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What is DAG? In more traditional blockchains, the host provides the food/drinks (i.e resources) for this party. And when the guests arrive, the amount of resources can only accommodate so many people, the portions are small and then everything eventually runs out and the party ends. Think Constellation DAG like a potluck (a party where everyone brings food/drinks). With every added guest (node to the network), the more resources the party has to keep going. This is the nature of Constellation, a distributed system that scales horizontally.  Is Constellation a Blockchain? Not exactly. Although inspired by the principles of decentralization, many standard blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum face scalability issues. This is why the next, generation of decentralized networks such as Hashgraph, IOTA, and Constellation have turned to DAG.  What is a Microservice? “Microservices” is an approach to application development in which a large application is built as a suite of modular services. Each module supports a specific business goal and uses a simple, well-defined interface to communicate with other sets of services. Uber, for example, is not a singular app purse. It is a unified app which means it is a single interface that brings together their driver app, their rider app, and their corporate team app.

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Constellation (DAG) is attracting significant interest as a specialized infrastructure play, with the community highlighting its focus on secure data validation, enterprise-grade scalability, and established relationships with government and defense sectors. Investors are particularly focused on the project's ability to provide tamper-proof data pipelines for AI and IoT, distinguishing it from general-purpose L1 blockchains through its metagraph architecture.

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Gala Games is experiencing intense community debate, with bulls citing potential in blockchain gaming, stablecoin integration, and entertainment platforms, while skeptics point to historical price struggles and perceived project stagnation. Investors are actively monitoring key technical support levels and broader altcoin market trends, weighing long-term utility against frustrations over past token performance.

PENGU is the official coin of Pudgy Penguins.  Pudgy Penguins has become the face of crypto with one of the most influential communities in the industry. From large companies wearing the Penguin, to being featured in ETF commercials, to garnering millions of followers and over 100 billion views, the Pengu has become a cultural icon making PENGU the world’s social currency.  PENGU allows for the ever-expanding Pudgy Penguin fanbase and the hundreds of millions of people outside of crypto that see and share the Pudgy Penguin everyday, to join The Huddle. PENGU is a symbol for community, memes, and good vibes.  Believe in Pengu. Believe in the Prophecy.

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Bicycle Therapeutics Plc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of a novel class of medicines, which the company refers to as bicycles, for diseases that are underserved by existing therapeutics. Its portfolio includes internal product candidates that are directed to oncology applications. The company was founded by Gregory Winter, John Tite, and Christian Heinis in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

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Bicycle Therapeutics is currently in the spotlight as investors await critical H1 2026 data readouts, including BT5528 combination results at the upcoming AACR conference. The community remains highly focused on the company's recent strategic pivot, which includes a significant workforce reduction and a prioritized shift toward their radioconjugate pipeline and EphA2-targeting assets.

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The MULN crypto token, frequently associated with the 'MullenArmy' community, is seeing intense debate as investors clash over whether it is a legitimate community-driven project or a recurring pump-and-dump scheme. The sentiment is sharply polarized, with some members rallying behind a 'hold' mentality for potential recovery, while many others label the asset a toxic remnant of past stock market scams and warn of high reversal risks.

The Graph is an indexing protocol and global API for organizing blockchain data and making it easily accessible with GraphQL. Developers can use Graph Explorer to search, find, and publish all the public data they need to build decentralized applications. The Graph Network makes it possible to build serverless dApps that run entirely on public infrastructure.  GRT is the native token of the network that’s used to coordinate work. GRT is an ERC20 token. Node operators, called Indexers, stake and earn GRT for processing queries. Anyone can delegate GRT to Indexers to secure the network and earn rewards. Curators organize data on The Graph by signaling GRT on useful APIs, called subgraphs. Indexers, Delegators, and Curators work together to organize the data for the crypto economy and maintain a useful global API for DeFi and Web3.

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The Graph is capturing attention as developers and institutional investors focus on its role in providing essential Web3 data indexing for AI and decentralized protocols. While some community members remain frustrated by price volatility and historical dilution, bulls are aggressively accumulating the asset, citing its integration with major blockchains and expectations for infrastructure-led growth.

Pyth Network is a decentralised oracle network designed to provide real-time financial market data to decentralised applications (dApps) across multiple blockchains. It allows developer to secure smart contracts with reliable, low-latency market data from institutional sources, and build apps with high-fidelity oracle feeds designed for mission-critical systems.

