You’ve seen this movie…
A spaceship drifts too close to a black hole. Light bends. Time warps. Weird things happen. Then it crosses the event horizon (the point of no return)... and vanishes.
That’s where I believe we are in this bull market, right now.
16 years of easy money, insane gains and tech billionaires richer than God have created a gaping black hole of risk.
Now we’re past the safe zone, approaching the event horizon... the last wild rush before the immutable laws of the universe rip the whole thing apart. Don’t just take my word for it.
MarketWatch says the rally’s “moving more toward melt-up mode.”
Contrarian macrostrategist David Hunter believes the S&P could be headed for a parabolic 8000, before a brutal 80% drop.
Even Ray Dalio (a man who’s tracked 500 years of debt cycles) warns the U.S. is heading into “very, very dark times.”
Is your portfolio equipped to survive such a wild ride?
Honestly, probably not. There’s a good chance you’ll get dragged into the abyss, just like millions of others.
And don’t look to Washington to ride to your rescue. It’s too late for that. We were promised a big fix, but it never arrived.
Instead, the debts are bigger, the deficit is fatter, and core inflation is ever higher.
This market’s like a house with fresh paint and termites chewing through the foundations… it looks strong from the street with stocks at all-time highs, but beneath the surface it’s been hollowed out.
Analyst Michael Lebowitz sees “striking similarities to the dot-com melt-up of 1999” and so do I.
Back then, rate cuts acted like fuel on an already raging fire… predictably, the market got too hot and flamed out:
It’s happening all over again. President Trump and Scott Bessent have pressured the Fed into cutting rates, with more to come.
But history tells us that by the time desperate cuts arrive, the damage is already done. The bubble is too big. Too unstoppable. And the outcome, in my view, is inevitable.
I don’t say that as a casual observer.
For nearly 30 years I’ve built a career helping regular investors prepare for dramatic shifts in the financial system… calling Fannie and Freddie’s implosion, America’s lost AAA credit rating and the Covid inflation shock long before the headlines.
And now, I’m doing everything I can to prepare you for the coming breaking point. Most folks will be left holding the bag, loaded up on the wrong stocks at the wrong time.
That doesn’t have to be your story.
In this recent broadcast, I’ll show you:
- Why the most dangerous flaw in America’s financial system has reached a point of no return
- How Trump’s recent actions are accelerating the coming crisis
- And what I believe you must do now to avoid the worst of it – and potentially even profit from the shift
I also name three investments you can make today… assets that could see a huge influx of capital when this situation escalates.
This might be your final chance to prepare before we cross the event horizon.
Let me show you exactly what to do.
Good investing,
Porter Stansberry
WD-40 Stock Sank After Earnings—Here Are 5 Reasons Bulls Aren't Worried
Authored by Thomas Hughes. Originally Published: 1/12/2026.
Quick Look
- WD-40 is trading near long-term lows, setting for a rebound that can deliver a high-double-digit total return within years.
- Q1 softness is tied to distributor order timing, not end-market weakness, and long-term forecasts were reaffirmed.
- Capital returns underpin the outlook, including the dividend and share buybacks.
WD-40's (NASDAQ: WDFC) fiscal Q1 2026 earnings report provided a catalyst for a market sell-off in the stock.
However, the pullback opened a buying opportunity many total-return investors seek.
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Although the stock is down significantly from its high, it continues to trade in line with long-term trends, suggesting robust upside potential and a healthy dividend.
Despite the Q1 report falling short of analyst expectations, WD-40's long-term setup remains intact—and five fundamentals explain why the sell-off may be a chance to buy.
1. Revenue Growth Is Still Intact
The WD-40 report failed to spark a rally because its growth fell short of expectations.
At $154.4 million, revenue grew less than 1% on a reported basis and that improvement was driven by FX conversion. On an FX-neutral basis, revenue declined more than 2%, but the internal details are more encouraging. The weakness is largely timing-related—primarily distributor order timing—while direct-market sales increased a robust 8%, supported by growth in the Americas and EIMEA regions and strength in the Specialty products segment.
Looking ahead, the company expects indirect-market softness to normalize as the year progresses.
2. Gross Margin Expansion Signals Operating Leverage
Timing-related softness appears to be the main driver of the disappointing headline numbers, but profitability improved regardless.
Gross margin widened by 140 basis points, positioning the company for earnings upside once revenue leverage returns. The roughly 10% increase in SG&A was tied to non-recurring charges and had limited impact on cash flow. Free cash flow margin remained around 17.5%, enabling continued capital returns through dividends and share repurchases.
3. WD-40 Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Guidance and Long-Term Outlook
Despite weak Q1 results, the company reaffirmed full-year guidance and signaled it expects to finish toward the high end of the range.
Management forecasts revenue growth of 5% to 9% in fiscal 2026, operating income growth of 5% to 12%, with earnings following a similar trajectory.
Longer-term forecasts are more ambitious. Management says it has reached only about 25% penetration of its target market and could grow substantially over time.
Against that backdrop, the current 34x price multiple isn't necessarily expensive: on the company's potential, the stock could effectively trade at roughly 10x, implying deep value.
4. Dividend Growth and Buybacks Support Total Returns
WD-40's capital returns—dividends and share buybacks—remain healthy and help underpin the stock's valuation and long-term trajectory.
The dividend yields slightly more than 2% with the stock trading near long-term lows, represents roughly 60% of projected earnings, and has been increased annually for 17 consecutive years.
The most recent hike was over 8%, and future increases are expected to track earnings growth.
The company repurchased more than $20 million of shares in fiscal 2025 and plans to accelerate buybacks in 2026. Q1 repurchases totaled more than $7.5 million, slightly reducing share count year-over-year and aligning with that plan.
5. Institutional Ownership Provides a Stock Price Backstop
Institutions—the driving force behind most stocks—own more than 90% of WD-40 and returned to buying in the back half of 2025 after selling earlier in the year. That shift coincided with the market bottom and suggests a potential floor for the stock in early 2026.
The primary risk is a pullback to the long-term moving average near $175, but deeper lows appear unlikely. The more probable path is a period of basing around early-January levels before the stock regains traction later this year; see the chart for the technical picture.
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