Global Market Comments February 9, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or ICEBERGS AHEAD) ($VIX), ($SPX), (AMZN), (KRE), (XLP), (XLI), (IAT), (TAN), (XLK), (HOOD), (MSTR), (COIN), (SLV), (LLY), (SMCI), (UUP), (MSFT), (MSTR)
Category Archives: Newsletter
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It was a nightmare week for traders. An onslaught of deteriorating jobs data prompted a tidal wave of short selling as traders gunned for bigger downside targets. The Volatility Index ($VIX) jumped to $22. The S&P 500 ($SPX) plunged a substantial 150 points, or 2.14%. Then on Friday, that all reversed on an improved consumer […]
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“Artificial Intelligence is potentially more dangerous than nukes,” said Andrew McAfee of the MIT Center for Digital Business.
Global Market Comments February 6, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WHY WATER WILL SOON BE WORTH MORE THAN OIL), (CGW), (PHO), (FIW), (VE), (TTEK), (PNR)
If you think that an energy shortage is bad, it will pale in comparison to the next water crisis. So, investment in freshwater infrastructure is going to be a great recurring long-term investment theme. One theory about the endless wars in the Middle East since 1918 is that they have really been over water rights. […]
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“Every recession sows the seeds for the next business recovery, and every recovery sows the seeds of the next recession,” said hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors.
Global Market Comments February 5, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (A REFRESHER COURSE AT SHORT SELLING SCHOOL), (SH), (SDS), (PSQ), (DOG), (RWM), (SPXU), (AAPL), (TSLA), (VIX), (VXX), (IPO), (MTUM), (SPHB), (HDGE)
I’m not necessarily advocating a short sale here after markets have lost a staggering $10 trillion in market cap, from $50 trillion down to $40 trillion. But a single tweet could trigger a 5% rip your face off rally at any time, and only then can you have another shot at betting the market will […]
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“If you die a rich person, you’ve failed,” said steel pioneer Andrew Carnegie, who gave away $11 billion during his lifetime, including building a library in every town in the United States.
Global Market Comments February 3, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (REVISITING THE FIRST SILVER BUBBLE), (SLV), (SLW), (AGQ)