# Opening America’s Secret Vault — Bizarro World 366

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Published: 2026-07-16T20:01:56+00:00
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## Resource

The free version of Episode 366 of Investing in Bizarro World is now live. This week, Nick and Gerardo break down a market hitting record highs even as the real economy, geopolitics, and the junior resource sector tell a much messier story. The conversation starts with bubble warnings, all-time highs, a collapsed VIX, Iran deal whiplash, oil pulling back, and the 10-year Treasury once again acting like a pressure point for the administration. The takeaway: the market is not the economy, and investors who blindly follow crash calls risk missing the melt-up. From there, the focus turns to commodities — gold holding near $4,500, copper staying strong, lithium looking like a coiled spring, uranium still quiet, and platinum and palladium offering contrarian value. Nick and Gerardo also dig into America’s growing critical metals push, Project Vault, Perpetua’s $2.9 billion loan, and why domestic resource security is becoming impossible to ignore. Then things get fully Bizarro: AIPAC, Thomas Massie, Tulsi Gabbard, BlackRock’s 401(k) pitch for AI infrastructure, Harvard gradeflation, bad pool service, electric Ferraris, and a reader question on Mogotes Metals. Subscribe to the channel: 👉 / @bizarroworld Read the full article + listen here: 👉 https://bizarroworld.com Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:56 Macro Musings: Record Market Highs. Bubble Warnings. VIX Collapse. Iran Deal Whiplash. Oil Pullback. Ten-Year Trigger. 12:10 Market Takes: Commodity Resilience. Gold Above $4,500. Copper Strength. Lithium Coiled Spring. Platinum & Palladium Value. Rule Symposium Preview. 22:32 Bizarro Banter: Tulsi Gabbard Exit. Project Vault. Perpetua Loan. Critical Metals Push. BlackRock 401(k) Pitch. Gradeflation. Mogotes Metals. 49:09 Premium Portfolio Picks: (You need to subscribe to Bizarro…

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