Happy New Year!

I hope everyone reading this survived New Year's Eve unscathed.  I know things can get a little wild sometimes.

The 2020s have not been the best decade ever, at least for me.  Hopefully 2026 will be a good year for all of us. 

In case you missed it, silver got up near 80 bucks and ounce recently.  It has since pulled back a bit, which wasn't a surprise at all given its parabolic climb.  But yeah, I didn't see this year's silver run-up coming at all.

Stocks became overbought recently according to the oscillators, so they've pulled back a bit in recent days.  The Dow Transports have been particularly strong in recent months, and that's an encouraging sign, because that index is often seen as a bellwether for the economy as a whole.  It represents the movement of goods and services, so more movement equals more economic activity, or so the conventional wisdom goes.

Oil seems to have reached a support level at around 57 bucks a barrel, and I'm pretty bullish on the black fuel right now.  I've got numerous oil stocks, and I'm tempted to pick up some more.  If Europe decides to go to war with Russia in 2026--and don't laugh at the notion, because they continue to beat the war drums about it, and they've only gotten more bellicose in recent months with multiple countries talking about conscription--or if China locks horns with Taiwan or the U.S. or India or whoever, then I suspect the price of oil will skyrocket.  After all, you can't go to war without fuel.

I had a successful promotion recently on Kobo.  Thanks to everyone who bought Caverns of Mercury and/or Cities of Mars and put some money in my pocket.  I hope y'all enjoy the books.

The A.I. revolution was arguably the biggest story of 2025.  How will the industry fare in 2026?  Who knows.  I can predict some disruption, but what form it takes is anyone's guess. 

That's all for now.  I hope you make the new year the best one for yourself it can possibly be.  :)