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Rising geopolitical tensions are reshaping the macro environment and creating new tradeable opportunities across global markets. In this episode, Ben Berggreen outlines a top-down trading approach, starting with macro and geopolitical developments, filtering into sector rotation, and identifying where capital is likely to move as narratives shift. Following the capture of Venezuela's president, markets have reacted unevenly, but for traders the focus is on how geopolitical risk, defense spending, and global instability translate into medium-term positioning rather than political debate.

Ben explains why defense stocks moved immediately into focus and why smaller, innovation-driven defense companies can offer more asymmetric setups than large-cap incumbents. He then breaks down a bullish options trade in AeroVironment ($AVAV), discussing how military contracts, Department of Defense spending, earnings timing, and volatility shape the risk-reward. The episode focuses on defined-risk options strategies, flexibility around earnings, and managing outcomes as price action develops.