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Weekend Show – Rick Bensignor & Dan Steffens – Fed Gridlock, Oil Shock, and Energy Stocks to Watch

Cory
June 21, 2025

 

On this Weekend’s Show Rick Bensignor breaks down the Fed’s gridlock, bond market uncertainty, and why industrials are quietly outperforming. Then Dan Steffens dives into energy market disruptions – from Middle East conflict to LNG trends – and outlines why Canadian natural gas producers may be the most overlooked contrarian trade of the summer.

 

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  • Segment 1 & 2 – Rick Bensignor, President of Bensignor Investment Strategies, shared his outlook on markets, emphasizing that the Fed remains on hold with no clear urgency to cut rates amid geopolitical risks and sticky inflation. He highlighted oil as the key market driver following its rebound due to the Iran-Israel conflict, but noted uncertainty remains with no clear trend. Rick also pointed to a stalled bond market and mixed equity sentiment, suggesting markets are rangebound with rotation into industrials and mega-cap tech, all while the risk of stagflation grows.
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  • Segment 3 & 4 – Dan Steffens, President of the Energy Prospectus Group, wraps up the show discussing how the escalating Israel-Iran conflict is fueling a $15 risk premium in oil prices, while also highlighting strong fundamentals in both oil and natural gas markets. He emphasizes that despite geopolitical uncertainty, upstream energy companies remain highly profitable with rising cash flow, and sees Canadian gas producers as a contrarian opportunity amid improving LNG demand and storage dynamics.
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Rick Bensignor
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20 Comments
    Jun 21, 2025 21:26 AM

    The US debt clock is now over 37 trillion dollars and climbing………………….!!!! Fartnomics, LOL! DT 🤣🤣🤣

    https://www.usdebtclock.org/

      Jun 21, 2025 21:31 AM

      All the wars are going to exponentially increase the amount of DEBT! They will need a Marshall plan to rebuild The Middle East. Little by little and then all of a sudden! POOF! DT

        Jun 21, 2025 21:43 AM

        How do you say Marshall Plan in Chinese?

          Jun 21, 2025 21:09 AM

          The French say Fabroquez’ Au Chine! DT

    Jun 21, 2025 21:56 AM

    Sidestep The Speculative Euphoria With A More Fundamental Approach To Markets

    Jesse Felder – The Felder Report – (06/21/2025)

    https://mailchi.mp/thefelderreport/sidestep-the-speculative-euphoria

    Jun 21, 2025 21:41 PM

    Well, it’s happened America is officially involved in The Israeli-Iran War.

      Jun 21, 2025 21:49 PM

      The last stand, do or die for the Empire right now.

    Jun 21, 2025 21:23 PM
    Jun 21, 2025 21:27 PM

    It’s interesting that KTN and IPT had virtually identical declines following their 2020 tops. Both fell 88.8% by the time they bottomed over a year ago.
    Monthly KTN
    https://schrts.co/ReNMKcrg

    Jun 21, 2025 21:30 PM

    Brixton has tripled since bottoming 7 weeks ago.
    https://schrts.co/gmMijBmW

      Jun 21, 2025 21:34 PM
      Jun 22, 2025 22:01 AM

      Had a very strong close Friday. Look forward to see how it trades Monday morning and the rest of the summer

      Jun 22, 2025 22:04 PM

      Thanks, Matthew, for this Brixton chart. Looks like they must’ve found something big. I paid 17 cents for my BBBXF and am feeling better now. Maybe there is hope for IRVRF and ESKYF and LOMLF
      Do you own Heliostar or SMOFF?

        Jun 22, 2025 22:53 PM

        Bonzo, there’s hope for most companies in a bull market. I don’t own Heliostar or SMOFF but both are in strong uptrends that should continue regardless of any pullbacks. Nevertheless, I’d consider taking profits on them if you haven’t already since there are many other juniors to choose from that are just now waking up.

    Jun 22, 2025 22:58 AM

    Iran Orders Closure of Strait of Hormuz. I knew it! Forget Freaky Friday it’s going to be payback Monday! DT 😒😒

    https://nypost.com/2025/06/22/world-news/iran-orders-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-putting-one-fifth-of-worlds-oil-supply-at-risk/

      Jun 22, 2025 22:06 PM

      FREAKY FRIDAY…… always prevails …… 🙂 LOL

        Jun 22, 2025 22:09 PM

        Going back to the 70’s with OIL embargo ….. replay

          Jun 22, 2025 22:24 PM

          It’s all about oil, all the way back to Pearl harbor.

      Jun 22, 2025 22:12 PM

      Has been an issue since the 1978-79 revolution. What Iran could do to back up their threats, the reactions to it, and the impact on their own economy are issues mentioned later in the article.

    Jun 22, 2025 22:36 PM

    IPT:SLV got rejected by at least three resistance levels on Friday…
    https://schrts.co/HeBGbZGW