion if consumer spending slows down .
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  Finally , with US valuations at a high 32 times earnings , look into the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF , or VXUS , to capture value in overseas markets .
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  Also , consider adding the iShares Core U.S.
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  Aggregate Bond ETF , or AGG , to protect the gains you have made during this recordbreaking run .
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  That is all for this update .
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  Keep your eyes on the tickers and your feet on the ground .
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  This is Sunny Shareman for Spy Trader , wishing you a great afternoon of trading !