In this episode of the KE Report, we sit down with TG Watkins, Director of Stocks at Simpler Trading and Editor of The Profit Pilot.
The markets recently witnessed a historic “elevator drop” in precious metals, with Silver plummeting nearly 40% in a single day. TG shares the “detective work” that allowed him to warn his subscribers days before the crash by monitoring unusual volume in inverse leveraged ETFs. Beyond the metals, we explore a broader “vibe shift” affecting semiconductors, crypto, and small caps, and why a defensive posture might be the only logical move in a murky macroeconomic environment.
Key Discussion Points
- The Anatomy of a Crash: How extreme parabolic moves in Gold and Silver signaled an imminent correction and why vertical moves rarely end well for late buyers.
- The “Inverse” Smoking Gun: Identifying the massive volume spikes in ZSL, GDXD, and GLL that served as a precursor to the historic Friday sell-off.
- Resource Stocks and Double Tops: Analyzing why Uranium and Rare Earth miners like UEC and UUUU are struggling to decouple from the broader metals weakness.
- Crypto’s Three-Tier Split: Why Bitcoin miners are no longer a monolith, as companies like HUT pivot toward AI power generation while digital treasuries like MSTR face technical breakdowns.
Summary of Stocks & ETFs Mentioned
- Precious Metals/Inverse ETFs: Silver ($SILVER), Gold ($GOLD), $ZSL (UltraShort Silver), $GDXD (Bear 3X Miners), $GLL (UltraShort Gold), $AGQ (Ultra Silver).
- Energy & Resources: $UEC (Uranium Energy Corp), $UUUU (Energy Fuels), $USR (U.S. Rare Earths), $COPX (Copper Miners), $CPER (Copper Index).
- Crypto & Tech: $BTC (Bitcoin), $ETH (Ethereum), $MSTR (MicroStrategy), $MARA (Marathon Digital), $HUT (Hut 8), $IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust), $SMH (Semiconductor ETF).
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