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Why the Nasdaq Staged a Wild Reversal After Trump's Oil Shock
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The Wednesday session closed red. Here is why.
An early geopolitical panic pushed Brent crude up 5% past $78 a barrel after President Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire 'over,' sparking stagflation fears. However, mid-afternoon clarification from the White House triggered an aggressive institutional dip-buying rescue in mega-cap tech, allowing the Nasdaq to finish green.
Today's Scoreboard:
🚀 Winners: Energy (+2.42%) ruled the session. Tech heavyweights Arista Networks (+7.01%) and Broadcom (+4.99%) staged massive bullish reversals on heavy volume.
📉 Losers: Dow giants fell 1.1% on oil drag. Intel plummeted 7.67% on key node delay reports.
🔔 The Look Ahead: Watch tomorrow morning's Initial Jobless Claims and the crucial 7475 Put Wall on the S&P 500 to see if buyers can sustain this momentum.
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