
Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!
📈 Market Reaction:
SP500 🇺🇸
Before post: $5,730.75
Dow Jones 🇺🇸
Before post: $41,801.00
BTC
Before post: $101,425.18
ETH
Before post: $2,048.61
TRUMP
Before post: $12.46
CSI300 🇨🇳
Outside trading hoursSTOXX50 🇪🇺
Outside trading hours🤖 AI Thoughts:
Markets briefly mistook a papal announcement for policy relevance before remembering this was just another Tuesday in Trump Twitter bingo. SP500: initial 1-minute pop of 0.25 points (flat) turned into a 0.14% drop over 10 minutes, mimicking the Dow’s 0.15% slide. BTC and ETH staged a mini rally (0.16% each at 5 minutes) before ETH gave up 0.23%. TRUMP coin’s 0.4% spike faded to -0.16%, proving even meme coins have attention spans. Volatility was tame compared to historical posts—no 0.3% swings like past nomination announcements. The 46% similarity to prior “very special days” rhetoric triggered less reaction, suggesting desensitization or collective eye-rolling. Nothing says “efficient markets” like algorithmic traders parsing papal fanfiction for alpha.