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The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
When the bull market stumbles, most investors panic. Lucas and Luna spend each episode of The Bear Market Podcast inside the numbers, the history, and the strategy of surviving downturns — not with generic advice, but with specific cases and data. They examine drawdowns from 1973-74, 2000-02, 2008, and 2022, comparing recovery paths, sector rotations, and the actual returns of buying the dip in different time frames. Lucas brings the journalist's instinct for what the macro data is saying —…
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The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term ResilienceWhy the Fed Is Watching the VVIX More Than the VIX
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into the gap between the VIX and the VVIX—the volatility of volatility—and why that divergence…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Bond Vigilantes Are Betting Against the Treasury
On this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a quiet but telling shift: prediction-market traders are betting that Treasury Secretary…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Hidden Cost of Regional Bank Mergers You Might Be Paying
When the biggest banks get bigger, Main Street often foots the bill. In Episode 168 of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine the quiet wave of…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How a Steeper Curve Signals a Slower Economy
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack why the 30-year Treasury yield climbing to 5.23 percent while real GDP growth cools to 1.5…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Quiet Squeeze Behind Record Stock Indexes
Stock indexes hover near records while the real economy cools, but beneath the surface, a quiet squeeze is building in areas most investors overlook. In this…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Small-Cap Squeeze Is Picking Up Speed
Small-cap stocks are taking the brunt of this month's sell-off, with the Russell 2000 down 2.3 percent over five days while the Dow slips just 1.3…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why a Steeper 30-Year Treasury Yield Squeezes Homeowners
The 30-year Treasury yield is sitting near 5.3 percent, and while the stock market barely flinches, that number is quietly reshaping mortgage rates, consumer…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why a Steeper Yield Curve Is Squeezing Main Street
The 10-year Treasury yield just hit 4.68 percent, and the curve is steepening again — but this time it's not a growth signal. Lucas and Luna dig into why…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Real Cost of Earnings Season Drift
As the S&P 500 hovers near record highs and the VIX sits at 15, something odd is happening: earnings season is drifting into the background. In this episode…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Hidden Cost of Market Concentration in Index Funds
Index funds have made investing cheaper and easier, but they've also quietly concentrated market power in a handful of mega-cap stocks. In this episode…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VVIX Matters More Than the VIX Right Now
The VIX has been falling all summer, but Lucas and Luna dig into a less-watched number that's still flashing caution: the VVIX, the volatility of the VIX…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
When the VIX Drops but the VVIX Stays High
On this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a quiet market signal that's been hiding in plain sight: the VIX has fallen to 14.43…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Buying the Dip Is Harder Than It Looks
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into why buying the dip feels so much harder in practice than in theory, using the current market's resilience as a…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Index Funds and the Hidden Cost of Market Concentration
As of August 2026, the S&P 500 has climbed 0.6% in a week while the Dow has slipped 0.1%, but beneath the surface, market concentration has reached a level…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Real GDP Growth Is Cooling Faster Than the Stock Market
The stock market sits near record highs while real GDP growth slows to 1.5 percent. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the disconnect — why investors…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Curve Steepening Isnt the Signal You Think
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack a seemingly bullish signal that might actually be a warning: the steepening yield curve. With…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Yield Curve Is Steepening Again
The 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to 4.69 percent, the 30-year is back above 5.2 percent, and the yield curve is steepening for the first time in months…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Quiet Rotation Into Quality Defensive Stocks
August 8, 2026: As the S&P 500 hits fresh highs near 7,758 and the VIX sinks below 15, a quieter shift is underway: investors are rotating into quality…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Copper at Record Highs Is a Signal Worth Reading