Pyth Network

Pyth Network is gaining significant traction as a critical DeFi infrastructure provider, fueled by its role in supplying institutional-grade data and macroeconomic indicators from the U.S. government to various blockchains. Community sentiment remains bullish due to the project's real-world utility, revenue-backed token buyback program, and its central position in the growing Real World Asset narrative.

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Bitcoin SV (BSV) emerged following a hard fork of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain in 2018, which had in turn forked from the BTC blockchain a year earlier. The goal of Bitcoin SV is to fulfil the original vision of the Bitcoin protocol and design as described in Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper, early Bitcoin client software and known Satoshi writings. BSV aims to offer scalability and stability in line with the original description of Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, as well as deliver a distributed data network that can support enterprise-level advanced blockchain applications. To this end, it has removed artificial block size limits and re-enabled Script commands and other technical capabilities which had been historically disabled or restricted by the protocol developers of the BTC blockchain. This allows the network to process tens of thousands of transactions per second while maintaining extremely low transaction fees for micropayments, in addition to offering advanced capabilities such as tokens, smart contracts, computation and other data use cases. The BSV network is unique in its capacity for unbounded on-chain scaling while also being more aligned with the original design of Bitcoin than any other blockchain.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Pharmaceutical companies from the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and the U.K. will be subject to separate tariff rates under the bilateral deals they have entered into with the U.S.</li><li>Earlier, a Bloomberg report said the Trump administration could announce new pharma tariffs as early as Thursday.</li><li>The report stated that there may be exemptions for drugs used to treat certain diseases.</li></ul>The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to impose tariffs of up to 100% on drugs from pharmaceutical companies that have not yet struck deals with the White House.According to a CNBC&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/trump-pharmaceutical-tariffs-100percent.html">report</a>, the new tariffs will be imposed on both branded drugs and their active ingredients. However, companies can avoid these tariffs if they move their manufacturing to the U.S. or are currently negotiating a deal with the Trump administration.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PPH">VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF</a> (PPH) and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IHE">iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF</a> (IHE) were both down about 1% at the time of writing.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Generic Drugs To Escape Additional Tariffs, Says Report</h2>The report added that generic drugs will not be subject to any additional tariffs.Pharmaceutical companies from the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and the U.K. will be subject to separate tariff rates under the bilateral deals they have entered into with the U.S., the report stated.Earlier, a Bloomberg&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/trump-administration-readies-new-tariffs-on-select-drugmakers">report</a> said the Trump administration could announce new pharma tariffs as early as Thursday. The report added that there may be exemptions for drugs used to treat certain diseases. President Trump is scheduled to sign executive orders at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, but it is not yet known what those orders will be.The report added that these tariffs result from an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. This rule addresses imports of a product that threatens the national security of the U.S.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Several Major Pharma Companies Have Struck Deals Already</h2>Several major pharmaceutical companies struck deals with the Trump administration in 2025 to lower the prices of their new and existing drugs in the U.S.This&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/abbvie-merck-top-drugmakers-lower-us-drug-prices-trump-mfn-deal/cLeitzkREsG">includes</a> giants such as Eli Lilly &amp; Co. (LLY), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Pfizer Inc. (PFE), and GSK Plc. (GSK), and Merck &amp; Co. Inc. (MRK), among others.“As of today, 14 out of the 17 largest pharmaceutical companies… but they've all agreed… have now agreed to drastically lower drug prices for their American patients… for the American people and patients,” President Trump said, while announcing the deals in December 2025.In October 2025, President Trump said Pfizer would adopt most-favored-nation pricing for all new drugs launched in the U.S. The company launched its medicines on the TrumpRx portal in February 2026.In November 2025, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk struck an agreement with the Trump administration to cut prices on select upcoming pills and existing obesity drugs. Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, and Wegovy are available on the TrumpRx portal.Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Thursday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was down 0.22%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.34%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits regarding the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘extremely bearish’ territory.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/owl-stock-sinks-blue-owl-blocks-4-2b-redemptions/cZ7xHowRI8h">OWL Stock Sinks After Blue Owl Reportedly Blocks Nearly $4.2B In Redemptions</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Trump Administration Prepares Up To 100% Pharma Tariffs On Drugs From Companies That Have Not Struck A Deal Yet: Report

Pharmaceutical companies can avoid these tariffs if they move their manufacturing to the U.S. or are currently negotiating a deal with the Trump administration.

