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Jim Tassoni – Momentum Check: Small Caps, Silver, US Dollar, Bitcoin Volatility

Cory
December 16, 2025

 

In this KE Report Daily Editorial, we’re joined by Jim Tassoni, CEO of Armor Wealth Strategies, for a momentum-focused look at equities, metals, energy, and cryptocurrencies. Jim outlines where trends are strengthening, where momentum is fading, and the key technical levels guiding his trades as markets head into year-end.

 

Key discussion points include:

 

  • Equity Index Momentum & Year-End Positioning – Small caps continue to lead while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ struggle to regain upside momentum. Jim explains how year-end hedging and profit protection may be driving choppy price action and why January could be decisive.

  • Silver’s Breakout & Gold’s Steady Trend – Silver’s explosive move into the $60+ range remains a strong momentum trade, though short-term exhaustion is showing. Gold continues to grind higher with longer-term momentum intact.

  • Dollar, Bonds, Oil, and Bitcoin Trends – The U.S. dollar has turned lower, bonds suggest a potential yield-curve steepening, oil remains under pressure, and Bitcoin continues to trade with bearish momentum after a sharp pullback.

Click here to visit the Armor Wealth Strategies website to keep up to date with Jim and what he’s trading – https://armorwealthstrategies.com/

 


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Discussion
24 Comments
    Dec 16, 2025 16:06 PM

    I am not seeing much of a Santa Rally, Santa must have fallen off the roof! LOL! DT 🤣😊😊

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      Dec 16, 2025 16:34 PM

      Santa is okay but HG fell off tje roof

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    Dec 16, 2025 16:23 PM

    Howard Stern just signed a 3 year deal with Sirius XM, his last deal was for 5 years at $100 Million per year. What a World. PRESS THE BET HOWARD! LOL! DT 🤣🤣🤣

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      Dec 16, 2025 16:43 PM

      It’s hard to believe Sirius can make money on that imbecile.

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        Dec 16, 2025 16:01 PM

        That’s at least two of us. He makes a lot more but I’m doing OK.

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    Dec 16, 2025 16:26 PM

    Ex, if I was you I would get a contract with Sirius to discuss investing! I could be your manager. LOL! DT

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      Dec 17, 2025 17:41 AM

      Would the afro look suit him?

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        Dec 17, 2025 17:46 AM

        No, he needs to look like Mr. Clean with Nikita Khrushchev head wax. LOL! DT 😊

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      Dec 17, 2025 17:47 AM

      Hi DT. Good idea on getting Sirius to host the KE Report!

      –> Surely our show is worth a small fraction of that payment they are making to Stern and they can spare some funds to help out our emerging podcast show on investing. Goodness gracious I don’t understand how he’s worth that kind of money!

      Sorry for the delayed response, but I’ve been out of pocket traveling to Nashville and meeting up with and friends & family the last couple days. I’m back in the saddle today for this morning though working on cranking out a few more interesting interviews for folks here at the KER crew.

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        Dec 17, 2025 17:05 PM

        What is Chen buying and selling? What is his take on the Brics phenomenon? Been over a year since he was on KER

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    Dec 17, 2025 17:03 AM

    Hi folks. I’m honored to have been featured in an article out on Streetwise Reports earlier this week regarding Tax Loss Selling Season; along with Bob Moriarty, Brian Leni, Jeff Clark, Adrian Day, and Chen Lin.

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    Market Experts Uncover Excellent Buys During December ‘Silly Season’ Tax Selloff

    Streetwise Reports – 12/15/2025

    https://www.streetwisereports.com/article/2025/12/15/market-experts-uncover-excellent-buys-during-december-silly-season-tax-selloff.html?utm_source=Shad

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      Dec 17, 2025 17:56 AM

      Hi Ex, and yes you are also at the top of the Streetwise Reports list, but that doesn’t surprise me. DT👍

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      Dec 17, 2025 17:42 AM

      Hi Matthew and Ex, I have a big loss in OLVRF Olivut and NUGLF. Is there any chance of their coming back? Pierre Lassonde touted Olivut years ago as a diamond play and Quinton loved NULGF about 5 years ago as his favorite gold play in Nevada. I don’t need any more losses this year as I have plenty from past years, but when I sell my truckload of PSLV one day I’ll need all the tax losses I can find.

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        12 hours ago

        Hi Bonzo. I’m not familiar enough with either company to have any good feedback on them

        Yeah, some struggling positions just end up fulfilling the role of tax losses to offset gains.

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        8 hours ago

        Hi Bonzo, I’ve never followed either company but they look dead in the water to me. If they were mine, I’d sell early next year to put what remains of my investments into something else before the sector goes much higher.

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    Dec 17, 2025 17:58 AM

    SLV did end up going sideways into fork support yesterday and today it leaped up from that support right into resistance. It’s likely going to the next resistance very soon.
    https://schrts.co/mcQevqtR

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    Dec 17, 2025 17:29 AM

    Silver, monthly… judge for yourself.

    https://www.tradingview.com/x/y9G8iYrh/

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    Dec 17, 2025 17:05 AM

    SIL:SLV continues to disappoint.

    One of the reasons I wanted a longer sideways consolidation in silver was for precisely this reason. I was afraid an immediate launch would have the miners severely underperform and that is unfortunately bearing out. Hopefully they can prove me wrong. It could be the ratio is sniffing out a recession or major stock market decline. Again, hopefully this is just a healthy correction in the ratio.

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      Dec 17, 2025 17:24 PM

      SLVU and SLVD are good for volatile commodity markets in my opinion, the stocks have gone dormant.

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    Dec 17, 2025 17:36 AM

    EX:
    Excellent interview on Streetwise. As a stockholder in EMO, thanks for some accurate comments which are hard to come by in most chat rooms.

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      12 hours ago

      Much appreciated Lakedweller2. Yes, then selldown in Emerita is getting way overdone considering the underlying value of IBW, and potential at San Antonio and Nuevo Tintillo.

      It is a great opportunity to scoop up some shares on the cheap this tax loss silly season.

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    Dec 17, 2025 17:28 PM

    Silver 4 hour, outside of pitchfork…

    https://www.tradingview.com/x/jmEHAVQN/

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