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Warren Pies discusses the impact of AI and the oil crisis on market dynamics and investment strategies.

Request Access to Free Trial to Caliban, Warren’s new AI-powered research tool that automates complex data sourcing & institutional-grade charting for investors: https://www.3fourteenresearch.com/monetary-matters In this episode, Warren Pies, founder of 314 Research and Caliban, joins the show to analyze the "two wolves" currently battling for control of the market: the transformative power of AI and the historic oil crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. Pies details how an "agentic explosion" in AI and a massive scramble for compute are fueling an unprecedented earnings boom, with proprietary data showing that frontier models like Mythos are driving a legitimate, if lopsided, market advance. On the flip side, we explore the terrifying 10-million-barrel-per-day oil deficit caused by geopolitical blockades and why "managed demand destruction" has been the only force keeping prices from skyrocketing past $200. Despite these risks, Warren remains fundamentally bullish on equities, arguing that the AI-driven CapEx cycle and resilient fiscal stimulus are powerful enough to help the S&P 500 look through the energy nightmare. We also get an exclusive look at Caliban. Finally, Warren…

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Host: Jack Farley

Guest: Warren Pies

Topics covered

• AI and market dynamics
• oil crisis
• investment strategies
• earnings boom
• geopolitical risks

Keywords

• AI
• oil crisis
• S&P 500
• investment
• geopolitics
• earnings
• Caliban
• compute
• portfolio positioning

Sponsors

Caliban

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 314 Research, Caliban

Books & works: S&P 500

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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