Week on the Charts (4/8/26)

Look video of this post here. 📊 Weekly chart details. 🌎Big picture market theme. 🎯Actionable insights. Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE to separate signal from noise. The most important charts and themes in markets and investing… 1) What Happens When Volatility Increases? A year ago during the tariff turmoil, the S&P 500 fell 12% … [Read more…]

Week in the Charts (14/7/25)

Look video of this post here. 📊 Weekly chart details. 🌎Big picture market theme. 🎯Actionable insights. Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE to separate the signals from noise. The most important charts and themes in markets and investing… 1) Breaking Down Big, Beautiful Bills Here are the major tax changes under the Big Beautiful Bill, … [Read more…]

Comprehensive AI enrichment for Oracle Database via MCP

Oracle SQLcl version 26.1 came out last week. From the release notes, we have this nugget – The schema information tool now supports filtering and the ability to retrieve details for other schemas So what does this mean? I’ve used my handy agent to summarize this tool for me, but the TL;DR is simple You … [Read more…]

Week in the Charts (7/23/25)

Look video of this post here. “The stock market is a tool for transferring money from impatient people to patient people.” – Warren Buffett Everyone wants to get rich quickly. Buffett became rich by being patient. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for long-term trends, rational thinking, and timeless principles. The most important charts and themes … [Read more…]

Filter Query Parameters in ORDS with AutoREST Tables

Demo, show me the demo! Make your power points and blog posts come to life! Demonstrating a REST API via cURL or Postman can be tedious, or even boring. If I had time, I’d make a local web app to show it off. But since I don’t have much time, I’ll do the next best … [Read more…]

The Triumph of the Optimists – Charlie Bilello’s Blog

Look video of this post here. This week’s post is sponsored by YCharts. Markets don’t move in a straight line, and 2025 is the best year in that regard. That’s why I partnered with Y Chart to create a collection of the 2025 Midterm Report: a visual breakdown of the most important market trends from … [Read more…]

npx skills install krisrice/oracle-db-skills

The title says it all, or does it? You can upgrade your Agent’s abilities with skills. This allows them to perform actions without needing to rely on what they have been trained to do or by spending time and resources on the Internet to ‘research’. If you don’t know what I’m talking about: Kris just … [Read more…]

Week in the Charts (3/24/26)

Look video of this post here. This week’s post is sponsored by YCharts. YCharts helps advisors create clean, client-ready visuals that clearly show portfolio positions, allocations, and how decisions align with long-term goals. Create proposals, comparison charts and reports in minutes – all in one place. Try YCharts for freeand save 20% when you subscribe … [Read more…]

I created a mini RAG Pipeline to answer an Oracle question

In my previous post, I used AI Vector Search in Oracle AI Database (26ai) to supplement what my Agent and associated LLM knew about personal training with my own training history and fitness statistics. My MCP Server allows Agents to search my database for knowledge that can be used to help with their answers and … [Read more…]

Market Conditions (August 2025)

Look video of this post here. “The first rule of merging is never interrupt unnecessarily.” – Charlie Munger Subscribe to our YouTube channel for long-term trends, rational thinking, and timeless principles. This is a special edition of the Week in Charts where I break down the state of the market. Here’s a quick look at … [Read more…]