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Pre-markets Lower on Concerns About Iran

Investors sought signs that the military conflict would soon come to an end, but the lack of details in the president's speech left us wanting.

&nbsp;<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>President Donald Trump’s comments on Iran signaled a longer conflict timeline, dashing ceasefire hopes.</li><li>In a prime-time address, Trump said “the hard part is done” but warned of intensified strikes and potential targeting of critical infrastructure in the coming weeks</li><li>Crude oil surged past $108, while retail sentiment remained deeply bearish across major equity ETFs. &nbsp;</li></ul>U.S. stock futures took a hard knock early Thursday morning, erasing the optimism from the previous session, after a prime-time address from President Trump dashed hopes for an immediate ceasefire in Iran.While Trump said that the “hard part is done,” his warning of intensified strikes and potential targeting of electric plants over the next two to three weeks sent shockwaves through equity and commodity markets, pushing Brent crude toward $108/barrel.&nbsp;As of 4:10 a.m. ET on Thursday, Dow futures fell nearly 1%, S&amp;P 500 futures declined 1.1%, Nasdaq futures were down 1.3%, and Russell 2000 futures slumped 1.5%.Retail sentiment toward the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY)</a>, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&amp;P 500 Index, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)</a> ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index, has been languishing at ‘extremely bearish’ amid high trading volume.&nbsp;Trending Stocks To WatchTesla (TSLA):&nbsp;All eyes are on Q1 delivery numbers today.&nbsp;Crude oil&nbsp;surged over 7% after Trump’s address on Iran late last night. Watch out for&nbsp;oil-related stocks (USO, BATL, EONR, XOM, CVX, TPET)&nbsp;in trade today.&nbsp;Tech Under Threat: This week, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued direct threats against 18 U.S. tech giants, including&nbsp;NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, GOOG, and&nbsp;INTC&nbsp;citing their Middle Eastern operations as "legitimate targets" for retaliation. In a Telegram post, the Guard has reportedly said that attacks on these companies&nbsp;would begin from 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Tehran time (12:30 p.m. EDT), the Guard said in a post on Telegram translated by Google, warning employees at those companies to leave workplaces immediately to protect their lives.Steel &amp; Aluminum: The White House is set to simplify tariffs to a flat 25% on finished products. Watch out for ArcelorMittal&nbsp;(MT), Cleveland-Cliffs&nbsp;(CLF), Nucor&nbsp;(NUE), Alcoa&nbsp;(AA), and Century Aluminum&nbsp;(CENX), as this move replaces a 50% duty on raw metal. Today also marks one year since President Donald Trump declared that his “Liberation Day” tariffs.Globalstar (GSAT): Shares of Iridium (IRDM) and Viasat (VSAT) rose following a Financial Times report that Amazon (AMZN) is in talks to acquire satellite group Globalstar for $9 billion to bolster its space-based internet ambitions.Intuitive Machines (LUNR): Trending lower this morning as the company filed to sell 34.57 million shares of Class A common stock for existing holders, amid the successful Artemis 2 crewed lunar launch on Wednesday.Estee Lauder (EL): Announced it will record up to $1.6 billion in restructuring charges as it overhauls operations through 2026.Biotech stocks: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) is gaining attention after publishing promising sickle cell therapy data in&nbsp;The New England Journal of Medicine.&nbsp;Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) is drawing takeover chatter as Big Pharma hunts the next GLP-1 winner.Other tickers trending on&nbsp;Stocktwits&nbsp;at the time of writing included Strategy (MSTR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Trump Media (DJT) and Palantir (PLTR).&nbsp;Other Catalysts To WatchOn the economic front, traders will be watching for the release of initial jobless claims and trade deficit data later today.On earnings radar, watch out for quarterly reports from Acuity Brands (AYI), AngioDynamics (ANGO), and Lindsay Corp (LNN) before the bell. Meanwhile, Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) reports earnings after market close, among others.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com

Nasdaq, S&P 500 Futures Dip On Trump’s Prolonged Iran Conflict Signals: Why TSLA, NVDA, XOM, GSAT, LUNR Are Trending Premarket

