Interview recorded - 13th of November, 2023

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Oliver - Founder of Momentum Structural Analysis.

During our conversation we spoke about Michael's thoughts about the markets, why there is continued stress, what is happening with bonds, what assets will perform and more!

0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - What is Michael currently seeing in markets?
8:42 - Largest companies holding up indexes. Will they remain stable?
17:01 - Has cutting rate/QE been good for equities?
19:02 - What happens when bond prices decrease?
24:07 - What will happen with bonds?
28:53 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

J. Michael Oliver entered the financial services industry in 1975 on the Futures side, joining E.F. Hutton’s International Commodity Division, headquartered in New York City's Battery Park. He studied under David Johnston, head of Hutton’s Commodity Division and Chairman of the COMEX.

In the 1980s Mike began to develop his own momentum-based method of technical analysis. He learned early on that orthodox price chart technical analysis left many unanswered questions and too often deceived those who trusted in price chart breakouts, support/resistance, and so forth.

In 1987 Mike technically anticipated and caught the Crash. It was then that he decided to develop his structural momentum tools into a full analytic methodology.

In 1992 the Financial VP and head of Wachovia Bank's Trust Department asked Mike to provide soft dollar research to Wachovia. Within a year, Mike shifted from brokerage to full-time technical research. He is also the author of The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism.

Michael Oliver -

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Interview recorded - 7th of May, 2024

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Pento. Michael is the President & Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies.

Michael Pento serves as the President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies (PPS). PPS is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm (RIA) that operates like an actively managed fund without all the expenses. The Model Portfolio uses a proprietary macroeconomic model to determine when and how to invest across an inflation/deflation and economic cycle spectrum. The 20-component model is used to determine the two most important factors when it comes to successful investing: the second derivatives of growth and inflation.

0:00 - Introduction
2:07 - Current outlook on the markets?
4:49 - Why is economy looking strong?
7:25 - Global economy
9:47 - FED have to drive economy into ground?
10:51 - Surprised that FED is dovish?
18:28 - How is Michael positioning himself?
20:18 - What will the FED do?
24:35 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

Michael Pento -

Website - https://pentoport.com/
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pento-a1882917b/

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Interview recorded - 19th of April, 2024

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure to welcome back Doomberg.

During our conversation we spoke about the current geopolitical situation, why this is highly inflating oil prices, how oil would be $50 without war, in-depth analysis of the gas markets, the US energy miracle and more. I hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Introduction
2:57 - What does the current geopolitical factors mean?
6:04 - How have we gotten into the geopolitical mess?
8:37 - Missiles and drones are a positive outcome?
10:37 - Who are the good guys?
12:17 - What does this mean for energy?
15:54 - Could oil be lower than $55 with no oil?
20:02 - Is there a tight gas market?
23:21 - Will prices for gas go lower?
27:30 - What happens during a bifurcation of the global economy?
28:04 - Low energy help prevent recession?
31:14 - What impact will data centres have on electricity?
34:59 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

The group started writing Doomberg in May of 2021 to highlight the fundamentals missing from many economic and policy decisions, and it quickly grew to be one of the most widely read finance newsletters on Substack.

This publication is their passion, and the content is borne out of the team’s deep experience in heavy industry, private equity, and the hard sciences. Family offices and c-suite executives hired them to deliver innovative thinking and clarity to complex problems – they operate as though their subscribers share those same expectations.

Read their full bio here - https://doomberg.substack.com/about

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