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), ($VIX), (FCX), (CCJ), (XLU), (XLC), (XLE), (USO), (TAN)
Tag Archives: ($VIX)
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I am writing this to you from a $13 a day dive hotel walking distance from Cusco airport in Peru. I am returning from another bucket list item, climbing Machu Picchu, which, 500 years ago, was a royal Inca retreat. I was headed back to Lima to complete my research on the lithium mines here […]
Global Market Comments February 9, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or ICEBERGS AHEAD) ($VIX), ($SPX), (AMZN), (KRE), (XLP), (XLI), (IAT), (TAN), (XLK), (HOOD), (MSTR), (COIN), (SLV), (LLY), (SMCI), (UUP), (MSFT), (MSTR)
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Feb
It was a nightmare week for traders. An onslaught of deteriorating jobs data prompted a tidal wave of short selling as traders gunned for bigger downside targets. The Volatility Index ($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 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 $40 trillion. But a single tweet could trigger a 5% rip your face off rally at any time, and only then can you have another shot at betting the market will […]
Global Market Comments January 22, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026 ANTARCTICA STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (A CHEAP HEDGE FOR THIS MARKET), ($VIX), (VXX), (SPY), (GS), (GLD)
Global Market Comments January 12, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trades: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or RISK IS RISING), (MSFT), (ABBV), ($VIX), (SPY), (AAPL), (CRWD), (GLD), (SLV), (TSLA), (MSTR), (NVDA)
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On Saturday night, I received an urgent call from a Mad Hedge Concierge client who was expecting a stock market crash to ensue at any time. Would the US attack on Venezuela be the trigger? Not a chance, I answered. The military action would have no market impact. If anything, the removal of uncertainty in […]
Global Market Comments December 3, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (CONTANGO IN THE (UVXY) EXPLAINED ONE MORE TIME), (UVXY), (VIX), (SPY) (TESTIMONIAL)