Copper just hit its highest price ever, and while that sounds like a commodity story, it's really a market signal. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Market Prediction Markets Signal the Next Big Move
Lucas and Luna dive into the surge of prediction market trading on platforms like Kalshi, where traders are betting on the S&P 500 reaching 8,000 by year-end…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Are a Hidden Corporate Balance Sheet Risk
The same GLP-1 drugs that are reshaping healthcare are quietly becoming a major line item on corporate profit-and-loss statements. Bank of America just…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Hidden Cost of Insider Trading in Prediction Markets
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are booming, with Polymarket reportedly raising at a $20 billion valuation. But as these platforms open up to…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Real Economy Is Cooling Faster Than the Stock Market
The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the past five days, but real GDP growth just slowed to 1.5% annualized. In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Fragile Confidence Behind the Falling VIX
The VIX dropped 14 percent in a week, yet small caps fell and the yield curve steepened. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack what the calm really signals…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX Collapse Is a Warning Not a Calm
Lucas and Luna dig into the sharpest anomaly of late July 2026: the S&P 500 is up one percent over five days, the Nasdaq is up nearly two, and yet the VIX has…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Psychology Behind the Dows 1000 Point Drops
CNBC just ran a piece on every time the Dow has fallen 1,000 points intraday. With the index at 52,104, a 1,000-point drop is now just a 1.9% move — but the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
China Robot Ban Retaliation Reshapes Dip-Buying Strategy
Lucas and Luna unpack the market fallout from China's retaliation against the US humanoid robot ban, with the Nasdaq dropping 2.8% in five days and the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Short Sellers Target New Listings Like SK Hynix
New listings are supposed to be fresh opportunities, but short sellers are pouncing on them faster than ever. This episode examines the case of SK Hynix, whose…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Small Caps Are Flashing a Bearish Signal While Large Caps Soar
The S&P 500 sits near 7,430 and the Dow above 52,700, but the Russell 2000 is down 0.4% this week at 2,954. Meanwhile the VIX has jumped 9.4% to 18.21. Lucas…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How AI Trading Agents Are Reshaping Wall Street
Wall Street is seeing a new wave of AI trading agents that operate 24/7, built by startups and established brokers alike. With the Nasdaq down nearly 3% in…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
CME Single Stock Futures Open 23-Hour Trading for Retail Investors
The CME just launched single stock futures on SpaceX, Micron, and others, allowing nearly round-the-clock trading. Lucas and Luna break down what this means…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Dow vs Nasdaq Divergence Signals a Market Rotation
The Nasdaq has dropped 3.5 percent over the past five days while the Dow is virtually flat. Lucas and Luna examine this sharp divergence and what it tells…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Steve Eisman Is Selling AI Stocks Now
Steve Eisman, the investor famous for betting against subprime mortgages in the 'Big Short,' just sold a major AI stock and expressed growing doubts…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Moodys AI Spending Warning Threatens Credit Quality of Big Tech
Moody's just issued a stark warning: the AI capex binge by Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet is so massive it's starting to threaten their credit ratings…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Small Caps Are Lagging While Large Caps Hold Steady
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the growing disconnect between the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500. The small-cap index slipped 0.1% over the past week…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
What the 30-Year Treasury Yield at 5.17% Is Telling Investors
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna zero in on the 30-year Treasury yield hitting 5.17% on July 26, 2026. They explain why the long bond…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How AI Capex Is Creating a Hidden Debt Risk for Big Tech
Moody's just warned that 'unprecedented' AI spending could strain the credit ratings of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and other tech giants. We dig…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Odds of a Fed Hike Surge as Oil Rips Higher
With the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.67% and oil pushing above $100, markets are suddenly pricing in a real chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike. Lucas and…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Lockheed Martin and Defense Stocks Cash In on Global Tension
As oil pushes past $100 and geopolitical risk spikes, defense stocks are surging. Lucas and Luna break down Lockheed Martin's earnings beat, why the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Yield Curve Un-inverting Is Actually Bearish
