Tanker companies like FRO will see record profitability because the Iran war has extended shipping distances (ton miles), creating a backlog and keeping day rates high even if a peace treaty is signed.
Energy bonds of midcap companies are a great risk-reward because higher oil prices allow these firms to lock in hedges, improve EBITDA, refinance debt at lower rates, and generate higher cash flows to pay down debt.
The biggest money printing in human existence driven by massive fiscal deficits and Fed balance sheet expansion will support gold and silver, leading to a multi-year rally in these real assets.
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum will perform incredibly well in the medium term due to money printing, scarcity, tokenization, and lower costs, especially if the Clarity Act passes.
Echoar (SATS) is undervalued given its stake in SpaceX; with SpaceX IPO likely at $1.75 trillion, SATS could be worth over $170 per share versus the current $120, offering a large upside even with timing discount.
SKM is an indirect play on Anthropic, holding a ~5% stake; Anthropic is likely to IPO above $400 billion given strong free cash flow growth from Claude, making SKM a correlated beneficiary.
Avis, Hertz, and Carvana are overvalued names facing headwinds from consumer credit deterioration, reliance on capital markets, and securitization downgrades; shorting them offers asymmetric downside.
Index shorts on IWM, ARK, and QQQ are timely because the bear market rally is exhausted, short covering is fading, and the market remains vulnerable to the Iran war and private credit risks.