Robert Musella wrote a post · Jun 9 09:19

The Empire Strikes Steel: Rare Earths, Tariffs, and the Rise of Industrial Power

🏗️ The Empire Strikes Steel: Rare Earths, Tariffs, and the Rise of Industrial Power
By Robert Musella | The Roman Sun Tzu Method™
© 2025 Robert M. Musella. All rights reserved.

“In times of geopolitical friction, the wise don’t argue—they retool.”
— The Roman Sun Tzu Method™

The tariff wave isn’t posturing—it’s structural. The U.S. is rebuilding industrial muscle while divorcing critical material dependence from China.
Rare earths. Uranium. Steel. These aren’t sectors—they’re supply chain battlegrounds.

📌 Tariff Chart:

🔩 Sector Deep Dive: Trade-Linked Power Plays

🧲 MP Materials – Strategic but Fragile
MP isn’t dominating rare earths. It’s fighting for relevance. But that fight makes it tactically valuable. Rebounding 38% off the $18.64 bottom, MACD flipped bullish, RSI is pushing 77, and volume surged. This is a counterstrike—not a confirmed trend.

📈 Chart:

📊 GEX:

💡 Strategy: Buy July $25C / Sell $30C. Tactical gamma play into narrative shifts.

⚛️ UUUU – The Rare Earth + Uranium Dual Threat
Energy Fuels is a sleeper giant: rare earth processor and uranium producer in one. RSI at 61, holding above $5, with a potential breakout at $6.00.

📈 Chart:

📊 GEX:

💡 Strategy: July $6.50/$8.00C spread or buy-write (shares + Aug $7.50C).

⚛️ CCJ – The Nuclear Core of U.S. Energy Strategy
Cameco surged from $35 to $60+. RSI is high, but trend remains intact. It’s not hype—it’s policy flows.

📈 Chart:

📊 GEX:

💡 Strategy: July $60/$65C vertical or diagonal into earnings (Sept $65C / short June $62.5C).

🏗️ X – The Political Weapon of Domestic Steel
Steel isn’t just infrastructure—it’s ideological. U.S. Steel is now a policy narrative.

📈 Chart:

📊 GEX:

💡 Strategy: July $54/$58C bull spread or equity + covered call (July $58C).

🛡️ FXI – The Hedge Behind the Shift

FXI (China large-cap ETF) is stalling at $36.60, with heavy call wall resistance. Use it as a shield for macro positioning.

📈 Chart:

📊 GEX:

💡 Strategy: Buy July $36P or $35P. Alt: Sell $37/$39C to fund it.

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DeweiLin8 : The United States and the entire world are being constrained by China's control over rare earth elements. Domestic refining and extraction in the U.S. cannot keep up; in fact, efforts should be increased to utilize Asia Vets for refining and extraction. Establishing refining sites in other locations and expanding the company size would allow all of the world's rare earth elements to be sent to factories under U.S. companies for processing. This would not only be profitable but also prevent being constrained by China. With enough scale and subsidiary refining plants, it could also put pressure on the global rare earth mining industry, achieving multiple benefits.

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Robert Musella OP DeweiLin8 : You’re absolutely right about the bottleneck. China doesn’t just control the mines. It controls the refining choke point, and that’s harder to replace than most realize.

That’s why The Roman Sun Tzu Method focuses on positioning in UUUU and MP. These aren’t just mining plays. They’re strategic assets in a global resource war.

Refining isn’t optional. It’s

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Robert Musella OP DeweiLin8 : Spot on, Dewei. This isn’t trade policy. It’s a quiet war.

Control the choke points. Build the refining network. Scale with allies.

The wise don’t whine. They retool.

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