Data from Stocktwits shows that retail sentiment remains bearish on SPY and QQQ, signaling caution beneath the surface.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Trump warned strikes on Iran would continue for the next two to three weeks in his latest address.</li><li>Oil prices jumped after the speech, with WTI rising 3% to $103.45 and Brent climbing more than 4% to $ 105.51.</li><li>Asian markets also turned lower after Trump’s remarks, with MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index, excluding Japan, falling over 1%.</li></ul>U.S. stock futures slipped late Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that military operations against Iran would continue for weeks and threatened additional strikes, pushing oil prices higher and keeping traders focused on inflationary pressures ahead of a truncated trading week.As of 10.10 p.m. ET, Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.1%, while S&amp;P 500 futures were down by 0.8%. Dow futures were down 0.8%.On Stocktwits, retail sentiment toward the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)</a> and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)</a> was ‘extremely bearish’ amid ‘high’ message volume.<h2 class="st-heading-2">US Market Drivers</h2>Markets traded lower after Trump signaled military operations against Iran and said in his address, “We’re going to hit them extremely hard. Over the next two to three weeks, we’re going to bring them back to the Stone Age, where they belong.”&nbsp;He added that operations would continue until U.S. objectives are met, saying, “I’ve made clear from the beginning of Operation Epic Fury that we will continue until our objectives are fully achieved,” and that the military is “on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly, very shortly.”Trump also reiterated that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remains a central objective of the campaign, saying he had “vowed to never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” Iran had earlier denied it was negotiating with the U.S.Oil prices jumped after Trump’s speech reinforced expectations that the conflict could continue for weeks. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 3% to $103.45, reversing earlier declines, while Brent crude jumped over 4% to %105.51.Trump blamed Iran for rising gasoline prices, calling the increase “short-term,” and said countries dependent on the Strait of Hormuz should take responsibility for protecting the key shipping passage. “In the meantime, discussions are ongoing,” Trump said, while adding that countries relying on oil shipments through the Strait “must take care of that passage.” About one-fifth of the world’s oil flows through the strait.U.S. equities ended Wednesday’s session higher on hopes that the Iran conflict would near an end:<div><figure class="table"><table class="ck-table-resized"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Index</td><td>Move</td><td>Close</td></tr><tr><td>Dow Jones Industrial Average</td><td>0</td><td>46,565.74</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500</td><td>0</td><td>6,575.32</td></tr><tr><td>Nasdaq Composite</td><td>0</td><td>21,840.95</td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div>Tom Keen, a derivatives trader at Piper Sandler, said traders have been quick to rotate back into equities, noting that “you get a whiff of good news, or a whiff of progress and people are quick to re-risk,” according to a Wall Street Journal&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/the-iran-war-fomo-trade-is-sending-stocks-surging-cd607ac1">report</a>.Investors also parsed stronger-than-expected economic data, including a rebound in retail sales and better-than-forecast job additions.However, inflation expectations remain a concern. The Kobeissi Letter&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2039472589706269106">said on X</a> that U.S. consumer inflation expectations rose 0.7 percentage points in March to 6.2%, the highest level since August 2025 and the largest increase since April 2025 following the “Liberation Day” tariffs. Thursday marks the anniversary of Trump raising the average tariff rate to 22.5% and declaring April 2 “Liberation Day,” which he said would “forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn.”<h2 class="st-heading-2">Trending Stocks To Watch On NYSE, Nasdaq</h2>Trump Media &amp; Technology Group (DJT): Shares fell about 2% overnight after Trump threatened continued strikes on Iran, weighing on risk sentiment.United States Oil Fund (USO): Shares rose over 5% overnight as crude jumped above $105 following Trump’s warning that military operations against Iran would continue, reviving energy supply concerns.Tesla (TSLA): Shares slipped about 2% overnight ahead of&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tesla-stock-rises-premarket-q1-deliveries-eyed-for-break-in-2-year-delivery-slump/cZ7Hh17RIni">Q1 delivery results</a> due Wednesday, with researcher Troy Teslike estimating 375,000 deliveries, above the 365,645 Wall Street consensus.Nvidia (NVDA): Shares edged higher in after-hours trading following a near 1% gain on Wednesday after CoreWeave reported strong MLPerf inference benchmark results using Nvidia’s AI infrastructure.MicroStrategy (MSTR): Shares fell about 2% on Wednesday due to insider selling, with director Jarrod Patten offloading shares as the stock faces pressure from dilution and broader market weakness amid Middle East tensions.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Global Markets Are Performing Today</h2>In broader markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was little changed at 4.31% at the start of April after rising nearly 37 basis points in March. Gold traded near $4,790 an ounce.Asian markets turned lower after Trump’s remarks on Iran, with MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan falling more than 1%. Markets in Australia and Japan also reversed earlier gains and moved into negative territory following the speech.Among the catalysts for the day are initial jobless claims, U.S. trade deficit data, remarks from Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, the March employment report, unemployment rate data, hourly wage figures, and the S&amp;P final U.S. services PMI ahead of the Good Friday market closure.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after speaking during a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Slide After Trump Says US Will Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard’ For Weeks: Why DJT, USO, TSLA, NVDA, MSTR Are In Focus

