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The System Is Tightening: Energy, AI, and a Fragile Market – Part 2: The Narratives Holding It Together
Beneath the surface tension we explored in Part 1 lies something equally important: the stories the market tells itself. Right now, several powerful narratives…
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The System Is Tightening: How Energy and AI Are Testing a Fragile Market
**Part 1** There’s a quiet tension building beneath the surface of the markets these days. It doesn’t scream from every headline, but if you…
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Everything Is Fine… Until It Isn’t
Markets love to put on a brave face. This past week they did exactly that: equities climbing higher, a “risk-on” vibe in the air,…
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The Oil Domino: How One Commodity Move Can Reshape the Entire Market Cycle
In today’s interconnected markets, everything is linked. A single move in oil prices can set off a precise chain reaction that flows through inflation,…
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Civilizations Endure; Metrics Don’t: Lessons from Persia
Persia remembers what modern empires and rogue states forget: The West sees Iran. Iran sees Persia. Markets are beginning to feel the difference. Empires…
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Making Sense of The VIX
What is the VIX and why is it relevant to investors? The Volatility Index, known as the VIX or FEAR index, helps measure how…
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Privacy – The most Undervalued Theme in Crypto
“To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world.” – ― Anthony Burgess “If privacy is outlawed, only…
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The Weekly Lens
This Week in Trading. The bounce in the markets we expected last week arrived. We closed out the short positions we established on 04…
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The Weekly Lens
The 17th Week of Trading 2022. Holding short positions, especially leveraged short positions, is like holding a tiger by the tail. Great fun until…