April 1, 2026

Crude Oil Surge Signals Strength Despite Calls for a Technical Bounce

By Bob Brogan

Since Feb 16th, crude oil futures exploded in price from $58.45 per barrel to $119 (+105%) per barrel on March 10th, and are now trading at $98.82 this morning (April 4th). We regard this strong…

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March 31, 2026

Gold Attracting Capital and Leading the Market — Stay on the Right Side of the Flow

By Bob Brogan

We’re seeing positive money flow and positive relative performance in gold futures—and that combination is what separates noise from conviction. Capital is not just rotating into gold on a headline basis; it’s consistently being allocated,…

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March 30, 2026

The Price of Freedom

By Bob Brogan

For the U.S., the Middle East conflicts are not isolated wars but part of a long-term U.S. strategy to prevent any single power, particularly Iran, from dominating the region’s energy supply routes and geopolitical influence….

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March 27, 2026

Iran Is Sinking — And Running Out of Water

By Bob Brogan

Little known, but to a few: Iran’s homeland is sinking every day and its water supply is rapidly disappearing. Yes, many Iranians want to migrate to safety — and this part is real, documented, and…

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March 26, 2026

Paper Gold under Fire

By Bob Brogan

Yesterday (3/25/26), gold futures sold off sharply into mid-day, testing their rising 50-week moving average before staging a powerful hammer reversal and rebounding strongly into early March 26; if volume confirms today, this price action…

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March 25, 2026

The Global Monetary System

By Bob Brogan

The global monetary system appears to be slowly changing toward a system backed by multiple forms of collateral, where sovereign debt, physical gold, and commodity-based assets all help support currencies, instead of the world relying…

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March 24, 2026

Light at the End of the Tunnel

By Bob Brogan

Recent reports suggest the Iran war may be approaching its final phase, with the coming weeks potentially shifting toward ceasefire discussions and a transition into long-term economic recovery. Even if fighting slows, meaningful damage to…

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March 23, 2026

Why This May Be One of the Riskiest Markets of the 21st Century

By Bob Brogan

Long-time Barron’s reporter Randall W. Forsyth recently described the current market environment as “one of the riskiest moments of the 21st century,” and the data increasingly supports that view. One of the primary concerns is…

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March 20, 2026

The Question for today is no longer if, but how long?

By Bob Brogan

Markets continue to grind lower rather than break outright, as positioning unwinds in an orderly fashion and key technical levels come into sharper focus. This type of price action often masks underlying fragility—if support levels…

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March 19, 2026

Morning Market Notes

By Bob Brogan

The question of whether the United States will monetize its gold reserves to support the U.S. dollar is re-emerging, not as an immediate policy action, but as a reflection of growing structural pressures within the…

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