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Roald Ross

@RoaldRoss

Finance, markets, and chaos. 🐂📈 All views my own.

Oslo, Norge Katılım Ocak 2015
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Javier Blas
Javier Blas@JavierBlas·
I believe this is the first sucessull Iranian attack against an **oil / gas field** since the war started (previous strikes against oil facilities involved refineries, terminals, and storage tanks). (Althought the tweet calls it an oil field, it likely refers to a gas field)
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Energy Headline News
Energy Headline News@OilHeadlineNews·
Iranian General Mohsen Rezaei: “Expect oil prices to reach $150 in the coming days.” @Osint613
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First Squawk
First Squawk@FirstSquawk·
ARAMCO IS CUTTING OIL PRODUCTION AT TWO OILFIELDS ACCORDING TO TWO SOURCES.
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Hamidreza Azizi
Hamidreza Azizi@HamidRezaAz·
Mojtaba Khamenei is now officially the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. The main achievement of Donald Trump's campaign so far has been to replace Khamenei with Khamenei...
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Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer@SenSchumer·
Due to Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice, gas prices have surged to their highest levels in years. His response? “If they rise, they rise.” He couldn’t care less. Today, I demanded Trump release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve IMMEDIATELY to bring relief to Americans at the pump.
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Roald Ross
Roald Ross@RoaldRoss·
@wallstengine Something odd about this. If AI companies don’t want their applications to be used for war related stuff - fine. But it’s crazy to suggest the DoW should call the AI company to clarify if it’s OK each time there is a new scenario. Making the AI company de facto decision maker.
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Wall St Engine
Wall St Engine@wallstengine·
OpenAI’s head of robotics, Caitlin Kalinowski, resigned over the company’s Pentagon deal. She said “surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight” and “lethal autonomy without human authorization” were lines that needed more deliberation. OpenAI confirmed her departure and said its DoD agreement still draws red lines around domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons
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Roald Ross
Roald Ross@RoaldRoss·
@IGSquawk Has anyone had any experience with how predictive IGweekend prices are for the actual prices when markets open Monday?
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Roald Ross@RoaldRoss·
@abcampbell And what’s your analysis of the credit cycle now? I mean, just in brief
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Roald Ross@RoaldRoss·
@AndreasSteno True, we’re also just a drone away from $150 (if it disrupts a major oil field - not saying that’s my base case tho)
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Andreas Steno Larsen
Andreas Steno Larsen@AndreasSteno·
One could argue that both TA and Macro supports higher prices now. I won’t dispute that. We are just “truth” away from a reversal - so hard to Trade it
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Andreas Steno Larsen
Andreas Steno Larsen@AndreasSteno·
I love how people show a wedge on the oil price and say that is bullish As the current move has nothing to do with anything happening in the world Never go full macro, or TA
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Roald Ross
Roald Ross@RoaldRoss·
@respeculator could a prolonged conflict dampen central banks' appetite for buying more gold?
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Respeculator
Respeculator@respeculator·
#gold goes up in wartime.. does it tho? Here’s 2022 post Russia/Ukraine.. emerging markets flogged their gold to buy energy no?
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Roald Ross@RoaldRoss·
@mining isnt gold supposed to be an inflation hedge
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Respeculator
Respeculator@respeculator·
Energy security > net zero 🤡
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Common Sense Investor (CSI)
Common Sense Investor (CSI)@commonsenseplay·
Common Sense Investor (CSI)@commonsenseplay

$TLT Major Fed Shakeup and Fresh PCE Inflation Data What this means for $TLT over the next 12 months. President Trump just officially nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair to replace Jerome Powell when his term ends in May 2026. Warsh is a known hawk: - former Fed governor - longtime critic of prolonged easy money i.e. QE and - keeping rates too low for too long. He’s repeatedly argued for tighter policy when inflation shows any stickiness. This nomination brings real hawkish risk into the future outlook. Latest inflation check (Nov 2025 data released today): - Core PCE +2.8% y/y (up from 2.7% in Oct) • - Headline PCE +2.8% y/y Inflation is still cooling on the big-picture trend but clearly sticky above the 2% target. No “mission accomplished” signal yet. Current policy snapshot: - Fed funds target: 3.50–3.75% (Jan FOMC held rates - first pause after the 2025 cutting cycle) Market pricing (CME FedWatch plus economist dot plots): only 1–2 cuts (or possibly zero) expected in 2026 - “Higher for longer” narrative is strengthening long end of the curve: - 30-year Treasury yield sitting at roughly 4.85 to 4.88% - $TLT (20+ year Treasury ETF) currently $87.50 - Duration 17 years is extremely sensitive to any shift in rate expectations. My 12-Month $TLT Outlook (3 ways I think this will play out): 1. Most probably is that the soft landing continues, inflation drifts toward 2%, Fed delivers 1 to 2 cautious cuts and the funds rate settles around 3.0–3.5%. - If this happens long yields fall to 4.2–4.5% range. - $TLT will rally to mid-to-high $90s (+8–15% total return including carry). 2. In a hawkish scenario (Warsh confirmed and inflation stays sticky): - fewer/no cuts, yields hold or grind toward 5.0–5.2%. - $TLT grinds down to low $80s (flat to –8% return). 3. In a bullish scenario (data softens quickly, Warsh moderated by Senate): - 3+ cuts, yields drop below 4.2%. $TLT pushes toward $100–105 (+15–20% upside). Key risks to watch: - Senate confirmation hearings (could get spicy) - Upcoming Dec/Jan PCE prints - Any reacceleration in wages or services inflation Bottom line: Still bullish on long bonds in the base case, but the Warsh nomination meaningfully raises the “higher for longer” tail risk. Positioned defensively - favoring intermediate duration over ultra-long for now, but ready to add on any yield spike. To me this is a much better option than being 100% equities right now, 60% of my portfolio is now in long term bonds, and I am paid a monthly dividend for this to play out!

