Closing Recap Global markets opened the new week in a state of heightened anxiety after high-stakes peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad collapsed over the weekend. Risk assets gapped down on the open after President Trump confirmed a military naval blockade on all ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, effective at 10:00…

Closing Recap U.S. stocks extended their winning streak to seven days on Thursday – its longest since October 2025, rebounding from early morning weakness to finish broadly higher as investors clung to hopes for a lasting ceasefire in the Middle East. The Nasdaq led the gains with a 0.83% advance, while the Dow Jones Industrial…

Closing Recap Wall Street staged a magnificent relief rally on Wednesday, closing out the session with broad-based gains as the “Peace Trade” triggered a massive unwinding of geopolitical risk premiums. The S&P 500 added 2.51%, the Nasdaq surged 2.80%, and the Dow Jones roared back to life, gaining over 1,300 points (2.85%) to reclaim 47,900.…

Closing Recap Wall Street witnessed a historic “Risk-On” explosion on Wednesday as the geopolitical dark clouds suddenly parted. U.S. equities, which spent the entire regular session mired in negative territory, staged a spectacular late-day reversal to close broadly higher. The catalyst was a bombshell announcement from President Trump: a two-week ceasefire with Iran. This diplomatic…

Closing Recap Wall Street started the week by playing a high-stakes game of chicken with the geopolitical calendar.  U.S. stocks finished broadly higher on Monday, snapping a recent losing streak as investors returned from a long holiday weekend and decided to buy the dip, despite the looming expiration of President Trump’s ultimatum to Iran. The…

Closing Recap U.S. stocks finished mixed on Thursday, erasing significant early losses to end the day relatively flat as the market digested a massive surge in crude oil prices and President Trump’s address to the nation. The Nasdaq managed a small gain, snapping its losing streak, but the broader market struggled for direction ahead of…

Closing Recap Wall Street walked into a massive geopolitical trap. During the regular session, U.S. equities rallied for a second consecutive day – with the Nasdaq gaining 1.16% and the S&P 500 adding 0.72% – as traders aggressively front-ran hopes that President Trump’s prime-time address would announce a withdrawal from the Middle East. Gold had…

Closing Recap U.S. stocks closed out a turbulent first quarter with a spectacular rally on Tuesday, as hopes for an imminent end to the U.S.-Iran conflict sent the major indices surging. The Nasdaq led the charge, exploding 3.84% higher in its best day since May 2025, while the S&P 500 gained 2.89% and the Dow…

Closing Recap Wall Street limp-crawled to the end of a catastrophic first quarter on Monday. What began as a hopeful morning rally quickly devolved into a familiar pattern of midday selling, leaving the S&P 500 down 0.39% and the Nasdaq shedding 0.73% to close at new multi-month lows. The defining force of the session –…

Closing Recap U.S. stocks attempted a cautious recovery on Monday, breaking a weeks-long slump with modest gains across all major indices in holiday-thinned trading. The S&P 500 managed to eke out a 0.21% gain, and the Nasdaq rose nearly 0.3%, finding a tentative floor after the brutal, conflict-driven sell-off that has defined March. However, the…