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20 Mar 2026

SPX is pressing the lower end of the “eternal” range that has held since September.

The move lower hasn’t been a panic, it’s been a grind, the type of price action that slowly bleeds positioning rather than flushing it. We’re now below the 200-day, but without any real urgency in the tape. 6600 (futures) remains the line in the sand. Below 6600 → downside accelerates. Hold it → range survives. Source: The Market Ear, LSEG

20 Mar 2026

Soon, Europe is about to subsidise energy again. Sounds supportive. But the reality is far more paradoxical

Governments will step in as energy prices surge. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: 👉 Many of these same governments helped create the crisis 👉 By weakening their own energy security 💸 Now comes the real problem: Most European countries are already running structural deficits. They don’t have the fiscal room to absorb another shock. So what happens next? ➡️ Subsidies go up ➡️ Deficits widen ➡️ Policymakers panic And then the “solution” kicks in: 👉 Higher taxes 🧠 Think about the loop: • Governments subsidise households • Then raise taxes to fund it ➡️ Households end up paying for their own “relief” (with a bit of redistribution in between) 🔁 And this doesn’t stop here. The same cycle is playing out across: • Healthcare costs • Welfare expansion • Defence spending ⏳ Until the next crisis hits. And when it does, you’ll hear the same line again: “We must stabilise the economy.” 💥 Which really means: • Deficits explode • Debt issuance surges • Central banks step in 👉 Printing money 👉 Buying bonds 👉 Repeating the cycle 📌 Once you see the system, you can’t unsee it: It’s a loop of: Crisis → Spending → Debt → Money printing → Repeat ⚠️ Now here’s the part most people ignore: If your wealth is tied to assets that: • Don’t generate real returns • Can’t be moved easily • Are fully exposed to domestic policy 👉 You are far more vulnerable than you think (Yes, that includes a lot of real estate) 🧠 The uncomfortable conclusion: This isn’t about one crisis. It’s about a system. And if your portfolio isn’t positioned for it… 👉 It’s probably mispriced for reality Source: Financial Times

20 Mar 2026

Will this time be different?

Yet despite the growing tension, the price action is still closely following the typical historical pattern seen in US equities during geopolitical shocks. So far, this looks like a standard shock, not a regime break, and we may now be nearing the point where markets tend to bottom. To hold or not to hold... Source: DB

20 Mar 2026

Despite the rally, energy stocks remain under-owned and not expensive vs. history.

Source: BofA, RBC

20 Mar 2026

Finally some TACO ?

Source: Bloomberg

20 Mar 2026

BYD breakout?

The long-term trend remains bullish. Since May 2025, BYD has gone through a 44% consolidation, and the structure is getting very interesting. As shown on the chart, price has formed 13 consecutive inside bars, all within the February 2025 power bar candle. This consolidation has also respected the 88.66 low, which is a key level. What makes this even more significant is that the February 2025 candle was also the breakout from a 4-year sideways consolidation. Now, on the daily chart, we are starting to see a breakout as well — a potentially strong continuation signal 📈 Definitely one to keep on the watchlist. Source: Bloomberg

19 Mar 2026

Trump’s Truth Social Post Shifts Gulf Energy Dynamics

Without press conferences, Trump’s Truth Social post redrew Gulf security: blamed Israel, cleared Qatar, condemned Iran, warned Israel, and threatened Iran’s South Pars gas field. The world’s largest shared gas field vital for Qatar (~80% revenue) and Iran faces risk. The post acts as a tripwire: any Iranian strike on Qatar triggers immediate escalation, signaling deterrence, power, and energy warfare amid global market and supply chain tensions. Source: Shanaka Anslem Perera, Truth Social

19 Mar 2026

Gold is printing one of its largest down candles since the early-February

puke and breaking below the 50-day moving average, a level it hasn’t closed beneath since last summer. Key support comes in at $4800, with the 200-day moving average near $4600. Source: TME

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