I am generally an optimist in my views and approach to life.
But I am also a pragmatist.
Playing the markets is what we do on here.
And, to different degrees, we antcipate the economy.
Alert: the economy is at risk. Yes, we already knew that.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/business ... omy-market
But oil wouldn’t need to get to $200 a barrel by June to tip the US economy into a recession. Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, believes one more month of triple-digit oil prices could be enough. Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US, said US oil would need to rise to $125 a barrel – about $25 higher than it is today – to sink the economy.
The longer the war lasts, the longer this biggest-ever global oil supply shock lasts. Every hour the war continues raises the risk for a recession.
Charts posted are not recommendations. They are just a sharing of information.