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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 Small-Cap Stocks Are Ignoring a Recession Signal
The Russell 2000 has barely budged while the yield curve remains inverted and the VIX hits 15. Lucas and Luna dig into why small-cap stocks are shrugging off a…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Russell 2000s Stagnation Hides a Big Opportunity
The Russell 2000 has barely budged all year, trading near 2,978 while the S&P 500 hits fresh highs. Lucas and Luna unpack why small-cap stocks are stuck — and…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Russell 2000s Stagnation Hides a Big Opportunity
Episode 108 of The Bear Market Podcast: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience. Hosts Lucas and Luna dig into the Russell 2000's…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Russell 2000 Isnt Pricing a Recession
The Russell 2000 has dropped 1.1% over the past five days while the S&P 500 hit a new high. Lucas and Luna unpack why small-cap stocks are signaling a…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Russell 2000 Isnt Pricing a Recession
The Russell 2000 is down 1.2% over the past week even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq push higher. Lucas and Luna unpack why small-cap stocks are flashing a warning…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VVIX at 88 Signals Hidden Options Risk
The VIX is low—15.84—but the VVIX, which measures volatility of volatility, sits at 88.78. Lucas and Luna explain why that gap signals real tail risk for…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Steepening Yield Curve Hits Your Bond Portfolio
The yield curve is steepening again, and that has big implications for bond investors. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the latest data: the 10-year…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VVIX at 91 Signals Real Options Risk
The VIX is up 4.6 percent in the last five days, but Lucas and Luna argue the VVIX — which tracks volatility of volatility — is the real story. At 91.38, the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
When the VIX at 17 Point 6 Signals Real Risk
Lucas and Luna dissect why the VIX at 17.61, up 9% in five days, is different from the false signals earlier this year. They examine the yield curve…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Nasdaq 100 Prediction Market Is a Contrarian Signal
The Nasdaq-100 ended the first half of 2026 down about 8 percent from its peak, but prediction-market traders on Kalshi are betting it will finish the year…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 16 Lies About Market Risk
On episode 100 of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dissect a paradox: the VIX sits at 16.13, suggesting calm, yet the VVIX—volatility of volatility—is…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Low Volatility Stocks Outperform When the VIX Is Lying
The VIX is at 15.83, near its lowest levels of 2026, but Lucas and Luna argue that this calm is misleading. They drill into the divergence between the VIX and…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Utility Stocks Became the Stealth AI Trade in 2026
The S&P 500 hit a fresh record on July 7, 2026, at 7,537, while the VIX drifted to 15.57 — a picture of calm that belies a massive rotation under the surface…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Yield Curve Steepening Impacts Your Bond Strategy Now
The yield curve has steepened to 35 basis points between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury, its widest in months. Lucas and Luna break down what this means for…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Yield Curve Steepening Is a Warning Signal
Lucas and Luna examine the yield curve spread of 35 basis points as of July 2, 2026. With the 10-year Treasury at 4.48 percent and the 2-year at 4.17 percent…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VIX at 15 Point 8 Is Misleading Dip Buyers
The VIX is down to 15.81, its lowest in weeks, and the S&P 500 just hit a new record above 7,480. But Lucas and Luna dig into why this low-vol reading might be…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Citadels Gains Reveal the Two-Tier Hedge Fund Market
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dissect Citadel's reported first-half gains, using the hedge fund giant's performance to…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Prediction Markets Are Surging with the World Cup
With the World Cup driving record volumes on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, Lucas and Luna unpack what prediction markets reveal about crowd…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 16 Is a Trap for Dip Buyers
The VIX has dropped below 16 for the first time in months, and the S&P 500 just hit a fresh all-time high above 7,400. But Lucas and Luna argue that the calm…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
What the Yield Curve Spread of 35 Basis Points Means Now
The yield curve has been inverted for over two years. Now it's steepening. Lucas and Luna unpack what a 35-basis-point spread between the 10-year and…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Yield Curve Steepening Reshapes Portfolio Strategy
