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June 11, 2026 | Is This The Market Top?
S&P 500 — Is the Rally Over? June 11, 2026 The S&P 500 has hit some turbulence after a remarkable run. Here’s what’s happening and what to watch for. The backstory in plain English From early April through late May, the S&P 500 climbed in one of the cleanest, most consistent rallies of the year […]
June 9, 2026 | SpaceX Goes Public Friday — and Why Investors Should Pay Attention
This Friday, June 12, SpaceX is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq — in what could be the largest IPO in market history. Trading under the ticker SPCX, the company has set its offering price at $135 per share, which could raise roughly $75 billion and value SpaceX at about $1.77 trillion. That would […]
June 8, 2026 | Gold: Consolidating After an Extraordinary Run
Gold put in an exceptional run from mid-2025 through early 2026, rallying from roughly $2,900 to a peak near $5,425 — the level marked as major resistance on the chart. That peak formed a swing high that has now defined the top of a descending channel (the orange parallel lines). Since that top, price has […]
May 29, 2026 | Oil Update
WTI Crude Oil: What’s Driving Prices Right Now? The crude oil market is going through a major shift. After a powerful rally earlier this year that sent prices soaring, oil has entered a volatile period. Prices are currently falling as big changes develop behind the scenes in global politics. For everyday investors, understanding this backdrop […]
April 14, 2026 | Oil Drops, Stocks Soar — Defying the Headlines
It has been a wild 12 days. Peace talks have dissolved, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shuttered, and the US has moved from rhetoric to an active naval blockade of Iranian ports. By every traditional rulebook, oil should be moonshotting—yet prices are sliding while the stock market rallies. Today, we look at why the […]
April 8, 2026 | The Hormuz Ceasefire Looks Like Good News for Oil. It Isn’t — Not Yet
Don’t Pop the Champagne: Why the Hormuz Ceasefire May Be a Head Fake for Energy Investors When I appeared on This Week in Money on April 2, I warned that a ceasefire headline would trigger exactly this kind of knee-jerk drop in oil prices — and that investors should not mistake it for the all-clear. Six days […]
April 5, 2026 | CORRECTION: Why WTI DID NOT flip above Brent
EDITOR’S NOTE: (April 5, 2026): In a previous version of this article, we reported that WTI had overtaken Brent in price. We were WRONG and fell into a classic “front-month roll” trap. We compared the WTI May contract ($112.06) directly to the Brent June contract ($109.24), creating an optical illusion of an inversion. After a quick catch from colleague Victor Adair (Trading […]
March 24, 2026 | Beyond The Middle East: Why The US Blockade of Cuba is a Gift to Beijing
While the world remains transfixed by the daily back-and-forth in the Middle East, a much larger global crisis is quietly developing. For investors, the real story isn’t just the headlines from Iran; it is a coordinated ‘stress test’ by Russia and China designed to exploit a uniquely vulnerable moment for the US administration. To understand […]
March 15, 2026 | S&P 500 Breaks Key Support — What It Means for Your Portfolio
If you’ve been watching the markets this week, you’ve probably felt the turbulence. The S&P 500 closed Friday at 6,632 — and for everyday investors, here’s what that number actually means. What happened this week In a video recorded Thursday, I flagged a critical warning sign: the S&P 500 was testing a key support level around […]
February 11, 2026 | The Silver ‘Great Divorce’: Is the COMEX About to Break?
Silver: A Setup That Often Precedes Potentially Severe Corrections There is a lot of noise right now surrounding the physical availability of silver, and it’s creating uncertainty for investors in both the futures and ETF markets. The silver market is entering a period where price behavior may be driven less by fundamentals and more by […]
January 15, 2026 | How China Is Controlling the Silver Market
To most investors, silver might seem like just a shiny metal for jewelry or coins. But in early 2026, something unusual is happening: the price of physical silver (the real metal you can hold) is moving higher than paper silver prices on big exchanges like COMEX in New York. This could create opportunities for investors. Here’s what’s going on, […]
January 11, 2026 | What is the Yen Carry Trade?
