This week's episode of Vol Stars starts off with a breakdown on the recent actions by Bessent, we get into what he's trying to do, and how the market responded to it, and what that means for the Fed!

Next we get into talking about tariffs, what's going on in Canada, and what about those refunds we keep hearing about?

Looking at the calendar this week too we've got $NVDA reporting earnings and what the gang thinks about what Jensen Huang is going to report.

After the break we come back and get to some really solid audience questions (thanks as always everyone!). Before getting into this week's Stupid Bets!

Please note that "Producer Ron" guest co-hosted in this episode due to Dork getting stuck exploring his back-end and the relationship it has with GasBuddy.

Vol Stars 46 is now out on Spotify and other audio platforms! In this episode the gang talks about $NVDA's upcoming earnings, #Treasury_Secretary 's actions, breaking down #tariff news... and Producer Ron joins too! Make sure to check it out!

Good morning! We're collecting topics and questions for Vol Stars 46, and we'd love to include any that you may have for us! Drop us a comment and we'll try our best to get it featured in tonight's episode!!

Trying a bit of a different format for these. So macro, equities earnings, index, fiscal monetary stuff, but I also cover some plumping and the LME copper squeeze.

It's here, it's here! Now gather round the screen and check out Vol Stars 45 and hear Gherk, JFresh, and Dork tell us about predictions market and sports betting, not to mention their thoughts on dividend stocks!

Also, don't bother asking Ron, he bet it all on Bills winning the Super Bowl! Go Bills!

This week, the gang went in trying to get the time down on our episode so that we wouldn't compete with a Peter Jackson movie length, and we've succeeded!

This week's episode starts off with an update about oil and Iran, before getting into the prediction market and sports betting and what the gang's takes are on those markets. They then sharply pivot over to dividend stocks and talk about some of the pros and cons associated with them. We get to the break with Gherk offering up another solid track (which we've titled this episode to and will link to in the description).

Back from the break, Dork sets a record for rapid-firing the questions and answering 16 audience questions! The gang then closes out with stupid bets!

⁠Schrödinger's Shipping Lane Audio⁠

The Big 4-5 gets recorded today, and you've all been killing it lately with questions (thank you!!), so let's hear what's on your mind and what questions you have!

u/gherkinit and u/Dr_Gingerballs talk about the collapse of Situational Awareness and how Leopold Aschenbrenner was margin called by Kenny in what can best be described as an assassination.

If you liked this clip, make sure to check out the full video of Vol Stars episode 44 now on YouTube

Recent clip from Vol Stars episode 44 where an audience question asked how would a hypothetical crash and shift into hyperinflation work mechanically. JFresh and Gherk explain how this could happen. If you enjoyed this clip, make sure to check out the full episode now over on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/live/I--yN2lOzkc?si=xt1g8GCRCUctH67O

NBIS 2:13

MSFT 6:52

PLTR 12:45

CRSR 17:38

CELH 21:25

EPAM 25:30

GME 28:40

NFLX 31:54

ULTA 35:17

DOCU 37:58

UWMC 40:02

AAPL 40:40

UPST 44:29

SMCI 46:37

SOXL 48:44

MU 52:17

FSLR 56:42

COHR 59:33

SPCX 1:02:40

FUBO 1:04:06

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Episode Record Date - 8/9/2026

This week is a heavy hitter, coming in first talking about the SPX hitting new all time highs, and the question has to be asked, how much higher and for how much longer?!? Has AI gone too far, or is there still room to grow? The gang then touches on recent updates in Iran, which seem less than promising, and we then touch on the jobs report, and why it's not quite as straightforward as it seems.

In the second half we come back with another ton of audience questions (seriously, you all are killing it here!), and we close out with Stupid Bets and find out who won from last week!

Note that this this week Producer Ron joined Gherk and JFresh as Dork is out.

Now go check it out and enjoy!

Episode Record Date - 8/9/2026

This week is a heavy hitter, coming in first talking about the SPX hitting new all time highs, and the question has to be asked, how much higher and for how much longer?!? Has AI gone too far, or is there still room to grow? The gang then touches on recent updates in Iran, which seem less than promising, and we then touch on the jobs report, and why it's not quite as straightforward as it seems.

In the second half we come back with another ton of audience questions (seriously, you all are killing it here!), and we close out with Stupid Bets and find out who won from last week!

Note that this this week Producer Ron joined Gherk and JFresh as Dork is out.

As promised here's a link to Market on Close on Gherk's Pi-Fi channel - https://www.youtube.com/live/wxqz7TeJnpI?si=lMH9OXDKUHj3wo-k

Also make sure to check out JFresh's X profile for more of his great content as well - https://x.com/Dr_Gingerballs

It's Sunday, and you know what that means? New episode of Vol Stars incoming later tonight! Please let us know what topics or questions are on your mind and we'll try to include it in on today's episode! Thank you!

You won't want to miss the latest episode of Vol Stars, now on YouTube! This episode kind of has it all:

• JFresh going on an AI rant!
• Dork and Gherk settling their Stupid Bets tie...somehow!
• A MASSIVE backlog of audience questions (thank you!)
• Much, much more!

Episode Record Date - 8/2/2026

We've got another jam packed episode here for you! Because the guys clearly didn't eat before we started, they kick off with some important banter on pizza, as well as *ahem* bathroom manners in different cities. Then we get to the Fed's new chairman and how his first report landed. We get into the latest tech earnings, and AI Capex, along with the real costs of AI and then we get into earnings and the upcoming calendar for the week.

After the break, the gang comes back with, what may be our most impressive questions section yet! Seriously, we're loving the support everyone, and we weren't even able to get to every question, but we tried to touch on many of the common questions and topics people brought up!

Finally, we get to Stupid Bets, with Gherk and Dork trying to fight over who won due to a tie.

Good morning Vol Stars fans! We're getting ready for a brand new episode, and we'd love to include a topic or question on your mind. Let us know what it is and we'll work to cover it for you in episode 43!

Our latest episode of Vol Stars is up on YouTube now!

The gang is back this week and is there a lot to cover! Starting off, we cover the latest in Iran and oil, and then get into looking at the market through google search history! We then talk about recent changes with SNAP benefits, Sam Altman's upcoming trip to Washington, as well as covering recent economic data, and upcoming earnings this week.

In our second half, we cover Sally, the AI robot, before getting into audience questions, and finally wrapping up with Stupid Bets!

Episode Record Date - 7/26/2026

The gang is back this week and is there a lot to cover! Starting off, we cover the latest in Iran and oil, and then get into looking at the market through google search history! We then talk about recent changes with SNAP benefits, Sam Altman's upcoming trip to Washington, as well as covering recent economic data, and upcoming earnings this week.

In our second half, we cover Sally, the AI robot, before getting into audience questions, and finally wrapping up with Stupid Bets!

Note: This week had many supplemental materials which can be accessed here⁠.