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The Resilience No One Trusts | Brent Donnelly on Why War and Oil Haven’t Broken This Market
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- Excess Returns
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- Apr 17, 2026
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- 3883
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Summary
Brent Donnelly returns to Excess Returns to break down one of the most confusing market environments in years, where policy shocks, volatility, and positioning matter more than traditional fundamentals. He explains why markets can keep rising despite constant bad news, how traders should think about regime shifts, and what actually drives moves across equities, bonds, FX, and gold today. Brent also shares practical insights from his trading process, including risk management, journaling, and how to think about positioning and asymmetric opportunities. The conversation spans macro frameworks, behavioral pitfalls, and the evolving nature of market edges, offering a detailed look at how a professional trader navigates uncertainty. Spectra Markets https://www.spectramarkets.com Topics covered: Why stocks need a steady stream of bad news to go down and what drives rallies The impact of constant policy shocks on volatility, positioning, and mean reversion How to distinguish structural trends from short-term trading opportunities The “wall of worry” and why markets can ignore negative headlines The importance of Mag 7 earnings and concentration in today’s market How traders use reassessment triggers like the 200-day moving average The complexity of central bank reactions to oil shocks and inflation Why bonds still matter as a recession hedge despite recent correlation breakdowns How positioning—not fundamentals—drives moves in the U.S. dollar Gold, silver, and Bitcoin through the lens of flows, retail behavior, and debasement The role of overconfidence and risk management in trading success Brent’s journaling process and how writing clarifies thinking How to identify asymmetric trades using potential headline scenarios Why edges in markets are temporary and require constant a…