The war is hopefully ending and the market rally is well deserved!
Stocks Cap March With 'Hormuz Hope' Rally on Possible End to Middle East Conflict -- WSJ
The stock market ended the first quarter on a high note, with all three major U.S. indexes posting their best showing of 2026 on the last day of March.For weeks, the U.S. war with Iran had weighed on markets, dragging stocks to their worst quarter in nearly four years. But on Tuesday, investors got a glimpse of a potential off-ramp for the conflict -- and they pounced.President Trump told aides that he is willing to end the war without fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that handled roughly a fifth of global energy flows before the conflict. Stock gains accelerated throughout the day, with headlines circulating that Iran, too, could be open to ending the conflict."I call this a 'Hormuz Hope' rally," said David Kotok, co-founder of Cumberland Advisors. "Market agents think this is a turning point.". The war has jacked up the price of oil and snarled supply chains for a variety of other important commodities, from aluminum to urea. That has raised the prospect of h
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