Room to Run
Episodes
Bad News for People Who Like Bad News: Ceasefires, $PLTR, and Buying the Dip
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explains why market reactions matter more than headlines, especially during volatile periods. He breaks down how recent price ...
The Emperor Wears No Clothes: Bull Traps, Buy Lists, and Blowing Up
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down how his investing approach has evolved over time and why the most effective strategies are often a blend rather th...
Full Metal Mindset: $MSFT, Market Crashes, and Recession Cuts
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down how his investing approach has evolved over time and why the most effective strategies are often a blend rather th...
Bring Out Yer Dead: Iran, Hedging, and Being Wrong
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert gets candid about being wrong and why that’s not only normal in investing, but necessary. He breaks down how recent shifts i...
The Spice Must Flow: Iran, Inflection Points, and Chop City
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explores the concept of the “wisdom of crowds” and how market price action can reveal more than the constant stream of ala...
When the Music’s Over: Iran, Oil Shocks, and Peak Fear
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explains why markets often behave very differently from the emotional headlines surrounding major geopolitical events. Using h...
The Red Wedding: Block Layoffs, $NVDA Earnings, and Buying the Dip
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the psychological trap investors fall into during tight, frustrating markets and why trying to “fix” drawdowns...
Field of Dreams: Value Stocks, Peak Mania, and the Dot Com Bubble
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert draws a striking comparison between today’s AI-driven market and the early days of the internet boom, exploring why rotation...
The Humiliation Ritual: Bitcoin, Epstein, and the SaaS-pocalypse
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the myth that early Bitcoin investors simply “got lucky” and explains why surviving extreme volatility is the ...
Saving Yourself from Yourself: Bitcoin, Tech Stocks, and Blowing Up
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down why the most exciting trades are often the most dangerous and how extreme leverage can quietly turn short-term win...
Infinite Opportunities: Silver, Small Caps, and Mamba Mentality
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explains why having a short memory is one of the most important skills an investor can develop and how learning to move on fro...
Nothing Ever Happens: Trump, Silver, and Probabilistic Thinking
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explains why successful investing is not about prediction but about probabilities, positioning, and risk management. He breaks...
Trust the Process: Small Caps, $GOOGL, and Your Greatest Fear
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explores the real fear that drives most investing mistakes and why avoiding losses at all costs often leads to underperformanc...
Monitoring the Situation: Venezuela, Silver, and Economic Miracles
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert looks past the headlines to explain why the sudden shift in Venezuela is more than a geopolitical shock and could have meaning...
Hate to Say I Told You So: QE, US Dollars, and the Debasement Trade
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explains why the most important Fed move this week was not the rate cut everyone was debating, but a quieter shift that could ...
he Fed's End: Small Caps, USD, and Kevin Hassett
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the coming shift in U.S. monetary policy and why markets may be underestimating how dramatic the next Fed era coul...
Everybody Makes Mistakes: Patience, Predictions, and AI Adoption
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert looks at why bold predictions about new technology so often age poorly and explains how today’s debates around AI adoption e...
Panic Never Pays: $NVDA, Fed Cuts, and Capitulation
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks why short-term traders are getting punished in this market and explains the mindset shift that separates investors who...
Let’s Go to Prison: Pullbacks, Options, and the 2026 Midterms
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert opens with a surprising parallel between political power struggles and financial strategy, revealing why governments often do whatever it takes...
The End of the World: OpenAI, Pullbacks, and Bubbleistas
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explores how AI has evolved from a tech breakthrough to a full-blown geopolitical arms race. He traces the roots of today’s ...
I See Dead People: $NVDA, Tech Earnings, and PTSD
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert breaks down why the AI bull market is not a bubble, but rather the beginning of a multi-year expansion. He explains how investor trauma from pa...
Random Number Generator: Gold, Tech Earnings, and Productive Bubbles
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert compares today’s AI boom to past “productive bubbles” where speculation led to real progress and lasting innovation. He ...
Run It Hot: Gold, US Dollars, and the Debasement Trade
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explains why investors are flocking to gold and Bitcoin as governments flood the system, creating what he calls the “debasement trade.” He ...
Most Hated: Stock Market Bubbles, Options Trading, and the “Sweet Spot”
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert draws powerful parallels between today’s AI boom and past technological revolutions to reveal where we really are in the cyc...
Realize Where We Are: Bell Labs, Narratives, and the AI Bubble
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Bell Labs to AI, this episode explores how innovation shifts from pure research to real revenue. Robert breaks down why this AI function could be...
