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Are the 2020s Becoming the New Roaring 20s?
Date: 2026-03-12 18:53:48
This week’s episode starts with an unexpected market lesson from Peaky Blinders.
After watching the new movie, Tom started thinking about the similarities between the Roaring 1920s and the 2020s — and the comparison is hard to ignore. Both decades began after a global pandemic. Both saw explosive market recoveries, rapid retail participation, easy money, speculative fever, and a wave of excitement around transformative technologies.
In this episode, Tom breaks down:
Why the 1920s and 2020s rhyme more than most people realize
How radio, cars, and electricity compare to AI, EVs, and today’s tech giants
Why retail trading, margin, and speculation matter now just like they did then
The key difference between the gold standard era and today’s fiat system
Why most economists do not expect a 1929-style ending, but still see real danger signs
Then the focus narrows to what matters most right now: what is working in this market.
Using the Money Calendar, Tom shows why ETFs still lean bullish this week, but also why the dominant theme continues to be safety. Gold miners stand out once again, with both large-cap and junior miner ETFs showing powerful historical patterns over the next 30 days.
This episode also explains:
Why ETFs can be more useful than trying to pick a single stock
Why safety trades often come first during times of crisis
Why gold miners may be leading before the broader market gets its turn
How to think about the next potential rotation once fear starts to cool off
If you want a bigger-picture market perspective combined with a practical seasonal setup, this episode covers both.
YouTube Chapters
00:00 Peaky Blinders and the Roaring 20s comparison
01:18 How the 1920s and 2020s mirror each other
02:06 Technology bubbles then vs now
02:57 Retail trading, margin, and speculation
04:03 Easy money, low rates, and rapid recovery
05:22 The key comparison table: 1920s vs 2020s
06:21 Gold standard vs fiat system
07:33 Are we headed toward a 1929-style bubble?
08:54 The danger table: AI, speculation, and valuations
11:20 What the Money Calendar says this week
12:56 Why ETFs are leaning bullish
14:10 Safety continues to dominate
15:02 Gold miners and junior miners setup
15:53 10-for-10 historical pattern in gold miners
16:44 Why gold safety trades still matter
17:57 Safety first, stocks later
18:45 What could come next after the safety trade
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