VRIC Media, Released on 9/13/25

Today, Darrell Thomas speaks with Michael Oliver, CEO and founder of Momentum Structural Analysis, about the forces shaping today’s financial markets. Michael explains why recent job numbers and market rallies are distractions from a much larger trend—the global degradation of fiat currencies. He argues that the Fed’s interventions won’t stop the coming market breakdown, outlines why gold and silver are set to soar, and predicts potential turmoil in bonds, commodities, and even Bitcoin. The conversation dives deep into historical context and how investors can prepare for seismic shifts ahead.

00:00 – Impact of recent job numbers and gold’s response
03:40 – Why the Fed can’t prevent a market breakdown
07:03 – Lessons from past crises: 2000, 2008, and COVID
12:41 – T-bonds outlook and potential government bond crisis
17:34 – Silver’s potential for triple-digit prices
22:14 – Fundamentals vs. technicals for silver
27:22 – Bitcoin as a hedge or threat to gold
32:09 – Commodities outlook: crude oil, grains, and more
36:18 – The U.S. dollar entering a major bear trend
39:27 – Why Michael focuses on momentum

J. Michael Oliver entered the financial services industry in 1975 on the Futures side, joining E.F. Hutton’s International Commodity Division, headquartered in New York City’s Battery Park. He studied under David Johnston, head of Hutton’s Commodity Division and Chairman of the COMEX. In the 1980s Mike began to develop his own momentum-based method of technical analysis. He learned early on that orthodox price chart technical analysis left many unanswered questions and too often deceived those who trusted in price chart breakouts, support/resistance, and so forth. In 1987 Mike technically anticipated and caught the Crash. It was then that he decided to develop his structural momentum tools into a full analytic methodology. In 1992 the Financial VP and head of Wachovia Bank’s Trust Department asked Mike to provide soft dollar research to Wachovia. Within a year, Mike shifted from brokerage to full-time technical research. His website is Olivermsa.com. He is also the author of The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism.

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