Recent events remind us that balance in energy markets can be delicate. A conflict in the Middle East and the removal of a sitting President in Venezuela resulted in sharp moves across the energy industry in early 2026. Currently, the Iran War is creating havoc in crude shipments, affecting the world. While trouble in that […]

Running on a treadmill is one of my least favorite activities: you expend a lot of energy but end up exactly where you started, only out of breath. So far in 2026, financial markets are behaving similarly. There’s intense activity, but the major indices have gone almost nowhere. As of mid-February, the S&P 500 is […]

Investors face many choices when selecting investments. Historically, the main divide was between fundamental and technical trading. The growth of computer systems for trading has introduced a potentially larger variable that will only increase as AI advances, whether in systematic (rules-based) or discretionary (human judgment) trading. In just my 20 years working in the industry, […]