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Is the war in Iran over? It’s too early to say for sure, but it’s looking that way. For the second day in a row, stocks are up on hopes that the ceasefire sticks. Regardless of how things play out, it’s important to remember that the conflict ultimately didn’t shake up our portfolio in 10X Stocks.

The war in Iran hasn’t been particularly kind to the stock market. The prospect of major commodity shortages – and the stagflation that may result – has sent virtually all sectors lower over the past month. The only exception to this trend is energy…

It’s tough out there for stocks… As I write, the S&P 500 index is down 5.4% year-to-date. Nasdaq 100 stocks have declined 5.6%. And the once-Magnificent Seven — mega-cap tech stocks that have delivered the market’s biggest gains since 2023 — are down 11.4% in 2026.

The Iran war is escalating sharply following an Israeli strike on key gas fields. This development, combined with a surprise hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve, took the wind out of the market’s sails.

We’re six days in, and the war in Iran is raging on… Iran has threatened to escalate the conflict further after the U.S. sank one of its warships in the Indian Ocean… and has reportedly struck a U.S. oil tanker in retaliation. I can’t tell you when the fighting stops… or what the world will look like once it does.