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)
Tag Archives: (TAN)
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Feb
Feb
I am writing this to you from a $13 a day dive hotel walking distance from Cusco airport in Peru. I am returning from another bucket list item, climbing Machu Picchu, which, 500 years ago, was a royal Inca retreat. I was headed back to Lima to complete my research on the lithium mines here […]
Global Market Comments February 9, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or ICEBERGS AHEAD) ($VIX), ($SPX), (AMZN), (KRE), (XLP), (XLI), (IAT), (TAN), (XLK), (HOOD), (MSTR), (COIN), (SLV), (LLY), (SMCI), (UUP), (MSFT), (MSTR)
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Feb
Feb
It was a nightmare week for traders. An onslaught of deteriorating jobs data prompted a tidal wave of short selling as traders gunned for bigger downside targets. The Volatility Index ($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 January 26, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or TACO RIDES AGAIN!), (SPY), ($INDU), (GLD), (B), (NEM), (GDX), (GS), (TLT), (KO), (CSCO), (MDLZ), (TAN), (BA), (MOS), (IPI), (MU)
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Jan
Jan
TACO rides again, or Trump Always Chickens Out. Trump threatened WWIII over his proposed Greenland takeover, then declared victory over obtaining something the US already had, the right to have bases in Greenland. Russia and China are laughing. The Dow gapped down 1,200 points, then rallied 1,200 to leave us unchanged on the week. The […]
Global Market Comments October 31, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (OCTOBER 29 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (SPY), (TLT), (GLD), ($WTIC), (USO), (TAN)
Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the October 29 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: What are the chances of Elon Musk leaving Tesla (TSLA) if he doesn’t get his $1 trillion pay package? A: I think he’d settle for $500 billion, but knowing Elon Musk as I […]