Lobo Tigre would welcome buying oil stocks opportunistically if a presidential tweet or other shock knocked oil prices down 30%, or if peace declarations caused oil to correct 40-60%, because the underlying structural constraints (underinvestment, infrastructure damage) would remain, setting up subsequent rallies.

If investors receive criticism (rotten tomatoes) from viewers for not cheerleading a particular commodity, they should be skeptical of their own emotional response and consider that analysts willing to be contrarian and honest about risks are more reliable than permabulls who only tell you what you want to hear.

In January 2026, when mining stocks were soaring vertically, Lobo correctly warned that corrections always come and mining stocks would not be exempt from downside, even though they provide leverage on the upside. The reminder prevented overconfidence during a euphoric period.

Lobo is not currently interested in buying mining stocks; the recent selloff is not a sufficient capitulation to warrant entry. He would only 'back up the truck' (load up aggressively) if a true capitulation event occurs, creating a more obvious asymmetric opportunity.

Nuclear fuel is unique among energy sources in its ability to store decades of power in a reasonably-sized warehouse compound, enabling energy independence without relying on coal, hydrocarbons, rivers for storage, or weather-dependent sources

The growing concern over private credit is particularly concerning as a potential trigger for self-fulfilling prophecy that could cause unnecessary harm even if the credit is fundamentally sound

Current geopolitical events in the Middle East are a wake-up call (escalating beyond 2022 Ukraine invasion) that energy independence is an urgent, pressing necessity for all countries, making nuclear/uranium the only viable solution for energy-independent nations without significant hydro or fossil fuel resources.

The ultimate goal of investment is to make money through selling high, not through being religiously committed to a particular commodity or macro scenario—regardless of whether a particular asset class corrects, volatility will create opportunities somewhere, so tactical allocation is superior to dogmatic sector positioning.

Gold's real role and utility is the maintenance of purchasing power over time, not as a short-term speculation or savings vehicle—this function explains why sovereigns like Hungary and other governments have been selling gold to fund immediate obligations without compromising gold's long-term value.

If the Iran-US conflict drags on for months or years (beyond short-term liquidity crises), safe haven demand for gold and silver will dominate other considerations like Fed interest rate decisions, driving precious metals significantly higher.

There are currently no bargains among the best players in the mining sector—any appearance of a bargain in top-tier gold/silver producers indicates Mr. Market is signaling something is wrong with that company, and investors should investigate before buying.

Nuclear weapons and civil nuclear power generation are completely distinct phenomena; even if Western populations panic and demand nuclear shutdowns, BRICS countries understand this distinction clearly and will continue nuclear expansion regardless of Western sentiment.

Platinum group metals (PGMs) have surprised Lobo with their recent outperformance, tracking monetary metals upward, increasing his interest in PGMs as a potential buying opportunity in industrial metals going forward.

Mining stocks provide leverage to underlying metal commodities, and if the metals themselves reverse course, strong fundamentals and valuation will not prevent stocks from retreating alongside the metals—leverage works both ways.

Lobo Tigre recently sold nearly all of his mining and precious metals stocks (including Wheaton Precious Metals and Agnico Eagle—the 'cream of the absolute cream') at cyclical highs, not to exit the sector permanently, but to raise cash for deploying in subsequent opportunities, giving him 10x the cash to invest compared to his inception 8 years ago.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has been repeatedly shelled for years without any radiation release, demonstrating the robustness of modern nuclear engineering and providing evidence that even damaged reactors are safer than feared.

The underlying case for oil stocks (years of underinvestment in production capacity creating supply constraints) remains stronger than ever despite the war, because conflict is actually exacerbating the underinvestment problem by destroying infrastructure—but this is now obvious to everyone, so prices don't reflect bargains.

Platinum and palladium are industrial metals whose demand is elastic, making them unsuitable for the 'monetary metals' classification alongside gold and silver, which have inelastic, alternative-currency-based demand.

Lobo Tigre has uranium as the only stock on his shopping list currently and is looking to add more; he sees this as the clearest investable trend emerging from the crisis

In 2008, many investors who understood the crisis unfolding still could not capitalize because they lacked dry powder (cash reserves), resulting in the anguished complaint 'I get it. I want to buy, but I'm all in. I have no cash.' This is a repeated mistake investors make by over-allocating to positions.