In Episode 90 of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack the recent steepening of the yield curve—the 10-year minus 2-year spread has widened to 35…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Yield Curve Steepening Reshapes Your Portfolio
Episode 89 of The Bear Market Podcast explores the recent steepening of the yield curve. With the 10-year Treasury at 4.44 percent and the 2-year at 4.14…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
What the VIX at 16 Tells Dip Buyers Right Now
Episode 88 of The Bear Market Podcast. Lucas and Luna break down what the VIX at 16.59 really signals for dip buyers in mid-2026. They explore why this…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX at 16 Is a Trap for Dip Buyers
The VIX has dropped 15 percent in a week to 16, while the Nasdaq jumps 3.1 percent and the S&P 500 hits 7,508. Lucas and Luna break down why this…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How AI-Hype Sectors Spawn Unexpected Short Squeezes
Lucas and Luna unpack the curious case of Caterpillar's nearly doubling in 2026's AI-driven rally — and why Michael Burry just shorted it for the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Michael Burry Is Shorting Caterpillar Now
Legendary investor Michael Burry just disclosed a short position on Caterpillar for the first time, after the stock nearly doubled in 2026's AI-driven…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Small Caps Are Beating Tech in 2026 Here Is Why
The Russell 2000 just had its best first half in 35 years, outperforming the Nasdaq by a wide margin. Lucas and Luna unpack what's driving the rotation…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VIX at 17 Changes Your Options Strategy
With the VIX hovering around 17.65 and the VVIX plunging 10.8 percent to 88.71, options sellers are feeling emboldened. But is low vol really low risk? Lucas…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Dividend Aristocrats Outperform During Volatility
Episode 82 of The Bear Market Podcast examines why Dividend Aristocrats — S&P 500 companies with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases — have been…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Inverse ETFs Surge When the Nasdaq Falls
The Nasdaq is down more than 3 percent over the past five days, but the Dow and small-cap indexes are barely budging. Lucas and Luna unpack what's driving…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Neel Kashkari Just Changed Rate Hike Expectations
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari surprised markets on Friday by saying he expects a rate hike this year — this as the VIX sits at 18.41 and the Nasdaq…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
When the Fed Hikes Into a Soft Landing What History Says
The market is pricing a soft landing, but Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari just said he expects a rate hike this year. Lucas and Luna dig into what…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Russell 2000 Is Defying the Nasdaq Selloff
The Nasdaq dropped sharply while the Dow and small-cap indexes held steady. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the Russell 2000's surprising…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Jeremy Grantham Puts a Number on Market Exuberance
Jeremy Grantham, the legendary value investor who called the dot-com and housing bubbles, said this week that the current U.S. stock market is the most…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Small Cap Index Holds Up When Giants Fall
The S&P 500 is down 1.3 percent over five days, the Nasdaq has dropped nearly 3 percent, but the small cap Russell 2000 is actually up a tenth of a percent…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The Nasdaq Is Down 4 Percent While the Dow Rises What That Says About Markets
The Nasdaq Composite has dropped 4.4% over the past five days while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.7%. This divergence is the widest in months and…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Nasdaq Dropped 4 Percent in a Week While the Dow Rose
On June 25, 2026, the Nasdaq Composite has fallen 4.5% in five days while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1%. Lucas and Luna break down the divergence…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Fed Stress Test Changes Bank Stock Investing
This episode of The Bear Market Podcast dives into the Federal Reserve's annual stress test results released June 24, 2026. Lucas and Luna break down what…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Kalshi and Prediction Markets Are Reshaping Finance
Lucas and Luna explore the rise of prediction markets, centered on Kalshi's potential IPO and the CFTC's lawsuit against Kentucky. They discuss how…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VIX at 19 Changes Your Dip-Buying Strategy
The VIX has jumped nearly 19 percent in five days, hitting 19.49 on June 24, 2026. Lucas and Luna break down what this volatility spike means for the classic…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VVIX Spike Reveals Tail Risk Hiding in a Calm Market
