High Rates for Longer: How Would I Change My Investment Strategy? The biggest mistake in a “higher-for-longer” environment is assuming that the answer is simply to sell stocks and wait for rates to fall. I would do something different. I would make the portfolio more sensitive to cash flow, valuation and balance-sheet strength — while becoming much more selective about how much I pay for future growth. The reason is simple: high rates change the hurdle rate for almost every investment. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield recently reached 5.278%, its highest level since 2007, while the 30-year yield also reached levels not seen since 2002. The Federal Reserve has also raised its policy rate to 3.75%–4.00%, with markets still pricing meaningful odds of another hike.  That creates a very dif

Oil above US$100 changes the market equation for me. The biggest issue is not simply higher petrol prices, but the chain reaction: higher energy and transport costs → higher inflation → higher-for-longer interest rates → pressure on corporate margins and equity valuations. 🟢 Potential winners: Energy Oil producers such as $Exxon Mobil (XOM)$, $Chevron (CVX)$ and $ConocoPhillips (COP)$ should generally benefit if crude remains elevated because higher realised oil prices can translate into stronger cash flow. Refiners may also benefit when refining margins are favourable. We have already seen this rotation: when Brent moved above US$100 on 9 September, the S&P 500 Energy sector gained 1.1% while every other S&P sector declined. 🟡 Technology: Strong fundamentals meet a macro headwind

$Exxon Mobil(XOM)$   $Chevron(CVX)$   $Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf(XOP)$   $Micron Technology(MU)$   Oil above $100 naturally makes XOM, CVX and COP look like the obvious winners. But I think the more interesting trade is happening somewhere else. At these levels, oil stops being only an energy story. It becomes an inflation, interest-rate and valuation story. The chain I'm watching is simple: Oil ↑ → Inflation pressure ↑ → Rate-cut expectations ↓ → Treasury yields ↑ → Growth va

🌟🌟🌟As global crude oil crashes through the USD 100 per barrel milestone, a raw energetic current is tearing through the Singapore stock market.  For months, the Straits Times Index or STI tried to maintain its cool, insulated by its stable, defensive banks.  But with the Middle East supply stretching thin, triple digit oil has ceased to be an abstract metric.  It is affecting Singapore companies' balance sheets in real time. Some local blue chips are surfing a wave of pure windfall profit while others are holding their breath as massive operational expenses begin to threaten their bottom lines. 2 Winners Riding the Crude Oil Wave: $Sembcorp Ind(U96.SI)$  - The Strategic Play  Sembcorp acts as th

$United Parcel Service Inc(UPS)$ fell 4.35% on September 21 as investors focused on slower $Amazon.com(AMZN)$-related shipments and weaker domestic volume. The decline arrived as a separate pressure intensified: a global diesel shortage that analysts expect may persist into 2027. Reuters reported on September 21 that US diesel prices had exceeded $6 per gallon and inventories were at their lowest September level since 1982. Reuters' diesel-market analysis attributes the squeeze to disruptions involving Iran and Russia, low stocks and refinery constraints. The bullish UPS thesis is deliberate mix improvement. Management has been reducing low-margin Amazon volume and reconfiguring its network, accepting fewe

The rapid ascent of crude oil to $108 per barrel—occurring alongside a synchronized surge in benchmark sovereign bond yields—presents a complex structural crossroads for global asset allocation. Traditional financial playbooks suggest that elevated energy prices function as an arbitrary tax on global consumption, while rising interest rates compress stock valuations by inflating discount rates. However, contemporary cross-asset dynamics reveal a far more bifurcated and nuanced reality. In this article, we would like to look at other than the Energy (Undisputed Leader), could Technology which present bifurcated opportunity could produce winners, we would be looking at losers to weigh the opportunity in more balanced way, lastly, we would look at Consumer Staples on Pricing Power vs. Input C

Oil is easing—but has the Hormuz supply shock really eased? If you saw my previous post, you’ll know I’m watching for mean reversion in oil. Today’s move is encouraging for that thesis: USO was recently around $148.23, down $5.59 (3.63%), while WTI also fell sharply. One possible reason: more Middle Eastern crude is still finding ways to reach buyers, despite the disruption. Saudi Arabia has reportedly increased exports through Hormuz after its East–West Pipeline was attacked. Reuters reported that 22 tankers carrying around 42 million barrels exited the strait during the week of September 13. But the wider picture is still far from normal: just 17 commodity vessels transited over the weekend, compared with roughly 125 vessels a day before the war. Tanker availability and shipping costs al

🛢️ Oil Above $100: Who Wins — and Who Loses? Oil above $100 a barrel changes the market equation. Brent is now around the $107 level, while WTI is above $100, and investors are starting to price in a bigger inflation risk.  So I’m asking myself: who actually benefits from this — and who gets squeezed? 🟢 Potential winners: Energy Oil producers and some oil-service companies could benefit from higher commodity prices. If they can sell oil at $100+ while keeping production costs relatively controlled, higher prices can translate into stronger cash flow and earnings. But there’s a catch: if the oil spike is caused by a major geopolitical disruption, the market may already be pricing in a lot of the good news. 🔴 Potential losers: Tech & growth stocks This is where things get interesting. H

For week ending Fri, 21 Aug 2026, US stock market rally bent but didn't break - a disaster week, if I could say so. All the key indexes fell below their 21-day moving averages on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 with the Nasdaq also closing below its 04 Aug 2026’s follow-through day low — a highly bearish signal that the market rally will ultimately fail. The indexes rose modestly on Friday, with all except Nasdaq regaining their 21-day lines. For the week: (see above) DJIA : -0.75% (-386.10 to 53,277.01). The Dow is posting back-to-back weekly losses. S&P 500 : -1.49% (-116.31 to 7,674.37). Nasdaq : -2.26% (-604.20 to 26,180.46). In the wake of the latest market drawdown, Verdence Capital Advisors, founder & CEO, Leo Kelly thinks US equities could see even more losses, a slide toward correction t

