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“The private equity sector is tricky, but I haven’t seen insider buying like this in a long time.”

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Dear Reader,

There’s a sector I’ve been watching closely – one that’s seeing insider buying at levels I haven’t come across in years.

I’m talking about private equity.

The sector as a whole has taken a beating over the last six months. It’s down around 40% overall. Names like Blackstone and Apollo Management are seeing 25% to 35% drawdowns.

Yet, insiders are piling in anyway.

I won’t pretend to be an expert on the private equity sector (I’m not). But I can’t ignore what I’m seeing right now.

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KKR Hits $46 Million in Insider Buys

KKR & Co. (KKR) is one private equity group that really stands out.

It’s a major asset manager. The firm holds roughly 770 private-equity investments worth about $790 billion of total enterprise value as of 2025.

KKR is down 35%-40% over the last six months, but insiders are buying hard.

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Multiple senior level officials buying shares in a tight window is the definition of what I call a “cluster buy.” It’s the most powerful form of insider buying.

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Private equity is a tricky sector to navigate as a trader.

The companies aren’t as transparent as the well-known S&P groups. That’s why I won’t buy the stock outright – options are the way to go here. Only a tight inner circle of managers know what these companies have on their books.

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According to a veteran trader who’s spent years studying repeatable market behavior, most traders are doing far more work than necessary — and still missing the same daily opportunity.

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Markets on Edge: How the War in Iran Is Rewriting the Financial Playbook

In global finance, wars are rarely just geopolitical events – they are economic shockwaves. 

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has quickly evolved from a regional military confrontation into a full-scale market catalyst, sending ripples through energy, equities, currencies, and even digital assets. 

The reaction has been swift, uneven, and deeply revealing about how modern markets process uncertainty.

The First Domino: Energy Shock

Every major market reaction begins with oil – and this conflict is no exception.

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil flows, has become the focal point of disruption. 

As tensions escalated and infrastructure came under attack, supply constraints pushed prices sharply higher.

• Brent crude has surged above $100 per barrel, in some cases climbing nearly 50% since the war began.
  
• In extreme scenarios, regional crude benchmarks have spiked even higher, reflecting panic pricing and limited liquidity.
  

This is more than a commodity story – it’s the foundation of the entire market reaction. 

Energy prices feed directly into inflation, transportation costs, and consumer spending, making oil the transmission mechanism through which geopolitical risk becomes economic reality.

Inflation Fears Return – with Force

Higher energy prices are already feeding into inflation expectations globally.

Diesel prices in the U.S., for example, have surged toward $5 per gallon, putting pressure on logistics, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors.

The implications are immediate:

• Rising costs for businesses
  
• Increased food prices
  
• Pressure on central banks
  

Investors now face a familiar but uncomfortable scenario: stagflation risk – slowing growth combined with rising prices.

This dynamic complicates monetary policy. Central banks that were preparing to cut rates are now forced to reconsider, as inflation driven by energy shocks is notoriously difficult to control.

Equities: Volatility, Not Collapse

Stock markets have not reacted uniformly – but volatility has surged.

Early in the conflict:

• Major U.S. indices fell sharply, with the Dow dropping hundreds of points in a single session.
  
• Global equities, particularly in Europe and Asia, have faced heavier pressure due to their reliance on imported energy.
  

Yet the response has been nuanced rather than catastrophic.

Winners:

• Energy companies have surged, adding over $130 billion in market value as oil prices climbed.
  

Losers:

• Airlines, transport, and consumer sectors – industries highly sensitive to fuel costs
  
• Emerging markets dependent on imported energy
  

The result is a bifurcated market: one where sector exposure matters more than broad index direction.

Bonds and the Cost of Money

Another, quieter shift is happening in fixed income markets.

As inflation expectations rise:

• Bond yields have increased, reflecting higher expected interest rates
  
• Borrowing costs for governments and corporations are climbing
  

This creates a tightening effect across the economy, even without central bank action.

In essence, the war is doing what central banks had been trying to manage – tightening financial conditions.

The Bigger Picture: A Global Repricing of Risk

What markets are undergoing is not just volatility – it’s a repricing of geopolitical risk.

The war has forced investors to reassess:

• Supply chain stability
  
• Energy dependence
  
• Inflation trajectories
  
• Central bank policy paths
  

Even if the conflict stabilizes, the aftershocks may linger. 

Analysts warn that prolonged disruption could lead to sustained inflation, weaker growth, and tighter financial conditions for months—or longer.

Conclusion: Markets Are Adapting, Not Panicking

Despite sharp moves in oil and bursts of volatility in equities, financial markets are not in freefall. Instead, they are recalibrating – rapidly, and in real time.

