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Donald Trump said a lot of things on the campaign trail. He would lower prices on day 1. He would end the war in Ukraine even before he took office. Eggs and bacon, both of which I like, prices would come down. This and a lot more. But what he didn’t say he would do is create volatility in the markets. And that is what he is doing.

With Trump’s on and off again tariff policies we, as traders, see a lot of volatility in the markets. And as traders that is what we look for. No trader wants a flat market. We yearn for markets to take us on rollercoaster rides. As long as we are on the winning side of those rides. As traders we should not have a bias. So whether the markets are going up or down we can make money. Only pure investors are worried about their stocks going down because they do have a bias. Investors are long biased for obvious reasons.

We as traders could care less. In fact, we love it when markets go down and we short it to the bank. Like the old saying goes, “The markets take the stairs up and the elevator down.” I could care less which direction the markets go. What I do care about is being able to predict that movement.

I am not a fan of Donald Trump or his second term in office politically. But as a trader, the way he is creating volatility in the markets reminds me of what Don Cheadle’s character in the movie “Devil In A Blue Dress” said to Denzel Washington’s character. And that is, “He sure knows how to put money in a niggas pocket.”