# The Index Is Not the Whole Market My main takeaway from the latest session is that the headline index is not telling the whole story. The S&P's decline looked relatively contained, but the weakness beneath it was much broader. I want to pay attention to that gap before looking for another reason to buy a dip. For the next session, these are review priorities and possible actions, not orders I have placed or trades I have completed. I am watching the equal-weight S&P alongside the large-cap index. When the average stock is struggling more than the headline suggests, I cannot assume that a few resilient heavyweights mean the wider market is healthy. The loss of the equal-weight index's intermediate trend support, together with weakness in smaller companies, makes me more selective

August ended with the major indices looking strong, but I do not see that as an all-clear signal for September. Under the surface, the picture is less comfortable. Market participation has narrowed, small caps have lost momentum, and industrials and transports are beginning to weaken. At the same time, long-term bond yields remain elevated, creating pressure for rate-sensitive areas such as real estate, utilities and regional banks. My conclusion is simple: September is not the month to carry weak positions out of hope or force trades because cash feels unproductive. ## September seasonality is a filter, not a prediction September has a reputation for being difficult, particularly in the second half of the month. I am not treating that historical pattern as an automatic sell signal. Season

Last night, in a futures livestream on the Tiger platform, I shared my latest views on the movements of gold, equity indices, and the U.S. dollar following the U.S. Treasury’s announcement on Treasury bond purchases. The core of this session was how to assess, through correlations across different asset classes, whether the market has shifted from a range-bound environment into a new trend phase. Those who were unable to attend may watch the replay of our video course here: >>> Could the U.S. Treasury’s Aggressive Market Support Backfire? Three Ways to Track the Current Market Next, I will summarize the key information and

For week ending Fri, 14 Aug 2026, US market performance could at best be described as “mixed”. Overall, the week reflected a classic “good news is good news” dynamic: cooling inflation & steady earnings supported valuations. Soft activity data capped upside and prompted a modest Friday pullback from record highs. By the time market called it a week: DJIA: -0.36% (-340.25 to 53,732.41). S&P 500: +0.44% (+34.02 to 7,785.76). Crossed the 7,800 mark for the 1st time on Thu, 13 Aug 2026. Nasdaq: +0.18% ( +48.72 to 26,729.16). Eked out its 3rd weekly gain in a row, ending the week higher marginally. Weekly Catalysts. Catalysts that have either lifted / dampened market sentiments include: Cooling inflation. July 2026 - Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) reports rele

🌟🌟🌟The S&P 500 has blasted through the stratosphere to reach new spectacular all time highs.  With global bond yields hovering new multi decade highs, investors face a defining choice: Are we looking at a permanent mainline offensive breakout, or is a violent correction lurking around the corner? How High Can the S&P500 Go?  Target 8000, 8500 or a Pullback? The bullish analysts on Wall Street argues that treating the current breakout as a standard, overextended bubble is a mistake.  Their reasons are: The AI Productivity Moat:  Premier research desks at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan indicate that if corporate investments in AI infrastructure successfully trigger an efficiency wave across non tech sectors, the S&P 500 index commands an uninterrupted runway towar

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$   $Micron Technology(MU)$   $SK hynix(SKHY)$   August 2026 was not a month. It was a stress test. In the span of four weeks, the market experienced its sharpest single-day crash of the year, a record high close, a Warsh hawkish shock, an NVDA blowout, a China memory threat, and a SanDisk Investor Day that rewrote the NAND story permanently. If your positions survived all five of those in sequence and you still have conviction, you have earned it. If you did not, August just taught you something worth learning before September. Here is the honest review, and the September pla

The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ S&P 500 index recently pulled back toward the 5,675 mark (noting that references to levels near 7,675 reflect speculative forward projections rather than actual market milestones). This movement comes after reaching historic all-time highs, prompting investors to evaluate whether the recent dip represents an ideal entry point or a tactical trap. 1. Deconstructing the Pullback: Market Context & AI Catalysts When an index like the S&P 500 reaches record territories and subsequently retrenches to key reference levels — such as major moving averages or previous breakout zones—it tests structural market sentiment. The transition from momentum-driven buying to valuation-driven consolidation is a healthy feature of bul

Oil matters to inflation more than almost any other single commodity because it touches everything. Transport costs more, manufacturing costs more, even your electricity bill costs more, because an oil price move flows through to nearly every other price in the economy. BNO is also the top performer on this entire list, which tells you how large this year’s Middle East supply shock has actually been. The risk cuts both ways. The same headline risk that took this up 104% can reverse just as fast if there is real de-escalation, and futures funds bleed a little to the roll from month to month even when the price goes nowhere. Commodities usedlike oil  to mean opening a separate futures account. Futures are leveraged, and they come with quirks like contango and backwardation, where near-t

$NEW GONOW RV(00805)$   DO NOT BUY, SELL NOW, before it's too late ! NEW GONOW RV (00805.HK) — Recent News Roundup Conclusion: The news flow is predominantly negative , with today's mid-term results confirming a sharp profit contraction. The sole bright spot is revenue growth driven by higher RV sales volume. Negative News 1. H1 2026 Profit Plunged ~78% Today (Aug 31), the company released its interim results: revenue of RMB 473 million, +14.9% YoY , but shareholders' profit was just RMB 6.609 million, down 78.47% YoY (from ~RMB 31 million in H1 2025) This was within the range flagged in the Aug 14 profit warning. 2. No Interim Dividend The board does not recommend any interim dividend for H1 2026 This follows a pattern — no dividends