Bulls Have More Fun: Small Caps, Rate Cuts, and the Stimulus Wave
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Markets may be climbing, but many investors are still stuck in bearish thinking. In this week’s note, Robert explains how optimism has historically ...
A Perfect Score: AI Bubble, $ORCL, and Charlie Kirk
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AI boom is only just beginning and the biggest gains may still be ahead. In this week’s episode, Robert explains why Phase 2 of AI could unlock ...
Be the Goldfish: $GOOGL, Small Caps, and My Buy List
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explores why resilience is the single most underrated quality in trading and investing. Drawing parallels from Stan Druckenmil...
The Current Thing: AI Bubble, $NVDA, and Options
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert tackles the question on everyone’s mind: are U.S. tech stocks in a bubble? He unpacks why constant “bubble talk” misses ...
No Crying in the Casino: Powell, $PLTR, and Rate Cuts
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down why some investors felt far more pain than others during the week’s market volatility and what that reveals abou...
Reverse Luigi: $UNH, Big Tech, and China
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert connects today’s market setup to history, explaining how sentiment, fundamentals, and technicals are colliding in ways most ...
When Safe Stocks Die: $PLTR, Wide Moats, and Chop City
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert revisits one of Warren Buffett’s most famous investing ideas and asks what happens when the “wide economic moat” starts ...
Winner Take All: Mag7 Earnings, $UNH, and My Buy List
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert draws a powerful parallel between today’s AI boom and a forgotten era of tech dominance. He explains why history doesn’t r...
Losing Your Edge: Jerome Powell, Mag7, and Taking Profits
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explores the two investor mindsets that quietly shape long-term performance and how one can cost you everything. He breaks dow...
Are You Not Entertained?: $PLTR, the US Dollar, and FOMO
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks what a Vegas hot streak can teach us about investing in a falling dollar and what happens when chips suddenly lose val...
The Art of Being Wrong: Small Caps, Bitcoin Target, and $BRK.B
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert makes the case for why being wrong isn’t a flaw in investing, it’s the job. He shares examples of Nobel laureates, hedge f...
The Disbelief Rally: Big Beautiful Bill, S&P 500 Target, and Fighting FOMO
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert covers the “disbelief rally” and explains why the loudest skeptics might be missing the bigger picture. He breaks down wha...
How to Get Laughed Off CNBC: My Top Trades, $BTC Target, and Staying Bullish
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert reflects on the trades that changed his life and the moments of doubt that nearly stopped him from making them. From Apple to ...
The Uncertainty Machine: US Bombs Iran, Trump vs. Powell, and My Buy List
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks a quiet force holding investors back and it's not market risk, but something else entirely. He explores how past losse...
Choose Your Own Adventure: Israel vs. Iran, ICE Protests, US Dollar "Collapse"
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert draws a striking comparison between today’s market conditions and a moment in history most investors have forgotten but shou...
The Relentless Bid: Trump vs. Elon, $TSLA Outlook, and the Stimulus Wave
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down what might be the most important shift in U.S. economic policy in a generation and why it matters more than any po...
The Greatest Show on Earth
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert takes us back to a moment in market history that looks uncannily like today and explains why we might be heading into another sugar-high moment...
Nothing Stops the Train
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert revisits a moment in history that shocked markets and draws eerie parallels to what’s happening with yields, deficits, and i...
The Return of Donald Pump
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks one of the biggest blind spots in investing: why the best-performing stocks almost never look cheap on the way up. He ...
The Path Of Least Embarrassment
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explains why the U.S. dollar’s recent slide might be the stealth stimulus no one’s talking about. He breaks down how curre...
Deals or No Deals
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down why the obsession over trade deficits is misguided and what the real economic fight should be. He unpacks why mark...
The Moron Premium
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks the growing cracks in America’s global dominance and why markets are now assigning a “Moron Premium” to U.S. ass...
Mutually Assured Economic Destruction
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down one of the wildest weeks in market history unpacking what led to the near collapse of U.S. stocks, what actually e...
The Day Trump Crashed the Market
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the real story behind Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, why markets are crashing, and what it means for inve...
Hate Mail from the Frontlines
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert draws a surprising parallel between the stock market and Silence of the Lambs, unpacking how investors are being led toward a painful but calc...
Trump’s Controlled Demolition of the US Economy
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the chaos in the markets, why the Trump administration might be tanking stocks on purpose, and what it all means f...
Make Trade Wars Great Again
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the latest market turmoil and why history might hold the key to navigating this sell-off. He unpacks the parallels...
