r/Stocks Daily Discussion Wednesday - Mar 25, 2026
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· March 25, 2026 at 07:01
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The community is heavily focused on macro market resilience despite escalating geopolitical tensions with Iran.
There is a noted disconnect between poor macroeconomic indicators (credit, economic slowdown) and the market's tendency to rally on rumors while ignoring bad news.
A sharp disagreement exists between structural bulls ("markets exist to go up") and macro bears who believe a crash is imminent once sentiment peaks.
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[+6] u/Swimming_Reply6673: If markets go down again the next trump post will be: "We just received another gift from Iran. It's even better than the first gift, you won't even believe it it's so great. I cant tell you what it is but it's the greatest gift we've ever been gifted. All these gifts are unbelievable I mean just unbelievable can you even believe it?
Headlines will read: "Dow, s&p500, and Nasdaq all rise on the greatest gift ever"
[+6] u/macbowes: Why are people always complaining about how durable modern markets are? This is a good thing. They exist to go up.
[+5] u/MutaliskGluon: Potential Ceasefire: 1.2% Pump
Iran rejects ceasefire: 0.2% drop
Apparently we are back to rallying on fake news and not dropping on finding out its fake. Economy is still rolling over. Credit still is awful. And energy prices will be elevated for a while regardless of if the war ends tomorrow (which it wont).
Once everyone gets bulled up again, we are crashing
The market is rallying on fake ceasefire news and barely dropping when the news is proven false. Underlying economic conditions are deteriorating (credit is awful, economy rolling over), creating a massive disconnect with current index valuations. Prepare to short the broader market once retail sentiment becomes overwhelmingly bullish, as a delayed crash is expected. The market is highly durable and "exists to go up," meaning irrational rallies can last longer than expected.
Energy prices are expected to remain elevated for an extended period. Ongoing geopolitical conflicts involving Iran ensure supply premiums remain, and even a sudden ceasefire won't immediately fix structural energy issues. Long the energy sector as a fundamental play against sticky inflation and persistent Middle East tensions. A broader market crash caused by a severe economic rollover could drag down energy equities despite high commodity prices.
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