Forward Guidance

Is the AI trade officially dead and where can investors hide while we wait and see?

This week, we’re joined by Tony Greer to unpack the semiconductor selloff and the trades taking shape into year end.

We also discuss gold’s resilience, a potential bond bottom, the Fed’s next move, and why homebuilders deserve attention. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Tony Shows Up, Markets Fall Apart

04:29 Did The Midterms Break The Market?

07:48 The Trades Working Right Now

12:24 Fidelity, Blockworks MCP, DAS London

14:05 Is 2018 Happening Again?

17:38 The AI Bubble Starts Bursting

21:20 Can Gold And Bitcoin Survive?

24:53 Is A Liquidation Cascade Coming?

27:45 Fidelity, Blockworks MCP, DAS London

29:33 Can The Fed Really Hike?

32:12 The AI IPO Frenzy Unravels

37:34 The Best Trades Into Year-End

39:56 How To Trade A Moving Market

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SPONSORS

› Fidelity Crypto was built in-house with over a dozen years of crypto experience. So you can trade crypto and stocks in one place at Fidelity, backed by industry-leading security. Fidelity Crypto. We're here to help you feel good about investing in crypto. Crypto is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA, is not insured by FDIC or SIPC and includes risk of significant loss. Securities offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services,LLC. Member NYSE, SIPC.

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TOOLS

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EVENTS

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DISCLAIMER

Nothing said on Forward Guidance is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Is the AI trade busting or is the market just catching its breath?

This week, Warren Pies of 3Fourteen Research joins us to explain why he took equity risk off while still believing the AI build-out has room to run.

We also explore financials vs. staples flashing caution, why Fed hikes are the biggest risk to AI, and how the Iran blockade and diesel cracks are reshaping oil. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Warren Pies, Founder of 3Fourteen Research

04:23 Financials vs. Staples Flash Caution

08:35 Finding Signal in Noisy Markets

12:32 Fidelity, DAS London

13:43 Is the AI Trade Still Intact?

20:04 Who Finances the AI Build-Out?

26:18 Fidelity, DAS London

27:35 The Fed vs. the Investment Boom

32:04 Debt Issuance and CoreWeave's Bonds

35:12 Will the Fed Protect the AI Race?

37:51 How Fragile Is the Rest of the Economy?

39:44 Iran, the Blockade and Oil

44:55 Durable Changes to the Oil Landscape

48:15 What Fixes Blown-Out Diesel Cracks?

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SPONSORS

› Fidelity Crypto was built in-house with over a dozen years of crypto experience. So you can trade crypto and stocks in one place at Fidelity, backed by industry-leading security. Fidelity Crypto. We're here to help you feel good about investing in crypto. Crypto is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA, is not insured by FDIC or SIPC and includes risk of significant loss. Securities offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services,LLC. Member NYSE, SIPC.

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RESOURCES

› Learn more about Blockworks Agentic Detection:

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit London Nov 10-11

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DISCLAIMER

Nothing said on Forward Guidance is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

The AI trade is cracking and the Fed is too boxed in to help.

This week, Felix and Quinn weigh what a fracturing AI story and stalled monetary policy mean for markets heading into year end.

We explore gold breaking to new lows, implied correlations spiking, Lagarde's exit and Europe's hike pricing, Big Tech capex cuts, and why oil is ripping into the midterms. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Brewers Win the World Series

02:39 Fed Holds With Two Hawkish Dissents

08:46 Lagarde Exits as Central Banks Hike

12:46 Fidelity / DAS London

13:58 Gold Slides Below $3,900

19:16 Is the AI Trade Fracturing?

