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2026 will be the year of stablecoin anarchy

Nick Hubble

One trend will dominate financial markets in 2026. It centres on the most boring investment you can possibly imagine. A cryptocurrency that doesn’t go up or down in price.

Trader Education Series: Trends

Murray Dawes

If you have enjoyed Murray’s Closing Bell videos but need help to understand the theory behind his analysis, then this three part video series is for you. This third instalment looks at how to define trends. Combining this knowledge with the theory of distributions and buy and sell pivots creates a model of market behaviour that keeps you out of trouble and points you towards winning trades.

Warren Buffett Is Out—Should You Be Too? A Case for Strategic Reallocation

James Cooper

Here’s how James is playing the market in 2026: weighting his portfolio towards a handful of high-quality miners, high-yielding oil and gas producers, and cash.

Lachlann Tierney’s 2026 Outlook

Lachlann Tierney

Lithium, uranium, copper. Just a few of the themes I will be looking to position members for in 2026.

Commodities

2026… hold your breath, it could get rough

Brian Chu

2025 was a year where precious metals assets exceeded expectations. While our financial system becomes more fragile and could push them higher, focus on securing your gains, especially as greed takes over…

Warren Buffett Is Out—Should You Be Too? A Case for Strategic Reallocation

James Cooper

Here’s how James is playing the market in 2026: weighting his portfolio towards a handful of high-quality miners, high-yielding oil and gas producers, and cash.

2026 will be the year of stablecoin anarchy

Nick Hubble

One trend will dominate financial markets in 2026. It centres on the most boring investment you can possibly imagine. A cryptocurrency that doesn’t go up or down in price.

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.

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Technology

Charlie’s 2026 Outlook: The Year AI Sentiment Breaks

Charlie Ormond

2025 was dominated by political theatre, but the structural story was unfolding in technology. AI capex driving growth while application-layer delivery lagged. That tension will define 2026.

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.