Four weeks ago, while bombs were flying and the markets were losing their minds, with everyone frantically trying to outguess Trump and the IRGC, I told readers to ignore the noise and look at commodities instead. They were vastly less susceptible to the idiotic knee-jerk reactions that dominate headline-driven trading.
Call me chicken if you like, but only a fool bets the farm on what a mad mullah might decide on any given day.
This isn’t my first rodeo. I learned the hard way years ago that knee-jerk trading in chaotic times is a fast way to blow up your account. When it works, it feels brilliant. When it doesn’t — and it usually doesn’t — it’s an absolute bloodbath.
Serious traders understand one thing above all: volatility is a double-edged sword. Yes, it creates opportunities, but when the world is this crazy, blindly following the herd is pure stupidity. We should be ahead of the crowd, not getting trampled by it.
In my report on 8th April, I deliberately steered readers away from the overcrowded trades in Gold and Oil and pointed them toward foodstuffs and non-ferrous metals. These were the sane, sensible places to hunt for opportunities if you didn’t want to spend your days glued to every ridiculous headline.
Let’s be honest — most traders have painfully narrow portfolios. They chase the hot sectors everyone else is in and wonder why they keep getting burned. My view is simple: diversify or die trying. Casting a wide net isn’t optional in this game — it’s essential.
At the start of last month, I highlighted Aluminium, Copper, Grains, Beans, and Cocoa as commodities that looked genuinely attractive. I knew they were unfashionable, but that was exactly the point.
Predictably, few readers acted on it. Most speculators continue to ignore solid, boring commodities in favour of chasing the latest shiny thing. That’s their loss. Those who actually listened and took the plunge have been well rewarded — these markets have already rallied 5% to 20%, and there looks to be more upside to come.
I’m not saying this to brag. I’m saying it because someone needs to call out the madness. Stop running around like headless chickens, desperately trying to catch every twist and turn. That kind of trading might be exciting for young guns, but it’s a brutal way to live — and an even worse way to trade.
Who wants to destroy their evenings and their marriage staring at CNN at midnight, trying to decode Trump’s tweets? It’s exhausting and, frankly, pointless. War is chaos. Information is always delayed. Even the people closest to power are often guessing. We are all behind the curve.
If you enjoy flipping positions every five minutes and paying the spread every time, be my guest. But don’t kid yourself — it’s expensive and stressful for very little real edge.
Real intelligence in this environment is doing the opposite of the mob. Step away from the crowded, noisy, dangerous trades. Look at the less fashionable, less volatile stuff that won’t punish you the second you get in.
Come on — deep down, you know it makes dollars, and sense.
Please note the political opinions expressed above are those of the author himself, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of JP Fund Services AS.
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