An Extreme Energy Crack Spread and
Two Warning Signs in Technology

Geoff Bysshe | July 19, 2026


Summary:

  • The 3-2-1 crack spread has reached an extreme, with important implications for inflation, Fed policy, gasoline prices, and refining stocks that recently broke out to all-time highs.
  • IBM’s historic 25% collapse demonstrates how rising memory costs and concentrated AI

When Great Earnings Become a Market Problem

Geoff Bysshe | July 12, 2026

 

Summary

  • Despite higher inflation, weaker GDP forecasts, and rising interest rate expectations, the market continues to climb on confidence in corporate earnings.
  • This earnings season may determine whether investors continue rewarding strong results—or begin viewing them as "peak earnings."

What Will Happen To The Market
If Tech Cracks, Corrects or Crashes?

Geoff Bysshe | July 5, 2026

The bearish fears surrounding the SPY as it tests its 50-day moving average are well grounded if you look beneath the surface of the major indexes.

For example, the MAG 7 darlings of the recent past are now being referred …


SMH Is Flashing An Ominous Warning Sign

Geoff Bysshe | June 28, 2026

The market’s leading sector, Semiconductors, SMH, closed the week below its prior week after trading at all-time highs.  This is the second week in the last four that this key reversal pattern has shown up.

When this pattern follows through …


The Stocks of Barron’s “Top CEOs”
Get Ranked by PRIME Analysis

Geoff Bysshe | June 21, 2026

This week Barron’s released its ranking of the country's “Top CEOs.”

History has shown that a great CEO isn’t always the best reason to buy a stock, but it is a strong reason to consider one, especially in today’s environment …


Bull Market Resets Look Like This

Geoff Bysshe | June 14, 2026

Long before the June 5th, Friday "extraordinary" down day, we were preparing to identify “bull market reset patterns” that occur when leading sectors stumble.

As it turned out, the beginning of the reset wasn't hard to identify.

The market had …


Friday Marks The Beginning of A New Market Environment

Geoff Bysshe | June 7, 2026

When a market has a big short-term move, there is rarely just one cause.

However, the market and the media will almost always gravitate toward an explanation that assigns all the credit or blame to a single reason. It’s important …


A PRIME Ranking Of Space Stocks To Consider Before The SpaceX IPO

Geoff Bysshe | May 31, 2026

Last week, the space industry was exploding — literally and figuratively.

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) rallied about 90% for the week after investors reacted to renewed test flights with a successful launch.

This is exactly the type of impact a “tipping …


The Most Valuable Asset In The SpaceX IPO
Is A Gift That Most Investors Will Ignore

Geoff Bysshe | May 24, 2026

The most valuable asset in the SpaceX IPO isn’t likely to be the stock.

It certainly won’t be the valuation.

In fact, the financial metrics Wall Street will obsess over in the first few weeks of trading are a distraction.…


Tactical Strategy for The Rest of 2026
Time to Buy MSFT, Sell GOOGL?

Geoff Bysshe | May 18, 2026

There’s a saying on Wall Street, “Strong Convictions Loosely Held.”

After a historic short-term move fueled by a much anticipated and better than expected earnings season, investors will be looking for the market’s next clear narrative.

Let’s look at why …