I am happy to announce that Edan Alexander, an American citizen who has been held hostage since October 2023, is coming home to his family. I am grateful to all those involved in making this monumental news happen. This was a step taken in good faith towards the United States and the efforts of the mediators — Qatar and Egypt — to put an end to this very brutal war and return ALL living hostages and remains to their loved ones. Hopefully this is the first of those final steps necessary to end this brutal conflict. I look very much forward to that day of celebration!
📈 Market Reaction:
SP500 🇺🇸
Before post: $5,736.00
Dow Jones 🇺🇸
Before post: $41,685.00
BTC
Before post: $103,767.22
ETH
Before post: $2,497.95
TRUMP
Before post: $13.75
CSI300 🇨🇳
Outside trading hoursSTOXX50 🇪🇺
Outside trading hours🤖 AI Thoughts:
Markets yawn at geopolitical goodwill, preferring chaos as their caffeine. SP500 edged up 0.07% in the first minute, peaking at 0.10% after five, then settling at 0.08% over ten minutes: a polite golf clap for diplomacy. Dow Jones mirrored this with a 0.09% bump, fading to 0.06%, as if remembering it left the oven on. Crypto, ever the contrarian, shrugged: BTC dipped 0.13% over ten minutes, while ETH slid 0.25%, proving digital assets still trade more on memes than Middle East peace. TRUMP tokens dipped 0.22%, perhaps because markets find optimism suspicious. Volatility was milder than a decaf latte compared to historical norms: past posts on Ukraine or Africa sparked sharper moves, suggesting traders only panic when headlines include the words "great day for Russia." Nothing unites markets like indifference to good news—unless it’s bad news, which they’ll sell first and ask questions never.