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A Short Christmas Message as We Look toward 2026

Greg Canavan

Happy Holidays from the Fat Tail Team

Reading/Watching List for Xmas

Charlie Ormond

Whether you’re lounging poolside or hiding from your relatives, here are the books, podcasts, and long-form videos that shaped my thinking this year.

Trader Education Series: Distributions

Murray Dawes

If you have enjoyed Murray’s Closing Bell videos but need help to understand the theory behind his analysis, then this video series is for you. This first instalment looks at how and why ranges develop, and how traders can take advantage of them to enter trades with great chances of success.

Editor’s Pick: The China Problem…Might Not Be as Bad as You Think

James Cooper

With James away, we’ve dug up an older piece that James wrote in the despairing moments of the China crisis and resource sell-off in 2024. What a difference a year makes!

Commodities

Editor’s Pick: The China Problem…Might Not Be as Bad as You Think

James Cooper

With James away, we’ve dug up an older piece that James wrote in the despairing moments of the China crisis and resource sell-off in 2024. What a difference a year makes!

Watch The Insiders: Right Now, The Biggest Breadcrumbs Lead to Rare Earths

James Cooper

Geologist James Cooper outlines why investors should be watching insiders. And according to James, right now, the biggest breadcrumbs are leading to Rare Earth Metals.

Why the AI data centre doubters are delusional

Nick Hubble

Analysis of the AI boom assumes it is subject to the rules of capitalism. Valuations, returns, cashflow… But what if we are dealing with something more like the Space Race?

As markets Detach from Reality, Focus on Stocks Producing Real Things

James Cooper

Cheap resource companies producing real things, that’s what James Cooper and Greg Canavan discuss in this latest edition of Mining Memo.

As markets Detach from Reality, Focus on Stocks Producing Real Things

James Cooper

Cheap resource companies producing real things, that’s what James Cooper and Greg Canavan discuss in this latest edition of Mining Memo.

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Technology

Reading/Watching List for Xmas

Charlie Ormond

Whether you’re lounging poolside or hiding from your relatives, here are the books, podcasts, and long-form videos that shaped my thinking this year.

We Need to Talk About the Kevins

Charlie Ormond

If we see a Trump ‘yes man’, short-term US rate cuts might juice American stocks, but they could also send long-term bond yields flying. That ripples straight to our shores.

AI’s New Orbital Silicon Valley

Charlie Ormond

Bloomberg breaks the biggest IPO news in years, Charlie and Ray explore what it means for early investors in the latest space race.

Prediction double-down for 2026

Charlie Ormond

In my opinion, Tesla has become a symbol of blind AI optimism for retail investors. Whether that’s their promised full self-driving (FSD) or mass-scale robotics in 2026, investors should be ready for another harsh dose of reality.

The Canary is Coughing

Charlie Ormond

US employment data has long served as an early warning system for the global economy. When American workers start losing jobs, trouble tends to follow…For markets, for Australia, and eventually for your portfolio.

Small-Caps

A rude awakening to rouse the masses

Brian Chu

The tragedy of the Bondi Beach shootings is not just a single evil act. It’s the legacy of a corrupt system and complacent populace. As Australia mourns, think about how we can stop the system from rotting further.