In Chinese Geomancy, water denotes money. It is an ancient and serious representation, but now in Hong Kong, the colloquial saying of money is water. Actually, it comes from Geomancy (literally means wind and water).
The emigration to Mars has two great problems, or two in one, that is water and currency. Please refer to the first series of this topic on 20251215, large amount of water is confirmed under the crest of Mars in South Pole. Even the surface temperature is -170. That is why Elon Musk is confident to develop a city up to one million population on Mars for the reservoir is enough to supply the demand of that city, but initially only.
The greatest problem is that in Mars there is no rainfall for the atmosphere is too thin. People can only rely on melting of ice in the poles and the current reservoir. Recycling is the only method for transportation from earth is not so practical. Singapore is always in shortage of water and rely on the supply of Malaysia. After their recycling of NEWater, the problem is solved and can even support Malaysia in turn. First on non-drinking water and now extended to drinking water. But it needs 4 large water-plants for processing, so it is quite a large project. Population of Singapore in early Feb is 5,893,470, but it is on earth. When on Mars, we need a large plant for recycling of water, it is not so easy indeed, anyway still possible. A problem waiting to be solved!
The supply of electricity for a city of one million is also not easy. However, now on earth we are going to develop solar electricity in space and transmit back to earth. This will be successfully done by Japan by the end of 2026, and Tesla already had a plan to do so on earth. They are actually paving a way to Mars.
Another thing is currency, what currency will be used in Mars? Will they have a central bank and issue another currency or just use digital currency? So, these are all interesting and practical questions. But before it comes, investor should take chance to invest in related area and let’s see what will come next.
Meanwhile, three are still several reasons for people to invest in Mars related stocks so as to catch the last train during the coming adjustment. Nomination of the new Fed chair Kevin Warsh is considered as more hawkish than Jeremy Powell. People afraid of his policy is even tighter than Powell. Warsh may let the free market to adjust themselves unless one day he comes out publicly to disclose that he would save the market in order to clear all worries.
Germany is going to establish a Two-Speed Europe by uniting the 6-core power in EU that is France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland and Germany. For now, major policies of EU need to have 27 members to pass it. Such as Hungary is always protecting Russia and China to ban the accuse of invasion in Ukraine, and thus hindered the progress of the other 26 countries. The new EU will co-operate with other Five Eyes such as UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to form a new power just stand aside the rival of US and China and become the Third Power of the world, no need to follow either US or China. According to GDP, it is even greater than China, and military power will be significant and thus made both US, China with Russia weakened in world affairs leaders.
In the US stock market, most of the February will fall. The above factors are falling factors. But when January rises, most of the time it will lead to a rise in the whole year even though not guaranteed 100%. Therefore, when adjustment comes, its time to buy, but should divide the capital into 2 or 3 portions to buy in. For year 2026 will be a rise of individual stocks rather than the whole market. Don’t think the market would stop falling after your purchase, it is wishful but not practical. However, most Mars related stocks are overlapping with military stocks and the launch of Artemis II will be in this week. Too many stocks needed to buy, but too little capital left in hand. This is the dilemma of retail investors!