29:29 Fidelity / DAS London

30:46 What Oil Teaches Us About AI

39:46 Midterms, War and Oil Supply

44:32 Inflation, Populism and Unrest

51:05 Polymarket Missed Brazil's Election

53:43 Inside the $6.36B Binance Hack

57:37 Gold, Bitcoin and DAS London

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› Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks

SPONSORS

› Fidelity Crypto was built in-house with over a dozen years of crypto experience. So you can trade crypto and stocks in one place at Fidelity, backed by industry-leading security. Fidelity Crypto. We're here to help you feel good about investing in crypto. Crypto is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA, is not insured by FDIC or SIPC and includes risk of significant loss. Securities offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services,LLC. Member NYSE, SIPC.

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RESOURCES

› Weekly Roundup Charts – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AkjPKMl-PBMxKBU96-LUgBw0N8DBr4nn/view?usp=sharing

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit London Nov 10-11

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DISCLAIMER

Nothing said on Forward Guidance is a. recommendation tobuy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Can anything stop oil's run when the SPR is already drained?

This week, we dig into why the oil squeeze is becoming structural, not just a Strait of Hormuz story.

We explore the oil curve trade, the Brent–WTI gap, tightening financial conditions, and crypto's slow bottoming process. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Markets In Turmoil, Round Two

01:25 Bonds Rip As The Nasdaq Drops 3%

02:29 Oil And Bonds Break Up

05:23 Why Nobody Wants The Oil Bull Case

09:45 Reading The Oil Curve

12:38 Ads (Fidelity, DAS London)

13:50 Brent–WTI Gap Hits Wartime Highs

16:33 Diesel, Cracks & Maxed-Out Refineries

20:30 The Only Way Out Is Through

23:13 AI Capex Doubts Meet Tighter Conditions

29:18 Ads (Fidelity, DAS London)

30:36 Midterms, Iran & No Plan

36:07 No SPR Left To Cap Prices

39:56 Do Shipping Costs Cap Oil?

44:19 Is Crypto Bottoming?

54:06 The Midterms Risk For Crypto

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› Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks

SPONSORS

› Fidelity Crypto was built in-house with over a dozen years of crypto experience. So you can trade crypto and stocks in one place at Fidelity, backed by industry-leading security. Fidelity Crypto. We're here to help you feel good about investing in crypto. Crypto is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA, is not insured by FDIC or SIPC and includes risk of significant loss. Securities offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services,LLC. Member NYSE, SIPC.

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RESOURCES

› Weekly Roundup Charts – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tnu1D0x02EGLR6qtWjttOj6iDTp-jOLw/view?usp=sharing

› Learn more about Blockworks Agentic Detection:

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› Start building with the Blockworks Unified API

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit London Nov 10-11

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DISCLAIMER

Nothing said on Forward Guidance is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Is crypto finally rewarding the investors who do the work?

This week, we sit down with three top allocators at DAS Singapore to unpack where the real alpha lives in an early, uneven bull market.

We explore where crypto x AI actually works, building size in illiquid tokens, if $HYPE stays the consensus winner, and seed vs. growth for the next cycle. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:21 Where Is Crypto AI’s Edge?

07:10 Ads (Fidelity Crypto)

07:43 Do AI Agents Need Blockchains?

10:16 How Crypto Funds Allocate Capital

16:33 Ads (Fidelity Crypto)

17:13 Finding Alpha In A Crowded Market

23:37 Longs, Shorts, And Beating Bitcoin

26:34 Seed Or Growth: Where’s The Opportunity?

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› Rajiv Patel-O'Connor – https://x.com/rajivpoc

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SPONSORS

› Fidelity Crypto was built in-house with over a dozen years of crypto experience. So you can trade crypto and stocks in one place at Fidelity, backed by industry-leading security. Fidelity Crypto. We're here to help you feel good about investing in crypto. Crypto is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA, is not insured by FDIC or SIPC and includes risk of significant loss. Securities offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services,LLC. Member NYSE, SIPC.

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RESOURCES

› Learn more about Blockworks Agentic Detection:

https://blockworks.com/insights/introducing-agentic-detection-asset-monitoring-built-for-the-ai-era

› Start building with the Blockworks Unified API

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit London Nov 10-11

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DISCLAIMER

Nothing said on Forward Guidance is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.