Investors now turn to jobless claims, trade data, Fed commentary, and the March employment report ahead of the Good Friday market closure.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>In an interview with Stocktwits, founder and CIO of Kai Wealth, Cem Karsan said the downturn is likely to unfold gradually in a ‘stair-step’ pattern rather than a sharp crash.</li><li>He added that the U.S.’s geopolitical focus extends beyond Iran, pointing to oil market control and the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz.</li><li>Karsen also flagged that traditional hedging strategies may not work effectively in the current environment, increasing downside risk.</li></ul>Cem Karsan, the founder and CIO of Kai Wealth, believes that markets are poised to fall another 18% to 23% from current levels, reaching a total drawdown of 25% to 35% by September or October.&nbsp;“The fundamentals are awful,” he told Stocktwits in an&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueYeP1axb8">exclusive interview</a> with Michele Steele, adding that the drawdown is unlikely to be a clean crash. “It's going to be a lot of stair steps, but you want to be broadly looking for rips to sell.”The comments come after he&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MshU-AsgLg">appeared</a> on StockTwitsTV on February 27, and flagged an imminent U.S. strike on Iran, a structural volatility implosion, and the beginning of a stair-step bear market. The next day, US strikes began, and oil spiked.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Karsan Says The Middle East Conflict Was Never About Iran</h2>According to Karsan, the conflict in the Middle East is being widely misread. "This is not about Iran and their nuclear capabilities," he said. "This is about dominance in oil markets and what that means for the petrodollar."&nbsp;In his view, the real adversary is China and the Strait of Hormuz. The sea route oversees roughly 40% of China's oil supply flows and is the actual prize for the U.S. "Your adversary is not Iran. Your adversary is China and Russia. Unlimited funding, unlimited intelligence, unlimited willingness to battle over this critical choke point," he said.&nbsp;Karsan stated that this dynamic leaves any near-term diplomatic "resolution" meaningless. "A resolution does not mean the Strait of Hormuz just opens back up and goes back to normal," he said. "That is not an acceptable solution. There's no world in my opinion that the U.S. military allows things to just go back to normal."&nbsp;Karsan stated that the more likely scenario is that the U.S. pivots to managing and policing the strait rather than active bombardment, while keeping Chinese energy access constrained and pulling in Western allies to share the burden.<h2 class="st-heading-2">The Structural Case for More Pain</h2>Beyond the geopolitics and options mechanics, Karsan laid out a broader macro backdrop that he believes is deeply hostile to risk assets. He pointed out that long-end bond yields are up around 40 basis points, structural inflationary pressure has not yet passed through into the consumer price index (CPI), the private equity and private credit markets are seized up, and a fiscal impulse from Congress is likely to worsen inflation heading into the midterms.Karsan also flagged that hedges are not working, making the environment more dangerous, not less. "If you get a big volatility event, volatility expands, you can get a V-bottom and hedges at least protect people," he said. "Bigger pain trades tend to happen — think 2022, late 2018 — when hedges don't work, and volatility supply is compressed. Those are slow, melting, stair-steppy moves where retail tries to buy every dip and every dip bleeds them out."U.S. equities were mixed in morning trade on Wednesday ahead of&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-reclaims-68-k-ahead-of-trump-iran-speech/cZ7Hjf0RIn8">Trump’s Iran speech</a> scheduled for later in the day. The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY) was up 0.70%, the&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF</a> (DIA) gained 0.69%, and the Nasdaq-100 tracking&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust</a> (QQQ) moved more than 1% higher. Retail sentiment around QQQ on Stocktwits remained in ‘extremely bearish’ territory. The S&amp;P 500 lost 5.1% in March for its worst monthly performance since 2022. The Dow dropped 5.4%, snapping a 10-month winning streak. The Nasdaq declined 4.8%. According to&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/sp-500-heads-worst-quarter-since-2022-iran-war-rate-worries-rattle-wall-street-2026-03-31/">Reuters</a>, the S&amp;P 500 has posted its worst quarter since 2022.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-reclaims-68-k-ahead-of-trump-iran-speech/cZ7Hjf0RIn8">Bitcoin Reclaims $68K But Ethereum Outpaces Gains Ahead Of Trump's Iran Speech</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Man Who Predicted The Oil Shock, Iran Strikes Says Markets Could Fall Another 18%

