Trade Ideas
"The Strait of Hormuz remains practically closed... blocking about 20% of world oil exports. The technical ability to release from reserves is only 3 million barrels a day, which is incomparable to the 20 million barrels lost." The physical limitation of extraction and logistics means strategic reserves cannot plug the supply hole. As the blockade drags on, the compounding daily deficit will drain global inventories, forcing oil prices significantly higher (potentially $150-$200) to destroy demand. LONG. The math of the supply deficit heavily favors a continued breakout in oil prices. A sudden, unexpected diplomatic resolution that immediately reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
"Exxon Mobil is not threatened because it operates all over the world and can easily replace one direction with another. They will increase both the volume of sold material and the price." Global oil majors with diversified, worldwide logistics networks will not be bottlenecked by the Middle East blockade. They will capture a massive revenue windfall by selling their non-Middle Eastern oil at inflated global prices. LONG. These companies get the pricing benefit of the crisis without the localized logistical risk. A severe global recession triggered by high energy prices, leading to widespread demand destruction.
"The business looks great, but the current valuation is 77 times earnings, which is very expensive. It dropped below the moving average and is testing it as resistance, forming a head and shoulders pattern." When a stock with a priced-for-perfection valuation breaks key technical support levels, it signals that institutional distribution is occurring. The stock is vulnerable to a deep mean-reversion correction (potentially down to the $45-$80 range) to normalize its multiple. SHORT. The combination of extreme valuation and a bearish technical breakdown provides a high-probability downside setup. Unexpectedly massive earnings beats or new AI contract announcements that trigger a short squeeze.
"Mosaic... technically it can go up. It broke the resistance level, tested it, and is reversing. Its chart correlates with oil because fertilizers are made using hydrocarbons." The geopolitical shock is creating a broader commodity supercycle. High energy input costs and disrupted global supply chains will drive up the end-market prices for agricultural chemicals, expanding top-line revenue for major fertilizer producers. LONG. The stock is breaking out of a long-term downtrend, supported by macro tailwinds in the commodity sector. High fertilizer prices causing farmers to reduce application rates, leading to demand destruction.
"Wheat was falling to a massive cluster... it is starting to leave this cluster upwards. This is a commodity supercycle associated with shock scenarios and supply chain disruptions." Logistical bottlenecks in global shipping routes do not just affect energy; they disrupt the transport of global food supplies. As wheat hits major historical technical support, fear of supply shortages will attract buyers and drive prices higher. LONG. A strong technical bounce aligns with the macro narrative of global supply chain stress. Rapid de-escalation of geopolitical tensions easing shipping and logistics fears.
"Bitcoin broke support... usually the price corrects 70-80% from the high in each cycle. We have only done 50%. We should hit the bottom between October and April 2027." Cryptocurrency follows strict historical boom-and-bust cycles. Because the current drawdown has not yet reached the historical 70-80% threshold, there is still significant downside risk (potentially to $43,000 or $27,000) before the true cyclical bottom is formed. AVOID. The asset is in a confirmed cyclical bear market with lower targets pending. Premature macro liquidity injections (like emergency QE from the Fed) that spark an early crypto bull run.
"We have a lot of negative gamma on the market right now hanging on the March contracts. After the 20th, these options will expire and the gamma will change sharply." Options market mechanics (dealers hedging negative gamma) are currently suppressing the broader market and exacerbating volatility. Once the March OPEX clears, this mechanical selling pressure will lift, potentially allowing the market to reverse and rally. WATCH. Wait for the March 20th options expiration to clear before taking aggressive directional positions on the broader index. A severe exogenous macro shock (e.g., oil spiking to $200) overrides options dealer positioning and forces a true fundamental market crash.
"I see institutional purchases going in large volumes for ServiceNow... CRM and MSFT have excellent cash flows, are fundamentally attractive, and are testing support zones." While the broader market faces volatility, high-quality enterprise software companies with robust cash flows are being actively accumulated by institutions on dips. These technical support tests offer asymmetric entry points for long-term capital. LONG. Strong fundamentals combined with visible institutional buying at technical support levels. A systemic market sell-off that drags down all high-beta tech stocks regardless of individual cash flow strength.
"Tesla is likely to go down... it is falling out of the triangle, wave C has finished, and it will go to the $220 area to create another shoulder for distribution." The completion of a long-term technical consolidation pattern (a triangle) to the downside indicates that sellers have fully overwhelmed buyers. This initiates a new bearish impulse wave as institutional distribution continues. SHORT. The technical breakdown signals a high-probability move to lower support zones. Surprise positive delivery numbers or unexpected product announcements that invalidate the technical breakdown.
"It dropped 85% because it was expensive... now we are entering an extreme oversold zone, and the company is slowly moving into the profitable zone with revenue still growing." The massive valuation reset is complete. As the underlying business transitions from unprofitable to profitable while maintaining top-line growth, the extreme technical oversold conditions will trigger a sharp mean-reversion rally as the market re-rates the stock positively. LONG. The combination of fundamental business improvement and extreme technical exhaustion of sellers creates a strong buy setup. The company fails to achieve projected profitability, causing the market to punish the stock further.
This Dmitry Solodin video, published March 13, 2026,
features Dmitry Solodin
discussing USO, XOM, PLTR, MOS, WEAT, BTC, SPY, NOW, CRM, MSFT, TSLA, TEAM.
10 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Dmitry Solodin
· Tickers:
USO,
XOM,
PLTR,
MOS,
WEAT,
BTC,
SPY,
NOW,
CRM,
MSFT,
TSLA,
TEAM