Stocks Surge As Powell Indicates Potential Rate Cut… And Nvidia Results On Deck 8/22/25

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Stocks rip higher as Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank could begin cutting rates at its next policy meeting. What the shift could mean for the markets next move, and the sectors our traders are watching. Plus Earnings season isn’t over yet. All eyes on Nvidia ahead of next week’s results. How options traders are setting up ahead of those numbers. Fast Money Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Live from the NASDAQ market site right here in the heart of New York City Times Square,
0:05.4	this is fast money. Here's what's on tap tonight. Off to the races. Stock soaring after Federal Reserve
0:12.2	Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledges a rate cut could, could, be coming or maybe not. But as today's
0:18.9	euphoria warranted, or did the markets get a little bit
0:21.8	too optimistic? We are counting down to earnings for the biggest stock in the market that is
0:26.6	Nvidia. Those numbers out on Wednesday. Will their results be enough to keep this rally going?
0:32.9	We'll get the options action on that. Plus crypto soaring and taking all the names in its orbit higher,
0:40.0	and the chartmaster, Carter Moore says lift shares, about to lift off. Solar stocks shining bright.
0:47.2	The name of one of our trader says is the best in class. And maybe he's talking about me.
0:53.7	Hi, everybody. I'm Brian Sullivan in for Melissa Lee.
0:56.1	Coming to you live from Studio B at the NASDAQ on your desk tonight. We've got Tim Seymour,
1:01.7	Carter Worth, Bono and Eisen, and Steve Grasso. And let us start with this monster market rally
1:08.2	to close out the week. The Dow, surging 850 points, setting its first
1:13.1	record close of the year, and coming within a fraction of 46,000. The major indexes, all following
1:21.4	suit, the S&P, finishing just shy of a record close, small cap Russell 2000, leading the way it had its best close of the year.
1:30.3	Let's take a look at some of the individual sectors making moves. Anything tied to rates and housing,
1:35.9	whether it's builders to flooring manufacturers, to furniture stores. More news on them in a
1:41.6	second, by the way, seeing some gains. And by the way, on furniture,
1:46.8	you got some new tariff threats that seem to be hitting some of these names after hours. Again,
1:51.4	more on that in a minute. If you want to buy a house or build a house, you might have to borrow money.
1:56.3	Go to the bank. Banks also getting a boost today, regional and big bank ETF seeing their best day since
2:02.6	April 9th and a trio of solar stocks, semi-stocks, software stocks, all seeing solid gains as well.
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