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Ukraine, Tariffs, and Market Amnesia: Why Bad News Doesn't Matter Anymore

Author

Don Kaufman
October 20, 2025

Blake here,

Ukraine tensions spike. Tariff threats escalate. My trading account? 

The market has officially stopped caring about your headlines.

Monday morning brought the usual catastrophe buffet. 

Ukraine escalation threats. Trade war rhetoric heating up. Government shutdown entering Day 20. The media machine spinning every development into market-moving news.

The ES futures? Climbed right through the upper Bollinger Band like none of it mattered.

I'm watching NASDAQ break into parabolic territory, thinking - this is insane. When markets break above the upper band, that tells you volatility is lower than the upside standard deviation. That's a very aggressive move. Doesn't happen often, but it tells you we're highly extended.

This Guy Made 188% While the Market Got Destroyed 

Remember two weeks ago on Friday when everything went to hell?

80% of S&P stocks lost money. Retail traders panicked. Portfolios got crushed.

Brandon Chapman made 188% across 4 trades in 48 hours.

Here's exactly what he closed:

  • 72% on EWZ

  • 57% on SPY

  • 34% on BAC

  • 25% on XLE

While you were watching your account bleed, he was banking wins.

The difference? His system spotted the move before it happened.

Today at 2 PM ET, Brandon's going live to break down exactly how he did it.

And more importantly... how to see the next one coming.