December 19, 2024 • 8 second read
Donald Trump is about to unleash an evolution in quantum energy production. How? By following the path set by Richard Nixon when he was President over 50 years ago.
February 23, 2026 • Addison Wiggin
The S&P 500 has traded in a 3.7% range over the past two months — less than half the 20-year median of 8.6%. One of the tightest ranges in modern history.
In trader parlance, the indexes are “flat,” a setup that often materializes before a sell-off at the top after a multi-year bull market.
Goldman Sachs told its own traders to be aware that institutional trading activity resembles a VIX reading near 35. Rather than a reading of 20, where the VIX has been trading over that same 2-month period.
The U.S. software ETF, IGV, tested its April 2025 lows last week and trades roughly 35% below its peak. The “SaaS-pocalypse” in software companies reflects the fear of Citrini’s 2028 scenario happening in real time. That divergence now exceeds the spread seen at the peak of the Great Financial Crisis.
Under the surface, the “great rotation” we wrote about last week is threatening to widen.
February 23, 2026 • Addison Wiggin
Despite its overly-educated 40-million-plus population, on a GDP per capita basis Canada is null. Collectively, the Great White North would rank as America’s second-lowest state, coming in above Mississippi, but below Alabama.
February 20, 2026 • Addison Wiggin
SpaceX is the most valuable private startup in history — and if its success continues, it might become the most valuable public company in history.
After all, as Musk famously said in 2023, “I have never lost money for those who invest in me and I am not starting now.”
For investors, SpaceX has been a wild, joyful ride — and now the journey continues!
February 20, 2026 • Addison Wiggin
The Supreme Court voted 6–3 to block President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose his “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the Constitution grants tariff authority to Congress alone. Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh dissented.
The case centered on Trump’s 10% global tariff and the higher reciprocal tariffs layered on select trading partners. Oral arguments were heard in November. The Court concluded that IEEPA did not authorize such broad tariff power.
A concurrent research paper from the New York Fed concluded that American consumers bear most of the tariff cost.
