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The announcement from US President Donald Trump on Truth Social regarding 'very good and productive conversations' with Iran initiated one of the most significant market turnarounds of 2026. Within minutes of the post, Dow futures skyrocketed by over 1,000 points, S&P 500 futures rose by 2.7 percent, and oil prices plummeted by 6 percent. Before this news, the S&P 500 had experienced a 6 percent decline since the onset of the Iran-US conflict on February 28, with the Cboe VIX fear index exceeding 30. Ultimately, the Dow finished the day with a gain of 631 points. This turnaround highlighted the influence of Iran-related news on global market trends.

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00:00One man. One social media post. Trillions of dollars moved.
00:04On Monday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States
00:11and Iran had held very good and productive conversations, and that he was halting military
00:16strikes on Iranian power plants. The reaction was immediate. Dow futures surged more than 1,000
00:23points within minutes. S&P 500 futures jumped 2.7 percent. Oil prices fell 6 percent in a single
00:30session. Gold, which had been surging to record highs, dropped sharply. Before that post, markets
00:36were in freefall. The S&P 500 had lost 6 percent since the Iran war started. The Siboy volatility
00:43index, Wall Street's fear gauge, had spiked above 30 for the first time since early March.
00:49Investors were pricing in a recession. After that post, everything reversed. This is what
00:55markets looked like in 2026. Trillion-dollar swings driven not by earnings reports or economic
01:01data, but by a single sentence posted online before sunrise. The Iran war is not over. The
01:08Strait of Hormuz is not open. But for one morning, one post changed everything.
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