When It's Time to Buy (You Won't Want To)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks the latest wave of market fear and explains why investors often make the same mistakes when uncertainty takes over. He...
You (Still) Aren’t Bullish Enough
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down his bullish outlook on the market despite widespread pessimism. He explains what sentiment, fundamentals, and tech...
How to Predict Where Markets Head Next
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert dives into the power of hindsight in investing and what the market’s resilience is signaling for the months ahead. He shares...
The Top Magnificent 7 Buy Right Now
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down last week’s market volatility, highlighting the record-breaking sell-off and what the broader market’s resilie...
My Three Pronged Investment Checklist
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert dives into the three pillars of investing to explain why predicting market moves with certainty is impossible. He reflects on how shifting sent...
My #1 Prediction for 2025
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert reflects on market predictions—both the surprisingly accurate and wildly off-base—and dives into his #1 prediction for 202...
How The Fed Stole Christmas
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks the market’s reaction to the Fed’s latest rate cut and explains why he remains optimistic despite heightened volat...
Three Stocks to Ride the Santa Rally
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert dives into the "Santa Rally," one of the most reliable patterns in the stock market, and explains why this year’s conditions...
The Roaring 20s Have Arrived
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down Wall Street’s bearish forecasts for 2024 and how his contrarian investing strategy continues to perform. He expl...
You Are Not Bullish Enough
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert shares why he's sounding the alarm on the current crypto bull market despite widespread optimism. He breaks down why contrarian sentiment is ke...
How Long Can This Bull Market Run?
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert shares insights on his portfolio's performance during the ongoing bull market and highlights key factors driving long-term mar...
What Trump 2.0 Means For Your Portfolio
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert breaks down the unexpected "red wave" election outcome and its immediate effects on the market. He explains why his portfolio ...
My 2024 Election Playbook
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert dives into the market implications of the upcoming U.S. election, noting how different outcomes could impact specific sectors ...
A Lost Decade For Stocks?
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert unpacks Goldman Sachs' recent warning of a potential "lost decade" for the S&P 500. Robert explains he thoughts around nav...
My Best Trade Of 2024 (So Far)
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert shares his best trade of 2024, explaining what an "economic moat" looks like in a prospective portfolio addition and how to de...
The One Thing That Could Derail This Bull Market
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert looks back on his bullish market predictions over the past two years, which have paid off with strong portfolio gains. He touc...
Bears Are Zoo Animals
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert discusses why many bearish analysts were wrong about their dire market predictions over the last year, despite numerous negative catalysts. He ...
Is This Time Different?
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert covers the Federal Reserve's recent 50 basis point cut and explores what it could mean for the U.S. economy. He also answe...
The Biggest Question on Wall Street
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explains the cyclical nature of the U.S. economy, highlighting the patterns of booms and busts driven by interest rates and innovation. He shar...
The Market’s Seasonal Depression is Here
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert discusses why stocks tend to perform poorly during September and gives an updated market outlook. He also reviews the portfolio changes he’s ...
The Next Trillion Dollar Industry
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert discusses why companies are investing so heavily in AI and the optimal way for everyday investors to profit from AI adoption and the potential ...
How to Find the Next Nvidia
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert discusses the market "mega trends" that have defined that last 50 years and gives his predictions for which mega trends will drive ma...
Are We Entering a Recession?
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert digs into key recessionary signals like the yield curve inversion, Sahm Rule, and others to see if the US is on the brink of a recession. He al...
The Best Time to Buy the Dip
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explains what the "carry trade" is and why it helped fuel a global market sell-off last week. He also explains how to a common invest...
A Market Regime Change is Upon Us
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explains how the Magnificent 7 "market regime" is coming to an end and reveals which stock market sector he expects to lead the rest ...
Are Democrats or Republicans Better for Stocks?
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explains whether Democrat or Republican administrations are historically better for markets. He also answers a listener question about which st...
Defusing The Fed’s Time Bomb
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert explores why US stocks have historically declined after the Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates. He also discusses whether investors ...
How to Predict a Market Crash
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert delves into a little-known hedge fund manager named Dr. John Hussman and how he successfully predicted the peak of the Dot Com...
The Biggest Risk in the Market
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert digs into whether it's plausible the S&P 500 can triple by 2030. He also discusses the biggest risks he sees in the ma...
The Crash of 1987 Revisited
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert explores the similarities between the market environment that preceded the Crash of 1987 and today's investing landscape. ...