The Julia La Roche Show, Released on 5/5/26

Veteran natural resource investor Rick Rule, CEO of Rule Investment Media and co-founder of Battle Bank, returns to break down a rapidly deteriorating macro picture, warning that oil markets are currently pricing in anticipation of a shortage — not the shortage itself — and that the next seven to ten days could be a watershed moment if the Gulf conflict doesn’t de-escalate. He explains why gold may moderate near term despite the chaos (strong dollar, rising yields), but remains convicted it will preserve purchasing power over the next decade as the US dollar loses 75% of its purchasing power. Rick also flags uranium and nuclear power as the clearest long-term beneficiary of the energy crisis, updates his silver miner trade (up ~21%), and sounds the alarm on a potential credit crunch in private and junk bond markets that few are talking about.

00:00 — Introduction
00:43 — Oil crisis: why prices are “anticipatory” & what happens in 7–10 days
06:07 — The truth about gold & fear (it’s not what you think)
08:03 — Long bonds breach 5% — what that means for you
11:31 — How to protect yourself: liquidity, gold & balance sheets
15:36 — Gold at $4,800 & the silver miner trade update
19:35 — Oil above $100 and what it signals about the global economy
22:47 — Why the next 7–10 days are critical
27:28 — The biggest unsung winner of this war: uranium & nuclear
31:07 — How to actually invest in uranium (names & tickers)
32:53 — Near-term bleak, long-term better — Rick’s full outlook
34:05 — Why is the stock market hitting new highs during a war?
37:06 — New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: hawk or not?
38:54 — Where we are in the commodity super cycle
41:44 — Battle Bank update + Symposium + free portfolio ranking offer

Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., began his career in the securities business in 1974. He is a leading American retail broker specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products and agriculture. His company has built a national reputation on taking advantage of global opportunities in the oil and gas, mining, alternative energy, agriculture, forestry and water industries. He is also the co-founder of Battle Bank and founder of Rule Investment Media.

  commodities, economy, gold, inflation, investing, oil, oil crisis