Global Market Comments February 23, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or THE VIEW FROM THE ANDES), (SPY), (TLT), (GLD), (SLV), ($VIX), (FCX), (CCJ), (XLU), (XLC), (XLE), (USO), (TAN)
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I am writing this to you from a $13 a day dive hotel walking distance from Cusco airport in Peru. I am returning from another bucket list item, climbing Machu Picchu, which, 500 years ago, was a royal Inca retreat. I was headed back to Lima to complete my research on the lithium mines here […]
Global Market Comments February 13, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (FEBRUARY 11 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (MSFT), (SNOW), (JPM), (KO), (FXE), (FXA), (FXB), (FXC), (TSLA), (GLD), (SLV), (PANW), (PLTR), (LLY)
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Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from 65 degrees South in Antarctica. Q: I’m concerned about pressure on software standalones in the face of AI domination; are these stocks a buy, or when will we see the bottom? Are they going out of business? A: Some will and some won’t, such is the nature of technology […]
Global Market Comments February 9, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or ICEBERGS AHEAD) ($VIX), ($SPX), (AMZN), (KRE), (XLP), (XLI), (IAT), (TAN), (XLK), (HOOD), (MSTR), (COIN), (SLV), (LLY), (SMCI), (UUP), (MSFT), (MSTR)
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It was a nightmare week for traders. An onslaught of deteriorating jobs data prompted a tidal wave of short selling as traders gunned for bigger downside targets. The Volatility Index ($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 […]
Global Market Comments February 3, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (REVISITING THE FIRST SILVER BUBBLE), (SLV), (SLW), (AGQ)
With a new bull market in silver (SIL) now underway, I thought I’d delve back into the ancient past to the last major bubble in the white metal. If you like gold, you absolutely have to love silver. That’s because the white metal has a much higher beta than its yellow cousin, which is often […]
Global Market Comments February 2, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or GOLD, SILVER, AND BITCOIN CRASH!) (GLD), (SLV), (B), (NEM), (GDX), (T), (VZ), (XLP), (GME), (PLTR), (XOM), (IWM), (AAPL), (AMZN), (MSFT)
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The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin Crash!
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I am writing this to you from the Celebrity Equinox from 37 degrees South latitude, 55 degrees West longitude in the South Atlantic off the east coast of Argentina. We are headed 194 degrees South, and it is a balmy 75 degrees. The sea is completely flat, with waves less than a meter. I’m told […]