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Fed Rate Cut Sparks the Great Market Rotation · The SPY Trader

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  Hello and welcome back to Spy Trader .
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  I'm your host , Barry Bullish , and it is 5 am on Friday , December 12th , 2025 , Pacific time .
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  We are kicking off the final trading day of the week , and boy , do we have action .
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  The market is mixed , highly volatile , and undergoing a serious rotation after the Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut earlier this week .
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  We have record highs , sector shocks , and broadening market strength , so let's jump right into the news .
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  Yesterday was truly a tale of two markets .
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  The Dow Jones Industrial Average charged forward , hitting a fresh record high , surging 1.34% as money poured into cyclical and value stocks .
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  The S&P 500 managed a modest 0.21% gain , also closing at a new record .
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  But notice where the weakness was : the Nasdaq Composite lagged the broader indices , dipping 0.25% .
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  This highlights the " Kshaped " performance everyone is talking about , where the rally is broadening out beyond the highflying tech names .
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  The major macro driver , of course , was the Federal Reserve cutting its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.50% to 3.75% .
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  This action , coupled with mixed but cooling labor data — initial jobless claims rose above expectations to 236,000 — has cemented optimism in the bond market , pushing the 10year Treasury yield down to around 4.10% .
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  But the biggest story in the corporate world , and the reason for the Nasdaq's dip , was the shockwave from Oracle .
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  Oracle shares plummeted nearly 11% following disappointing quarterly revenue and higherthanexpected capital expenditures .
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  This immediately raised concerns about the pace and profitability of massive AIrelated investments , pressuring other AItied infrastructure stocks like Nvidia and Micron Technology .
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  Meanwhile , sectors that benefited from the rotation soared .
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  Financials , driven by an upgrade that sent Visa up 6.50% , and Industrials were the clear outperformers .
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  So , here is the insight and analysis .
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  The US market is currently in an earningsdriven bull phase that is broadening out .
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  The Fed’s rate cut provides a significant macro tailwind , reducing the cost of capital and supporting corporate profitability outside of the highly ratesensitive tech sector .
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  The Oracle news is the crucial wakeup call for investors who were underwriting AI at any cost .
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  The market is now demanding clear revenue and profit realization for that capital spending .
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  This confirms the ongoing shift of momentum toward cyclicals and value , as seen by the strong performance in sectors tracked by ETFs like the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund .
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  Given this environment of rotation , we need a balanced approach .
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  First , maintain your core broad market exposure .
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  The S&P 500 is still driven by strong earnings , so keep your foundational positions in instruments like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust , or SPY , using dollarcost averaging to manage valuation risks at these highs .
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  Second , tactically overweight the new leaders .
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  I strongly recommend adding exposure to sectors benefiting from a broadening economy and easing rates , specifically the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) .
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  For stock examples , the stability of UnitedHealth Group in Healthcare is appealing .
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  Third , exercise caution in tech .
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  The secular trend for AI remains , but shortterm high valuations are volatile .
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  Maintain selective exposure through software companies like Adobe , which recently beat estimates , rather than blindly chasing infrastructure plays facing capital expenditure scrutiny .
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  Finally , increase fixed income allocation .
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  With the Fed signaling a pivot and the bond market expecting further cuts , increase stability in your portfolio using broad bond ETFs like the iShares Core U.S.
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  Aggregate Bond ETF ( AGG ) .
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  That’s it for this edition of Spy Trader .
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  I’m Barry Bullish , and I hope your Friday is green .