#252 Alpha Score 80.6

Kathy Kriskey

Product Strategist, Invesco
· tracked since Feb 2026
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Alpha Score 80.6
Calls
8
Win Rate
62.5%
return
+13.5%
Calls 8 3 Posts tracked · 0.0/day
Calls
7d 0
30d 2
90d 4
Best Calls
WTI Long +73.8%
XLE Long +18.0%
COPPER Long +17.6%
Worst Calls
GOLD Long -12.5%
PPLT Long -6.0%
SILVER Long -4.6%
Most Mentioned
GOLD ×3
COPPER ×2
DBB ×2
Recent Calls
PPLT Long 1 week ago
COPPER Long 2 months ago
DBB Long 2 months ago
Win Rate 62% Long 7 Short 1
Win Rate
7d 25%
30d 83%
90d 75%
Average Return +13.5% Long Return +13.0% Short Return +16.9%
Average Return
7d -2.1%
30d +7.9%
90d +20.0%
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Long
Feb 19
$459.56
-12.5%
China is actively stockpiling oil, gold, and copper. Geopolitical risks (Strait of Hormuz) remain high. The market over-indexed on a "production glut" thesis for 2026, leading to a short squeeze. China's stockpiling provides a demand floor that Western traders ignored. Gold remains the primary hedge for debt debasement. LONG. Energy is "under-loved" and Gold is the superior debasement trade over Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions ease significantly; China stops stockpiling.
China is actively stockpiling oil, gold, and copper. Geopolitical risks (Strait of Hormuz) remain high. The market over-indexed on a "production glut" thesis for 2026, leading to a short squeeze. China's stockpiling provides a demand floor that Western traders ignored. Gold remains the primary hedge for debt debasement. LONG. Energy is "under-loved" and Gold is the superior debasement trade over Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions ease significantly; China stops stockpiling.
Commodities
Long
Jun 26
$76.54
+17.6%
Copper faces long-term structural deficit.
Copper is a long-term story driven by structural demand from AI data centers, electricity demand, military stockpiling, and the space race, with a projected 30% deficit by 2035. Invesco's base metals ETF (DBB) offers exposure to copper, aluminum, and nickel.
Commodities
Long
Jun 26
$24.50
+4.4%
Copper faces long-term structural deficit.
Copper is a long-term story driven by structural demand from AI data centers, electricity demand, military stockpiling, and the space race, with a projected 30% deficit by 2035. Invesco's base metals ETF (DBB) offers exposure to copper, aluminum, and nickel.
Commodities
Long
Aug 24
$16.97
-6.0%
Debasement trade supports gold, silver, platinum
The debasement trade supports gold, platinum, and silver as government debt reaches $40 trillion and deficits define the currency; central banks are back buying gold, with the PBOC purchasing the most since 2023 in July, and the Treasury bond-market intervention is an additional tailwind.
Commodities
Long
Aug 24
$61.85
-4.6%
Debasement trade supports gold, silver, platinum
The debasement trade supports gold, platinum, and silver as government debt reaches $40 trillion and deficits define the currency; central banks are back buying gold, with the PBOC purchasing the most since 2023 in July, and the Treasury bond-market intervention is an additional tailwind.
Commodities
Short
Feb 19
$71.01
+16.9%
Silver costs for solar panels rose from 5% to 30% of total production cost. Manufacturers (especially in Asia) are aggressively engineering silver *out* of the manufacturing process to cut costs. This destroys the primary "industrial use" bull case for silver. SHORT. Silver is a "poor man's gold" with deteriorating industrial fundamentals. A massive speculative retail mania (Meme stock style) drives price regardless of fundamentals.
Silver costs for solar panels rose from 5% to 30% of total production cost. Manufacturers (especially in Asia) are aggressively engineering silver *out* of the manufacturing process to cut costs. This destroys the primary "industrial use" bull case for silver. SHORT. Silver is a "poor man's gold" with deteriorating industrial fundamentals. A massive speculative retail mania (Meme stock style) drives price regardless of fundamentals.
Commodities
Long
Feb 19
$81.19
+73.8%
China is actively stockpiling oil, gold, and copper. Geopolitical risks (Strait of Hormuz) remain high. The market over-indexed on a "production glut" thesis for 2026, leading to a short squeeze. China's stockpiling provides a demand floor that Western traders ignored. Gold remains the primary hedge for debt debasement. LONG. Energy is "under-loved" and Gold is the superior debasement trade over Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions ease significantly; China stops stockpiling.
China is actively stockpiling oil, gold, and copper. Geopolitical risks (Strait of Hormuz) remain high. The market over-indexed on a "production glut" thesis for 2026, leading to a short squeeze. China's stockpiling provides a demand floor that Western traders ignored. Gold remains the primary hedge for debt debasement. LONG. Energy is "under-loved" and Gold is the superior debasement trade over Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions ease significantly; China stops stockpiling.
Commodities
Long
Feb 19
$55.18
+18.0%
China is actively stockpiling oil, gold, and copper. Geopolitical risks (Strait of Hormuz) remain high. The market over-indexed on a "production glut" thesis for 2026, leading to a short squeeze. China's stockpiling provides a demand floor that Western traders ignored. Gold remains the primary hedge for debt debasement. LONG. Energy is "under-loved" and Gold is the superior debasement trade over Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions ease significantly; China stops stockpiling.
China is actively stockpiling oil, gold, and copper. Geopolitical risks (Strait of Hormuz) remain high. The market over-indexed on a "production glut" thesis for 2026, leading to a short squeeze. China's stockpiling provides a demand floor that Western traders ignored. Gold remains the primary hedge for debt debasement. LONG. Energy is "under-loved" and Gold is the superior debasement trade over Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions ease significantly; China stops stockpiling.
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Kathy Kriskey has 8 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 7 tickers since February 2026. Ranked #252 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: GOLD, COPPER, DBB.