Kai Wealth founder and CIO, Cem Karsan, expects markets to decline another 18% to 23%, bringing the total drawdown to as much as 35% by early fall.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Intelligent Protection shares soared nearly 28% before the opening bell on Wednesday after the company entered into a strategic collaboration with Masori Therapeutics to deliver the latter’s technology to its web hosting customers.</li><li>Binah Capital shares soared more than 55% in Wednesday’s pre-market trade after the company announced its fourth-quarter results, swinging to a profit compared to a loss during the year-ago period.</li><li>HUB Cyber Security shares surged more than 55% in Wednesday’s pre-market session after the company announced a leadership transition.</li></ul>U.S. equities were in the green in Wednesday’s pre-market trade after President Donald Trump stated that the United States would be leaving Iran “very soon.”President Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that there is no reason for the U.S. to continue with the Iran war, adding that the Middle Eastern country does not have to strike a deal with the United States because it has been “put into the Stone Ages.”“Then we’ll leave whether we have a deal or not. It’s irrelevant now. It’s possible that we’ll have a deal because they want to make a deal,” he added.President Trump is also scheduled to deliver an address to the nation on Wednesday night, at 9 p.m. ET, with respect to an “important update on Iran.”At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up 0.5%; the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) rose 0.65%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) gained 0.57%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits regarding the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘bearish’ territory.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Here are the top stocks making the biggest moves in Wednesday’s pre-market trade:</h2><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IPM">Intelligent Protection Management Corp. (IPM)</a>Intelligent Protection shares soared nearly 28% before the opening bell on Wednesday after the company entered into a strategic collaboration with Masori Therapeutics to deliver the latter’s technology to its web hosting customers.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IPM">IPM stock</a> is down 11% year-to-date.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BCG">Binah Capital Group Inc. (BCG)</a>Binah Capital shares soared more than 55% in Wednesday’s pre-market trade after the company announced its fourth-quarter (Q4) results. Binah Capital reported a 13.2% year-on-year (YoY) increase in Q4 revenue to $50.5 million, while adjusted earnings per share (EPS) stood at $0.01, compared to a loss of $0.07 during the year-ago period.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BCG">BCG stock</a> is down 30% year-to-date.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/HUBC">HUB Cyber Security (HUBC)</a>HUB Cyber Security shares surged more than 55% in Wednesday’s pre-market session after the company announced a leadership transition. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company stated that Noah Hershcoviz has stepped down as the CEO, effective immediately.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/HUBC">HUBC stock</a> is down 98% year-to-date.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/hims-stock-gains-fda-lift-restrictions-on-peptides/cZEPCKRRIVZ">HIMS Stock Gains As FDA Reportedly Moves Toward Lifting Restrictions On Peptides</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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U.S. equities gained in Wednesday’s pre-market trade after President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that there is no reason for the U.S. to continue with the Iran war.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Wall Street posted its strongest session since May, supported by hopes of easing tensions in the Iran conflict.</li><li>Iran signaled openness to ending hostilities, while Trump said the U.S. could exit the conflict within two to three weeks.</li><li>Technology stocks led Tuesday’s rally, with XLK up over 4%, Nvidia rising 5.6%, and Microsoft gaining 3.1%.</li></ul>U.S. stock futures traded higher Tuesday after Wall Street logged its strongest session since May amid hopes that the Iran conflict could ease, while investors continued to track volatile oil prices and a fresh batch of economic data due Wednesday.As of 9.30 p.m. ET, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.3%, while S&amp;P 500 futures were up 0.2%. Dow futures were up 0.1%.On Stocktwits, retail sentiment toward the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)</a>, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)</a> was ‘extremely bearish’ amid ‘high’ message volume.