Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc

Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc

2026 Tradable Themes & The VZ Trade

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Samantha LaDuc
Jan 07, 2026
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Happy New Year Everyone!

If you attended/listened to my live trading room Mon +/or Today, then you know my voice is under the weather and I feel like

:hankey:


That doesn’t stop my brain, but it does slow it down. Luckily, we have vibrancy & very hot trading action by The Huddle Team (of Archna, Luke, Alex, Mike & Tiffany) in live-huddle all day long! Thank you so much team for rounding out all the great analysis, education & trading!

I will update trades I’ve reviewed past few days & weeks separately tomorrow, along with AI Briefing notes now that the “Santa Rally” has ended. Sorry for delay in getting back in the groove.

2026 Tradable Themes

I’ve done a lot of thinking/writing for the year ahead - from my ROTATION in Consumer Cyclicals (starting the year off nicely I might add), to my pie-in-the-sky 2000-esque SPX target on USD debasement. Yes, I worked over vacation to lay it all out for you:

  1. 2026 PREDICTION: ROTATION & RECESSION INTO ALL TIME HIGHS - PART 1

  2. 2026 NON-CONSENSUS MACRO VIEWS - THEN AND NOW - PART 2

  3. 2026: $8200 SPX, MALINVESTMENTS, AND MISPRICED EXPECTATIONS - THE WHAT IFS - PART 3

For 2026 tradable themes, here is a snapshot:

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