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“The task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen, but to think what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees.” -Arthur Schopenhauer. FFTT’s research routinely “thinks what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees” – this new perspective adds significant value to our clients’ investment process and outcomes.

 

In Depth Analysis

 

FFTT marries its unique thought process with detailed analysis of the topics its writing on, not just identifying new ways to think about opportunities and risks, but also providing an investable themes backed by rigorous analysis and supporting charts.

Critical Thinking With Integrity

 

Having the physical ability to “think what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees” is of little use to clients unless one has the integrity and independence to share those thoughts with clients. As an independent research firm wholly-owned by Luke Gromen, we have the ability to communicate to our clients in great detail “what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees.”

Unparalleled Expertise

 

As data increasingly becomes commoditized, free thinking becomes priceless.

FFTT, LLC launched in 2014 with one goal in mind – to marry our unique dot-connecting abilities with our in-depth analytical work and our relevant historical perspectives to create differentiated, money-making insights that help our clients’ investment process and investment outcomes.

 

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Macro-Thematic Trends

Luke Gromen

Quasi-price controls on oil, rates, volatility, v. looming oil supply issues, v. possible China/US currency deal? (FFTT, 5/12/26)

If the nation is engaged in a shooting war and government does not want to increase taxes enough to pay for it, is it likely that the Fed will keep the money supply growing at a sedate 3% annual rate and watch interest rates move to banana republic levels as the credit markets are destroyed?  -Gary Shilling and Kiril Sokoloff, “Is Inflation Ending? Are You Ready?”, p. 14, 1983 We have a deficit [of oil]

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Luke Gromen May 12, 2026 4:21 PM No Comments

Stagflationary pressures build as “save the currency or the bond market” decisions loom across the west (FFTT, 5/5/26)

Right now, the future is difficult to see, and the risks to both sides of our mandate have increased. -NY Fed President John Williams, 5/4/26 Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth said on Monday that ​physical shortages in oil supply would begin appearing around ‌the world because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global crude supply passes.  Economies will begin shrinking, first in Asia, as ​demand adjusts to reduced supply

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Luke Gromen May 5, 2026 3:55 PM No Comments
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