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Charlie Bilello
Charlie Bilello@charliebilello·
All 7 members of the Magnificent Seven are now down on the year and underperforming the S&P 500. Video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZLGVn3…
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Hamidreza Azizi
Hamidreza Azizi@HamidRezaAz·
A Day 3 recap of the war (with focus on Iranian strategic narrative): 🔹CENTCOM confirms that U.S. strikes on Iranian missile bases used B-1 bombers. The U.S. is trying to dismantle Iran’s fortified underground missile facilities. 🔹Iranian reports suggest Tehran has rejected multiple mediation attempts. Tehran’s apparent assessment is that it can sustain high-intensity conflict for 60-90 days, making early ceasefire acceptance strategically disadvantageous. 🔹Ali Larijani explicitly framed the war as a contest of endurance, stating Iran – unlike the United States – is prepared for a prolonged conflict. The objective appears to be altering Washington’s cost-benefit calculations over time. 🔹Iranian strategic discourse increasingly describes the conflict as a “war without rules” or a “game without red lines,” signaling deliberate unpredictability intended to reshape deterrence dynamics after leadership decapitation failed to halt Iran’s response. 🔹A related concept emerging in Iranian messaging is operating “one level above” adversary actions, i.e., delivering escalatory responses even to indirect threats in order to redefine escalation thresholds. 🔹This logic appears reflected in Iranian strikes toward British facilities in Cyprus, interpreted domestically as retaliation for London allowing U.S. access to Diego Garcia despite not joining offensive operations. 🔹One of the most consequential developments was the loss of three U.S. F-15 aircraft, initially claimed by Iran as shootdowns but later attributed to friendly fire from Kuwaiti air defenses, highlighting the growing risks of coalition battlefield congestion. 🔹Analysts close to Iranian security circles describe a layered missile strategy: first targeting radar systems, then launching low-cost drones and missiles to exhaust air-defense interceptors before deploying advanced weapons later. 🔹Iran’s continuous missile launches therefore appear designed less for immediate damage and more for attritional depletion of U.S. and Israeli defensive systems over time. 🔹Uncertainty over the size and dispersal of Iran’s advanced missile stockpiles may explain intensified U.S. and Israeli strikes against underground facilities and missile infrastructure. 🔹President Pezeshkian expanded emergency authorities across ministries and provincial administrations to ensure continuity of governance, deepening wartime decentralization already initiated before the conflict. 🔹Israel’s targeting pattern has become clearer: strikes now heavily focus on intelligence ministries, police headquarters, IRGC district bases, and internal security institutions, suggesting systematic erosion of regime coercive capacity. 🔹Parallel strikes against western border regions and Kurdistan province have fueled Iranian fears that external actors may seek to enable insurgent infiltration as an alternative to direct ground invasion. 🔹Iran has responded by striking areas in Iraqi Kurdistan while increasing pressure along its borders, indicating concern about a potential indirect ground dimension to the war. 🔹Iran-aligned Iraqi resistance factions – including Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada – continue their operations on a limited scale, opening another attritional front against U.S. forces. 🔹Hezbollah formally confirmed its participation, firing rockets toward Haifa, though involvement remains limited due to degraded capabilities and domestic political constraints in Lebanon. 🔹Iranian sources claim prewar coordination between the Quds Force and regional partners defined phased entry into the conflict, suggesting activation of the “axis of resistance” is proceeding gradually rather than simultaneously. 🔹The IRGC has reportedly begun enforcing a de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, warning commercial vessels against transit and threatening missile strikes. This is a major escalation targeting global energy flows. 🔹Simultaneous attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, including an Aramco facility near Ras Tanura and gas infrastructure in Qatar, indicate an effort to raise global energy prices and increase economic pressure on Washington. 🔹Iranian authorities signaled zero tolerance for dissent. IRGC intelligence warned that actions undermining stability during wartime would be treated as collaboration with the enemy, implying harsh internal repression. 🔹Negotiation signals remain contradictory. While Trump suggested a potential deal was possible, Larijani publicly rejected negotiations, reinforcing Tehran’s view that talks can occur only after strategic calculations shift. 🔹Iran’s sustained missile tempo against Israel appears designed to impose psychological as well as military pressure, keeping populations under prolonged shelter conditions while conserving firepower for a longer conflict. 🔹Overall, Day 3 shows the war evolving into simultaneous military, economic, psychological, and regional escalation far beyond bilateral confrontation. 🔹The key question now is whether expanding proxy involvement and energy warfare will force external powers into deeper participation or instead accelerate pressure for negotiated containment. --- P.S: Not sure how long I can keep doing this!
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Doc
Doc@EmmettBrownMD·
@RoaldRoss @DudeWhoInvests Thought I was going to break a million going into the day. No such luck. Always next week.
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