September 17, 2025

Direct Commodity Exposure vs. Mining Stocks | USCF’s John Love

36 minutes

In this episode, we sit down with John Love, CEO of USCF Investments, the newest sponsor of Rock Stock Channel, to explore how investors can use commodity ETFs to diversify their portfolios and gain direct exposure to key market trends. USCF is best known for the United States Oil Fund (USO) but also offers funds focused on copper (CPER), sustainable battery metals (ZSB), gold with income (USG), and broad commodities (SDCI).

John walks us through the history of USCF, its role as a pioneer in the commodity ETF space, and how it differentiates itself through innovation and a focus on futures-based strategies. We discuss why investors might prefer commodity exposure over equity proxies, the benefits of diversification, and how USCF’s systematic approach helps simplify futures investing for everyday investors.

We cover four funds we believe retail investors should have on their radar:

- CPER (United States Copper Index Fund) – for direct exposure to copper prices

- USG (Gold Income Fund) – gold plus an options overlay for potential income

- ZSB (Sustainable Battery Metals Strategy Fund) – targeting the metals powering electrification

- SDCI (Broad Commodity Fund) – a rules-based, diversified commodity index strategy

We also talk about current investor sentiment, the role of commodities in portfolio construction, and whether we may be entering a new commodity supercycle driven by electrification, AI infrastructure, and global demand growth.

Learn more about USCF:

- Website: https://www.uscfinvestments.com/

- X (Twitter): https://x.com/uscfinvestments

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📖 Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(03:49) USCF Edge & Strategy

(06:24) Why Commodity ETFs

(08:38) CPER: Copper Exposure

(12:57) USG: Gold + Income

(15:22) ZSB: Battery Metals

(19:45) SDCI: Broad Commodities

(24:14) Backwardation vs. Contango

(29:54) Sentiment & Flows

(34:21) Closing Remarks

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Podcast:

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Howard: https://x.com/LithiumIonBull

Rodney: https://x.com/RodneyHooper13

Matt: https://x.com/matt_fernley

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DISCLAIMER

NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH

Rodney and Howard are not financial advisors nor broker-dealers, this video is for information purposes only and should not be considered investment or financial advice. Please do your own independent research and read the disclaimer at the end of the video or on RK Equity’s website https://www.rkequity.com

Intro and outro audio credit: Jamie Klein

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