The reaction to the Iran conflict reveals a modern market defined by:

• Faster information flow
  
• More complex cross-asset relationships
  
• A broader set of “safe havens”
  

But one truth remains unchanged: when energy is disrupted, everything else follows.

And until the flow of oil – and certainty – returns, markets will continue to trade not just on fundamentals, but on the unpredictable rhythm of geopolitics.

And that’s the truth about trading. 

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The New Threat IBM’s Quantum Computing Research Poses to D-Wave

Written by Nathan Reiff on March 17, 2026 

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• IBM’s new quantum-focused reference architecture provides a blueprint for how quantum and classical computing systems may be combined to address novel scientific research questions.
• The company can back up its ventures into quantum computing with record free cash flow nearing $15 billion last year and a number of other solid fundamentals as well.
• On the other hand, a smaller, pure-play rival like D-Wave Quantum may be at a disadvantage because it first has to achieve profitability while simultaneously having to compete technologically.
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In the race to achieve quantum computing supremacy, a pure-play firm like D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) must watch out for not only competitors of a similar size and scope but also for much larger legacy tech rivals. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and many other big tech players have ventured into the quantum computing space, using their massive R&D budgets and infrastructure to accelerate development. One advantage a smaller company like D-Wave may have is its exclusive focus on quantum, compared to these other firms, which are targeting a wide variety of technologies at once. Still, D-Wave’s many technological successes have so far only led to a disappointing performance in 2026.

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) may make it even harder for D-Wave to thrive this year. A longtime participant in the quantum race, IBM has not only recently announced what could be a significant technological breakthrough but also has stability and a strong track record of fundamental success that D-Wave has not yet achieved.

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IBM’s Hybrid Architecture Could Open Up Many New Possibilities

First, it’s worth considering why IBM’s work toward quantum computing may have just advanced in a significant way. The company released in March 2025 the first-ever quantum-centric supercomputing reference architecture, an outline of practical ways that quantum systems can integrate with classical computing tools to address challenges unattainable by either approach alone.

IBM’s model suggests a hybrid approach utilizing both quantum hardware and traditional computing infrastructure like CPUs and GPUs. The goal, it seems, is to be able to accelerate scientific discovery—and research at the Cleveland Clinic, Japan’s RIKEN, and elsewhere has already yielded impressive simulations of molecular models and more.

This is significant for the quantum computing space broadly because the applicability of the technology has long been a sticking point for many investors. What use is quantum computing, the thinking goes, if it is not yet clear how exactly it can be applied by businesses and researchers across industries? A hybrid architecture such as this one may provide a pathway for users to incorporate quantum tech into their preexisting systems, with many real-world scientific applications already apparent.

Why IBM May Be the Latest Threat to D-Wave

D-Wave has recently aimed to establish itself as a go-to pure-play quantum firm, spanning both quantum annealing and gate-model approaches rather than pairing a quantum system with a classical one. IBM’s development could make it the latest among several major threats to D-Wave.

As a legacy tech giant, IBM has a compelling base of fundamentals that could allow it to further accelerate its quantum development. The company reported a record $14.7 billion in free cash flow in 2025, alongside Q4 2025revenue that climbed by 9% to beat analyst predictions by close to half a billion dollars.

Earnings per share (EPS) also came in ahead of expectations, topping Wall Street’s estimate by 19 cents. IBM’s renewed focus on software has paid off well, particularly given its annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $23.6 billion.

IBM may also be particularly appealing to investors heading into the middle of 2026, given the stock’s recent decline. Shares are down more than 15% year-to-date as its AI business faces challenges from prominent AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. Nonetheless, analysts are optimistic about IBM’s growth prospects throughout the year, expecting close to 8% in earnings gains and 30% in potential share price upside.

Key distinctions for many investors may be IBM’s size and track record, as well as its financial stability. The company is on such firm financial footing compared to a newer quantum player like D-Wave that it has a 30-year record of raising dividends and a healthy dividend yield of 2.73%. While D-Wave and its rivals are struggling to achieve profitability, IBM can fall back on its other strengths if its quantum efforts are not fruitful.

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IBM vs. D-Wave: Different Quantum Paths, Not a Zero-Sum Choice

Investors may ask why there is a need to focus on one or the other of these two companies, and this is a valid question. After all, IBM’s hybrid architecture design seems focused on scientific advances, while D-Wave has made headlines for its annealing-focused approach that is suited for optimization problems across disciplines.

Neither company seems focused on attempting a true general-purpose quantum system, and the applications of each of these tools are likely to be different to at least some degree. IBM may have a big leg up in terms of its business history, but there may be room for both companies to contribute meaningfully to the rise of quantum computing in the years to come.

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