If War is Terrible. Why is the Stock Market All Time HIGH?
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If war is terrible for the economy, why does the stock market keep reaching all-time highs? When Russia invaded Ukraine, the S&P 500 opened deep in the red. Hours later, while missiles were still falling, the market had erased its losses and closed higher. Similar rallies appeared during the conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. To ordinary investors, it looked irrational, but behind the scenes, however, the market was behaving exactly as its modern structure demanded. This breakdown reveals how wars, ceasefires, geopolitical panic, and collapsing shipping routes can trigger enormous stock market rallies. It explains how heavily leveraged hedge funds create short squeezes, why every short position contains a future buyer, and how forced liquidations can add trillions of dollars to market value without anyone becoming more optimistic about the economy. You’ll also discover how Commodity Trading Advisors use automated trend-following systems, why algorithms can pour b
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