Case Study Series

Market events,
fully dissected.

Real market crashes and recoveries — broken into anatomy, charts, phenomena, and the psychological lessons every trader needs to know.

Case StudyJanuary 27, 2025★ Premium

The $589 Billion Monday

How a $5.6M Chinese AI model caused the largest single-day market cap destruction in history. DeepSeek's Jan 27, 2025 impact — charts, Jevons Paradox, and 8 trading lessons.

DeepSeekNarrative CrashAI TradeNvidia NVDAConcentration RiskGap Risk
−16.9%Nvidia NVDA Single Day
−$589BMarket Cap Largest Loss Ever
−3.1%Nasdaq Composite
$5.6MDeepSeek's Claimed Cost
+8.9%NVDA Rebound Next Day
Case StudyOctober 10–11, 2025★ Premium

The $2 Trillion Friday

The day a 500-word Truth Social post wiped $2 trillion from global markets. Full anatomy of the Oct 10, 2025 tariff shock — charts, phenomena, and 8 trading lessons.

Tariff RiskVIX SpikeFlight to SafetyForced DeleveragingRare EarthsUS-China Trade War
−2.71%S&P 500 Single Day
−$2TMarket Cap Wiped Out
+32%VIX Spike Fear Index
+1.5%Gold Safe Haven
+1.6%S&P Recovery Next Monday