The Yen carry trade is when big investors borrow money in Japanese Yen (because Japan has very low interest rates), then convert that money into US dollars and invest it in things that pay much higher returns, like: US government bonds Stocks (especially big US tech stocks) Emerging-market bonds and currencies They make money from the gap between Japan’s low rates and […]
January 5, 2026 | Venezuela vs. Canada: Why a Venezuelan Supply Surge Remains Unlikely Despite Regime Change
The US-led capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, and his removal to face charges in New York has sparked speculation about a rapid Venezuelan oil resurgence. Venezuela boasts the world’s largest proven reserves at 303 billion barrels – far exceeding Canada’s 163 billion (mostly oil sands). Yet reserves in the ground do not equal barrels at the […]
December 31, 2025 | Silver Market Update: What’s Really Happening as 2025 Ends
Silver Market Update: What’s Really Happening as 2025 Ends This is a follow-up to our post on Monday regarding the wild action with silver. Today (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), marks the end of one of the most volatile years ever for silver. Earlier this week, prices surged over $83, an all-time high. Since then, silver […]
December 30, 2025 | Silver’s Pullback Explained: Profit-Taking, Not Panic
Silver prices slipped slightly during Asian trading and stayed near the lower end of the day’s range. That usually signals there are still sellers at higher prices, which can limit short-term upside. Price action in context For more than a year, much of the silver discussion has focused on short sellers — the idea that […]
December 26, 2025 | Precious Metals Rally: What’s Driving the Surge?
Gold, silver, and platinum are all climbing sharply as we head into the new year. This isn’t just speculation or short-term trading — it’s being driven by real demand and tight supply in physical markets. Gold: Gold prices are at record highs, but trading activity in futures markets is surprisingly low. That suggests limited supply rather […]
December 23, 2025 | The AI Supercycle Is Repricing Natural Gas – Here’s Why It Matters for Investors
For years, natural gas was seen as a temporary ‘bridge fuel’ – cheap, abundant, and eventually replaced by renewables. That story is changing fast. By late 2025, one fact has become clear: energy is the limiting factor for AI growth. For retail investors, the story has shifted from ‘green at any cost’ to ‘reliable power at any scale’. Over […]
December 16, 2025 | Is the Trillion-Dollar AI Boom a House of Cards?
The AI House of Cards: Why Today’s AI Boom Could Unravel Fast Wall Street is all-in on AI, with trillion-dollar expectations pushing tech stocks to extreme valuations. Oracle’s recent claim of a $523 billion cloud backlog – largely tied to AI infrastructure – perfectly captures the excitement. Big deals with OpenAI, Nvidia, and Meta sent […]
December 10, 2025 | Why the Fed’s Cuts May Not Boost Stocks – Long Term
Today’s Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates and restart Quantitative Easing (QE) places it on a path of ‘easy money’ that is increasingly isolated globally. While the Fed focuses on protecting employment, the global financial system is signaling major inflation concerns, a trend that longer-term could threaten the stock market. Warning Signs Global Banks Stand […]
November 29, 2025 | Market Pulse: The S&P 500’s Buy-the-Dip} Rally: Silver Surges, While NVIDIA Faces Headwinds
Strong US Stock Rebound: All three major US stock indices (S&P 500, Dow Jones, & Nasdaq) saw their best weekly performance since June, recovering from a mid-month slump. The last few weeks have been a masterclass in market volatility, but a dramatic shift in sentiment has pulled the S&P 500 index back from the brink. […]
November 26, 2025 | Training AI vs. Inference AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t one big process – it’s like a two-part job: training (teaching the AI) and inference (using what it learned). Each part needs different computer hardware, called chips, which is why companies like Nvidia and AMD lead in some areas, while others compete elsewhere. For investors, understanding this split helps spot opportunities […]
November 21, 2025 | Evaluating Intel’s Resurgence in a Complex Semiconductor Market
Intel is starting to look much stronger in the semiconductor industry, and several big trends are working in its favor. We are watching Intel closely as a potential addition to our Trend Disruptors service—but as we mentioned yesterday, we’re also being patient. Nvidia reported very strong earnings last night, and while the stock initially jumped this morning, both […]
November 20, 2025 | S&P 500 Hits Channel Resistance: Is a 10% Pullback Ahead?
The S&P 500 continues to trade within a well-defined long-term rising channel, and once again the top of that channel has proven to be formidable resistance. Each time the index has reached this upper boundary, buyers have faded and a correction has followed—exactly what we’re seeing now. Likewise, the lower boundary of the channel has […]
November 19, 2025 | Market Pulse: Semis & Bitcoin Hit Key Turning Points
Semiconductors Nvidia is about to report earnings, so it’s a good moment to look at the overall semiconductor sector. The chart we’re referring to shows the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) along with its long-term trend line (the 200-week moving average). Here’s the key idea: When the price of SMH gets far above this long-term trend […]
November 18, 2025 | Inflation’s Hidden Impact: What Investors Need to Know Now
During the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation surged due to multiple factors. Governments worldwide shut down supply chains, drastically limiting the supply of goods. With fewer goods available and more buyers, prices rose. At the same time, massive government stimulus inflows, with the US alone distributing about $5 trillion, fueled demand further, accelerating inflation. Central banks also […]