SSAB - January 23, 2026

Workout in! Chest, legs, and some pull ups, but not as many as usual. How many sets is enough? New skill unlocked? Switching hands rope work.US and China relations will define the next generation, good talk on how NATO was what needed during the Cold War, but the Cold War ended with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 - Russia couldn’t do it.https://geopoliticalfutures.com/why-us-china-relations-will-define-the-next-generation-2026-forecast-preview/George Friedman doesn’t know!https://geopoliticalfutures.com/confession-i-cant-figure-out-trumps-latest-move/Lululemon in the shits! (See through pants!)SBUX hits! (On the rise again?!)And GOLD to the moon! (When to sell? When to buy?!) Zeal says CHINA is fueling this market! Notice the stocks go ZOOOM!https://zealllc.com/2026/gldchtko.htm-This guy is bullish on Chinese gold buying. The one problem is that, unlike Western markets (US especially), there’s no room for people/small traders to make money in down markets. So, the Chinese markets can be bid up but Western markets can win on the way down, the Chinese don’t seem to be able to. -RSI heavily overbought and price is far off of the 20 EMA, -not only that, January 24th is usually when GOLD enters its seasonally hot spot, combined with Spring Festival right around the corner. -We’ve already seen it hit the 50 DMA in recent pull backs. BUT… that being said, -I’ve said it was going to correct before and guess what happened? It kept going up!And a new SSAB feature - Chinese!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great weekend!! 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates01:05 Book Purge and Reading Goals03:50 Gym Routine and Fitness Goals07:15 Learning New Skills at the Gym10:00 US-China Relations and Global Politics19:09 Lululemon, Starbucks, and Market Trends21:19 Starbucks' Leadership Changes and Market Impact22:26 Starbucks' Pricing and Portion Strategies25:51 Gold Market Trends and Chinese Influence30:10 Technical Analysis of Gold Prices34:52 New Automation Features for Language Learning39:30 Conclusion and Final Thoughts