Alberto Poli
๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ. ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ. ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š. ๐Ÿš€ New highs. Fresh enthusiasm. Risk appetite rising, led by tech. And a narrative that feels already written: the words of Donald Trump are fueling hope โ€” ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š โ€œ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š.โ€ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ Sounds perfect. Looks perfect. Or maybe not. Because while prices are rising, fundamentals are telling a less reassuring story: โš ๏ธ Energy is climbing โ€“ oil remains at elevated levels โš ๏ธ Commodities are rallying (including aluminum, copper, fertilizers, plastics) โš ๏ธ Inflation is starting to resurface โš ๏ธ Energy routes remain vulnerable โš ๏ธ Critical reserves, like jet fuel in Europe, are limited This is not a resolved scenario. Itโ€™s a fragile equilibrium. And when inflation movesโ€ฆ central banks donโ€™t sit still. Higher rates. Tighter financial conditions. An economy that may not be as resilient as it was a few months ago. ๐™Ž๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ: ๐Ÿ‘‰ is the market anticipatingโ€ฆ or ignoring? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Equities are pricing a constructive scenario ๐Ÿ‘‰ Bonds remain anchored to inflation risk โ€ข The Fed has little room for rate cuts โ€ข Interest rates are still consistent with an economy that isnโ€™t slowing enough โ€ข The ECB maintains a restrictive stance, with potential moves ahead โ€ข The long end of the curve remains exposed ๐™„๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ: the cost of money isnโ€™t easing enough to fully justify this equity move. Looking at global data: ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด โ€ข Economic activity is stable, but lacks momentum โ€ข Labor market still resilient โ€ข Input costs rising โ†’ margin pressure ๐˜Œ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ โ€ข Weak and uneven industrial activity โ€ข Germany still struggling โ€ข High exposure to energy costs ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข โ€ข External demand softening โ€ข Imports rising sharply โ†’ price pressures building ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด: โ€ข US indices are back near their highs โ€ข Nasdaq has moved quickly from oversold to overbought ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ. Right now, the market is focusing on: โœ”๏ธ geopolitical easing โœ”๏ธ stable yields โœ”๏ธ resilient growth While downplaying: โŒ energy-driven inflation risk โŒ central bank rigidity โŒ cyclical weakness in key economies ๐™Ž๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™คโ€™๐™จ ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ. ๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™™. Because the chain is simple: High energy โ†’ persistent inflation Persistent inflation โ†’ higher rates for longer Higher rates โ†’ pressure on valuations And yetโ€ฆ prices keep rising. Thatโ€™s the key point: ๐Ÿ‘‰ the market doesnโ€™t need to be consistent. It just needs to move. Which is why taking sides is often a mistake. โŒ Chasing the rally out of FOMO โŒ Positioning against it out of conviction Both are mental shortcuts. โœ”๏ธ Build a solid framework โœ”๏ธ Adapt to the environment โœ”๏ธ Manage risk consciously Because the market can stay disconnected from fundamentals longer than you expect. And in that time, itโ€™s not about having a thesis. Itโ€™s about staying consistent with your decisions and not getting pulled into the noise. Thank you for your support! $OIL $ALUMINUM $NSDQ100 $GOLD
Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.
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