Global Market Comments
August 18, 2026
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(A NOTE ON OPTIONS, or OPTIONS CALLED AWAY UPDATED),
(NFLX), (SLB), (USO)
“The VIX right here is unsustainably low. I think China has more of a downside surprise. Analyst expectations for earnings are overly aggressive. There are just a few too many things that can go wrong out there,” said Vadim Zlotnikov, chief market strategist at Alliance Bernstein.
Global Market Comments
August 17, 2026
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD or HERE IS THE BIG TRADE FOR 2026),
(AAPL), (GOOGL), (META), (ORCL), (SPY), (XLE), (USO), (RSPC), (XLK), (IHI), (IWM), (SOXX), (XLY), (TLT)
"A permabear will get you out at the top, the middle, and the bottom". said Ed Yardeni, the former chief economist of E.F. Hutton.
Global Market Comments
August 14, 2026
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(AUGUST 12 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A),
(MP), (MSFT), (AAPL), (FXE), (FXY), (GLD), (JOBY), (USO), (INTC)
"Since 9-11, the government knows a lot more about you than you know about them, and the government likes that. But that's not what the American people want," said California Republican Congressman, Daryl Issa.
Global Market Comments
August 11, 2026
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(I HAVE A NEW OPENING FOR THE MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER CONCIERGE SERVICE),
(TESTIMONIAL)
"Going to weddings and funerals is part of being a financial advisor," said Theresa Chacopulos of Wells Fargo Private Banking, the top-producing financial advisor in Arizona.
Global Market Comments
August 10, 2026
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or TIME TO DRINK THE KOOL-AID AGAIN),
(REPORT FROM THE MATTERHORN SUMMIT)
(NVDA), (MU), (XLB), (XLI), (DAL), (IGV), (MSFT), (IHI), (XTR), (XLU), (XLRE), (TLT), (GLD)
“Volatility will be our traveling companion for a while,” said one strategist.