Victoria Fernandez

"Energy was doing and was in an uptrend before the strikes happened. I think it continues to do that afterwards. You were seeing some promising moves out of health care, industrials. I think you continue to put money to work in these areas." In a high-risk bull market where underlying economic drivers (productivity and earnings) remain fundamentally sound, short-term geopolitical shocks merely pause existing market trends rather than destroy them. Sectors that had already established strong technical momentum and institutional inflows prior to the disruptions are the most likely to resume their leadership once the headline panic subsides. LONG Energy, Healthcare, and Industrials to capitalize on the continuation of established uptrends over a 6 to 12-month investment horizon. Geopolitical conflicts escalate to a point that severely damages global supply chains or destroys demand, breaking the established technical uptrends and forcing a broader market correction.

"Energy was doing and was in an uptrend before the strikes happened. I think it continues to do that afterwards. You were seeing some promising moves out of health care, industrials. I think you continue to put money to work in these areas." In a high-risk bull market where underlying economic drivers (productivity and earnings) remain fundamentally sound, short-term geopolitical shocks merely pause existing market trends rather than destroy them. Sectors that had already established strong technical momentum and institutional inflows prior to the disruptions are the most likely to resume their leadership once the headline panic subsides. LONG Energy, Healthcare, and Industrials to capitalize on the continuation of established uptrends over a 6 to 12-month investment horizon. Geopolitical conflicts escalate to a point that severely damages global supply chains or destroys demand, breaking the established technical uptrends and forcing a broader market correction.

Avoid consumer discretionary and favor energy and utilities sectors which are in an uptrend and can serve as buffers against consumer weakness and market volatility in the second half of the year.

Use them [energy stocks] as a source of funds for maybe something like materials or industrials where they're still in an uptrend, but they're coming more in an oversold position. The energy sector has become technically overbought due to geopolitical risk premiums. Reallocating those profits into materials and industrials captures sectors that maintain structural uptrends but offer better near-term entry points due to being technically oversold. LONG. Capital rotation out of crowded energy trades will flow into these discounted, pro-cyclical sectors. A severe stagflationary environment or deep recession could crush industrial and material demand, breaking their current technical uptrends.

"I actually do like some of the financial space because if you look at that sector it is still on an uptrend... we need to see names like American Express, we need to see them bounce off the trend lines... Capital One is another one." Despite short-term macro volatility and fears of consumer weakness, premium consumer finance companies remain in a structural technical uptrend. Buying them at technical support levels during market pullbacks offers a favorable risk/reward entry. LONG. These companies have resilient, higher-income customer bases that are less sensitive to inflation, allowing them to maintain strong transaction volumes. A severe spike in unemployment would lead to higher default rates and force these companies to aggressively increase their loan loss provisions.

"I actually do like some of the financial space because if you look at that sector it is still on an uptrend... we need to see names like American Express, we need to see them bounce off the trend lines... Capital One is another one." Despite short-term macro volatility and fears of consumer weakness, premium consumer finance companies remain in a structural technical uptrend. Buying them at technical support levels during market pullbacks offers a favorable risk/reward entry. LONG. These companies have resilient, higher-income customer bases that are less sensitive to inflation, allowing them to maintain strong transaction volumes. A severe spike in unemployment would lead to higher default rates and force these companies to aggressively increase their loan loss provisions.

"If they think that the larger growth story might start to slow down, if the global economy slows down a little bit because of the issues that we've seen in the Middle East... this is where we can go in. And if we have yields coming down that's actually positive for these tech names." Lower bond yields reduce the discount rate applied to future cash flows, which disproportionately benefits long-duration growth stocks like mega-cap tech and semiconductors. Furthermore, if geopolitical tensions cause a slight deceleration in the broader global economy, investors will rotate out of cyclical stocks and crowd into secular growth stories (like AI) that can generate their own earnings momentum regardless of macroeconomic conditions. LONG mega-cap tech and semiconductors as they offer a resilient growth haven supported by falling bond yields and strong underlying capital expenditures. A resurgence in inflation that forces bond yields to spike again, or renewed market skepticism regarding the immediate return on investment for AI infrastructure.

"If they think that the larger growth story might start to slow down, if the global economy slows down a little bit because of the issues that we've seen in the Middle East... this is where we can go in. And if we have yields coming down that's actually positive for these tech names." Lower bond yields reduce the discount rate applied to future cash flows, which disproportionately benefits long-duration growth stocks like mega-cap tech and semiconductors. Furthermore, if geopolitical tensions cause a slight deceleration in the broader global economy, investors will rotate out of cyclical stocks and crowd into secular growth stories (like AI) that can generate their own earnings momentum regardless of macroeconomic conditions. LONG mega-cap tech and semiconductors as they offer a resilient growth haven supported by falling bond yields and strong underlying capital expenditures. A resurgence in inflation that forces bond yields to spike again, or renewed market skepticism regarding the immediate return on investment for AI infrastructure.

"If they think that the larger growth story might start to slow down, if the global economy slows down a little bit because of the issues that we've seen in the Middle East... this is where we can go in. And if we have yields coming down that's actually positive for these tech names." Lower bond yields reduce the discount rate applied to future cash flows, which disproportionately benefits long-duration growth stocks like mega-cap tech and semiconductors. Furthermore, if geopolitical tensions cause a slight deceleration in the broader global economy, investors will rotate out of cyclical stocks and crowd into secular growth stories (like AI) that can generate their own earnings momentum regardless of macroeconomic conditions. LONG mega-cap tech and semiconductors as they offer a resilient growth haven supported by falling bond yields and strong underlying capital expenditures. A resurgence in inflation that forces bond yields to spike again, or renewed market skepticism regarding the immediate return on investment for AI infrastructure.

"If they think that the larger growth story might start to slow down, if the global economy slows down a little bit because of the issues that we've seen in the Middle East... this is where we can go in. And if we have yields coming down that's actually positive for these tech names." Lower bond yields reduce the discount rate applied to future cash flows, which disproportionately benefits long-duration growth stocks like mega-cap tech and semiconductors. Furthermore, if geopolitical tensions cause a slight deceleration in the broader global economy, investors will rotate out of cyclical stocks and crowd into secular growth stories (like AI) that can generate their own earnings momentum regardless of macroeconomic conditions. LONG mega-cap tech and semiconductors as they offer a resilient growth haven supported by falling bond yields and strong underlying capital expenditures. A resurgence in inflation that forces bond yields to spike again, or renewed market skepticism regarding the immediate return on investment for AI infrastructure.

"Energy was doing and was in an uptrend before the strikes happened. I think it continues to do that afterwards. You were seeing some promising moves out of health care, industrials. I think you continue to put money to work in these areas." In a high-risk bull market where underlying economic drivers (productivity and earnings) remain fundamentally sound, short-term geopolitical shocks merely pause existing market trends rather than destroy them. Sectors that had already established strong technical momentum and institutional inflows prior to the disruptions are the most likely to resume their leadership once the headline panic subsides. LONG Energy, Healthcare, and Industrials to capitalize on the continuation of established uptrends over a 6 to 12-month investment horizon. Geopolitical conflicts escalate to a point that severely damages global supply chains or destroys demand, breaking the established technical uptrends and forcing a broader market correction.