The VIX is sitting at 18.93, barely up on the week. But the VVIX — the volatility of the VIX — has jumped 13 percent to 99.28. Lucas and Luna unpack what this…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Soft Landing Changes Defensive Stock Investing
The soft landing narrative is gaining traction as the yield curve steepens and small caps outperform. But what does a 'no landing' scenario mean for…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Kevin Warsh Is Remaking the Fed With a Velvet Glove
Alan Greenspan passed away at age 100 on June 22, 2026 — the same day Kevin Warsh's new approach to monetary policy is reshaping the Federal Reserve…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Yield Curve Steepening Changes Bond Investing
With the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.49% and the 2-year at 4.20%, the spread has widened to 27 basis points — up from near zero just months ago. Lucas and Luna…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VVIX Collapse Reveals a New Market Regime
Lucas and Luna dig into a quiet but powerful signal: the VVIX — the volatility of the VIX — has dropped 5.7% in the past five days to 88.43, while the VIX…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
What the Strait of Hormuz Closure Means for Oil Markets
Iran's reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday sent oil prices sharply higher, but Lucas and Luna dig into why this time might be different…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
The 10-Year Yield at 4.49 Percent and What It Means for Stocks
Lucas and Luna dig into the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 4.49 percent on June 17, 2026, and how it is reshaping equity valuations. They focus on the growing…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the VIX Volatility Smile Is Flattening Again
The VIX closed at 16.78 on June 19, 2026, up 3.6% over five days — but the real story is what's happening to the volatility smile. Lucas and Luna unpack…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Jeffrey Gundlach Says the Fed Pivot Is Already Priced In
On this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach's latest warning: that markets have already priced in…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why SpaceX IPO Buyers Are Already Under Water
SpaceX's public debut was the most anticipated IPO of the decade. But just two days after trading began, the average retail buyer is sitting on a paper…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
What the Fed Pivot Means for Your Bond Portfolio
On June 17, 2026, the Federal Reserve held rates steady but made a hawkish shift in its statement—removing cutting bias and signaling a potential hike later…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Jerome Powell Shaped the Modern Fed Playbook
On June 17, 2026, the Federal Reserve held rates steady and removed its cutting bias, marking a significant policy pivot under Chairman Warsh. In this episode…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VIX at 16.87 Signals Investor Complacency
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine the recent VIX drop to 16.87 and what it tells us about market sentiment. With the VIX down…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How AI Computing Power Is Becoming a Tradeable Commodity
On this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the emerging market for AI computing power as a tradeable commodity. With the VIX dropping…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the VIX Collapse Signals a Regime Shift in Markets
Episode 56 of The Bear Market Podcast: The VIX just dropped 28% in five days—from 22 to below 16. Lucas and Luna unpack what this collapse actually means, why…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How the Russell 2000 Is Beating Large Caps This Summer
The Russell 2000 has surged 2.7 percent in the past five days while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have barely budged. Lucas and Luna unpack what's driving the…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
How Ron Baron's SpaceX Bet Redefines IPO Investing
On today's Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into Ron Baron's $1 billion SpaceX IPO purchase and his total $25 billion stake. They explore what…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Small Caps Are Finally Outperforming Large Caps Here Is Why
The Russell 2000 is up 3.1% in the past week while the Nasdaq is flat and the S&P 500 barely budges. Lucas and Luna break down the rotation from mega-cap tech…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why the Russell 2000 Smalls Caps Are Surging While Tech Dips
In this episode of The Bear Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a striking market divergence that's been unfolding in recent weeks: the Russell 2000…
- The Bear Market Podcast with Fexingo: Surviving Downturns, Buying the Dip, and Long-Term Resilience
Why Small Caps Are Surging While Tech Takes a Breather
The Russell 2000 is up 3.1 percent in the last five days while the Nasdaq has slipped 0.2 percent. Lucas and Luna unpack what's driving this rotation into…