The yield curve has un-inverted — the 10-year Treasury now yields 4.63 percent, well above the 2-year at 4.26 percent. For most investors, a normal-looking…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Gold Bulls Are Reading the Same Market Differently
John Paulson recently said we're in the early stages of a long-term bull market for gold. Lucas and Luna dig into what that actually means — not a blanket…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Goldman Sachs Private Markets Platform Reshapes Investing
Goldman Sachs has launched a private markets platform that gives wealthy individual investors access to pre-IPO companies like SpaceX and Stripe. Lucas and…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk Are Playing the Same Game Differently
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the contrasting strategies of Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk for navigating today's volatile…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Commodity ETFs Are Breaking Out While Stocks Stall
Lucas and Luna dig into an overlooked divergence in July 2026: while major stock indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq drift lower, commodity ETFs—especially…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Jamie Dimon Says Dont Buy Stocks What His Track Record Tells Us
On July 20, 2026, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC he wouldn't buy stocks or Treasurys at current prices. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dissect what…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VVIX at 104 and VIX at 18 Signal a Divergence Risk
Lucas and Luna unpack a rare market setup: the VIX at 18.77 and the VVIX at 104.87, both up over 9% in a week while the S&P 500 barely dipped. They explore…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the GDP Data Shows We Are Not in a Recession Yet
With the VIX at 18.77 and the VVIX near 105, markets are pricing in fear. But the latest GDP data tells a different story: nominal GDP hit $31.86 trillion…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 19 and VVIX at 105 Are a Dangerous Combo
The VIX is at 18.77 and VVIX at 104.87—a volatile cocktail that's been flashing warnings all year. Lucas and Luna break down what happens when the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Yield Curve Is Steepening Again and What It Means
The yield curve has steepened sharply, with the 10-year Treasury yielding 4.57% and the 2-year at 4.16%, a spread of 37 basis points. But unlike the steepening…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 19 and VVIX at 105 Signal a Volatility Regime Change
Lucas and Luna dig into what it means when both the VIX and VVIX spike together. With the VIX at 18.77 and the VVIX at 104.87, they explore why this dual surge…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VIX at 18 and VVIX at 104 Signal a Volatility Regime Shift
Lucas and Luna dissect the recent jump in the VIX to 18.20 and the VVIX to 104.56, exploring what these levels mean for the broader market. They discuss the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why VVIX at 97 Signals a Volatility Regime Change
The VIX is up 11.3% this week, but the VVIX—volatility of volatility—has surged to 97.3, a level that historically precedes sharp market dislocations. Lucas…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 16 Hides a Steeper Premium Problem
The VIX sits at 16.32, down from its 2026 highs. But the VVIX — the VIX of the VIX — is at 95.69, near its 2026 peak. Lucas and Luna unpack why this gap…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Warren Buffett Gambling Comment and What It Means for Markets
Warren Buffett recently said 'it's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling.' In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack what that…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VVIX at 95.75 Signals a Volatility Regime Change
Lucas and Luna break down why the VVIX jumping to 95.75 on July 15, 2026, matters more than the VIX at 16.50. They explain how this 'volatility of…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the 10Y-2Y Spread Steepening Changes Risk
Lucas and Luna dig into the yield curve's latest move: on July 15, 2026, the 10-year minus 2-year spread hit 40 basis points, up from 36 just a week…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VVIX at 93 Signals Real Options Risk
Lucas and Luna break down why the VVIX—the volatility of the VIX—at 93 is a clearer risk signal than the VIX at 16. They explain how options dealers are…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Yield Curve Steepening Is a Warning for Value Stocks
With the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.56% and the yield curve continuing to steepen to 36 basis points, Lucas and Luna dive into how this often-overlooked…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VVIX at 92 Is a Signal Not an Indicator
The VIX is up to 16.77, but the VVIX — the volatility of volatility — has jumped to 92.6. Lucas and Luna unpack why this divergence matters more than the VIX…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 15 Point Zero Three Is a False Comfort
The VIX is at 15.03, its lowest in months. But the VVIX, which measures volatility of volatility, is at 87.28, near its 90-day high. Lucas and Luna unpack why…