High Price, High Risk
The AI Memory Supercycle Hits Pause

Memorandum of Mis-understanding. We knew this day was coming given the mercurial nature of this POTUS, and the timing of an oil spike on Middle East War escalation AFTER the WTIC pre-Iran oil spike gap fill of $67.90 filled. 😉
Dispersion Unwind Meet Reverse Yen Carry Trade Unwind

Japan’s Intervention Isn’t Working | Yen As Political Instrument | Yen-Dollar-Oil Squeeze| BOJ Has A Fed Problem | Yen Freefall Danger: My Prediction | Upside Convexity Versus Downside Protection
Revisiting ‘Trend Portfolio Construction’ In An Era Of AI & Passive Investing

How To Create Alpha Outside Tech Focus on Value for Diversification & AI for Deliberate Concentration
A Synthetic Bull Rally Cannot Afford To Stall

So How Manipulated Was It? Raging Bulls Run On Groupthink A Synthetic Bull Rally Cannot Afford To Stall Early Mid-Week Market Thoughts
One Of My Highest Conviction Stock Picks From 2025 For 2026: INTEL ($INTC)

A Review… I asked our LaDucTrading Slack member workspace AI bot to provide a comprehensive chronological summary of all references I made on INTEL (INTC) in the AI briefing documents posted in #samanthas-market-thoughts or the channel from July 2025 to today – in review of my INTC long recommendation as mentioned in my daily live trading room AI […]
It’s Complicated

Knowing When & Why To Pivot
Gold Is Just Another Risk Asset

Precious Metal Miners Have Further To Fall Before metals topped and fell violently end of January, I warned of incoming metal volatility: