On this week's podcast, I provide the Elliott Wave Weekly Update for the Nasdaq 100, analyzing the market's progression through various waves and discussing Fibonacci levels and potential resistance points.

We break down the explosive start to 2026 for precious metals after a historic 2025.

Six trading days into 2026 find Gold having already netted a year-to-date gain of +4.3% and Silver +12.4%.

Market action remains choppy as liquidity stays tight and volatility sinks to multi-year lows. Tech leaders are stalled, correlations are extremely low, and earnings season plus rate pressures could spark sudden volatility.

On Friday Meta announced big deals with 3 nuclear energy providers. One is private, one I shorted into strength, and the third I had a very silly reason for not taking a position.

Here's what I'm anticipating from upcoming data releases.

Equity bulls are doing their utmost to nullify the potentially bearish candles of November and December.

The massive success of Amazon has created a paradigm shift in value investing.

One way to mitigate sequence of return risk is to set aside cash but another one is to figure out how to get by without pulling from an account if your retirement date turns out to be unlucky timing.

On credit card and food price gouging, Trump is carrying out Elizabeth Warren and AOC policy mandates.

Stocks are not all moving in sync, and instead, there is a considerable amount of rotation from one sector to another. So, by necessity, I am de-emphasizing the short-term trend in my trading.

The markets are approaching a historic "Make-or-Break" moment.

The first full week of 2026 delivered an encouraging signal: markets are advancing with broader participation, resilient fundamentals, and improving internal health.

Given current market valuations and the prolonged bull run stocks have had over the past three years, investors should expect at least two corrections of at least 5-10% in 2026.

The unemployment rate edged down to 4.4 percent, which was a drop of 0.1 percentage points from the November rate.

USD managed to nicely rise as short-term yields shot up, with the market correctly betting on rate cuts being nearer than before the jobs data.

The market turned sharply upward last week. There were numerous all time index highs with good breadth support.

The EUR/USD weekly forecast remains tilted to the downside, as US data shows resilience and fading odds of a January rate cut by the Fed.

Heavy demand from the AI race proved a boon for Taiwan's trade in 2025, with its trade surplus nearly doubling to $157 billion. Tech exports have given a major boost to economic growth in 2025, overshadowing softness in other parts of the economy.

2025 was a tumultuous year for the global healthcare sector. However, a dramatic shift occurred in the final quarter. The sector rebounded strongly. This has created a compelling background, potentially positioning 2026 as a major comeback year.