<h2 class="st-heading-2">US Market Drivers</h2>Markets reacted to growing optimism that the Iran war could move toward resolution after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signaled openness to ending the conflict if Iran’s “legitimate rights” were recognized, reparations were paid, and firm international guarantees were provided against future attacks.The development comes after U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly willing to exit military hostilities even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut. Trump also said that the U.S. could leave Iran within two to three weeks, suggesting military goals had largely been accomplished and that other nations could take the lead in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Tuesday marked the final trading day of the first quarter, with all three major averages posting their best daily performance since May. The S&amp;P 500 (SPX) posted its worst quarter in a year, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the Nasdaq Composite (NDAQ) recorded their worst quarterly performances since 2022 amid the Iran conflict, private-credit worries, and the AI “scare trade.”<figure class="table"><table class="ck-table-resized"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Index</td><td>Move</td><td>Close</td></tr><tr><td>Dow Jones Industrial Average</td><td>2.49%</td><td>46,341.51</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500</td><td>2.91%</td><td>6,528.52</td></tr><tr><td>Nasdaq Composite</td><td>3.83%</td><td>21,590.63</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Tech stocks led the rebound. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rose over 4%, Nvidia climbed 5.6%, and Microsoft gained 3.1%.“The market is absolutely locked in on the Iran conflict at this point,” Nationwide chief market strategist Mark Hackett told&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/investors-brace-for-more-stock-market-volatility-as-wild-first-quarter-ends-with-biggest-rally-in-a-year-7f97a12e">MarketWatch</a>, adding that rallies tied to hopes of de-escalation have often faded later in the week as the outlook for a resolution becomes “more opaque” and individual investors step back from equities.Still, disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz continued to influence energy markets. Brent crude settled up 4.94% at $118.35 per barrel, the highest close since June 2022, after Iran&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/iran-strikes-fully-laden-kuwait-oil-tanker-in-dubai-port-area">reportedly</a> struck a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters. West Texas Intermediate crude settled down 1.46% at $101.38 per barrel.The partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off supplies of crude and gas to global markets, pushing U.S. gasoline prices above $4 per gallon for the first time since August 2022 and raising concerns about inflation pressures.Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki,&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/GerberKawasaki/status/2039057791793680419">said on X</a> that “the stock market hates inflation. Lower oil prices. Higher stocks. The next few weeks should be very interesting.”<h2 class="st-heading-2">Trending Stocks To Watch On NYSE, Nasdaq</h2>Applied Digital (APLD): Shares logged their best session in nearly two months on Tuesday, after the company highlighted construction progress at its Polaris Forge 1 AI infrastructure campus in North Dakota as it continues to scale hyperscale capacity.Nike (NKE): Shares of&nbsp;the sportswear giant fell 9% in extended trading after tariff-driven&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/nike-edges-lower-despite-q3-win-amid-tariff-related-worries/cZE5J0CRIVx">margin pressure</a> and a weaker fourth-quarter (Q4) revenue outlook overshadowed third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street estimates.RH (RH): Shares dropped 17% after-hours as&nbsp;the luxury furniture retailer reported Q4 results below consensus and issued weaker-than-expected fiscal 2026 guidance, including lower revenue and margins.Tema Space Innovators ETF (NASA): The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/nasa-etf-rockets-after-hours-debut-spacex-exposure-ipo/cZ7HPOCRIVC">newly launched</a> space economy ETF jumped more than 7% after-hours in its trading debut as investors piled into the first pure-play fund offering direct exposure to SpaceX ahead of its expected IPO.nCino (NCNO): Shares surged 19% after-hours as the company announced a $100 million accelerated share repurchase program and issued FY27 revenue guidance in line with expectations.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Global Markets Are Performing Today</h2>In broader markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was 4.3%, extending its retreat from the recent eight-month high of 4.44%, while gold traded near $4,670 an ounce.&nbsp;Economist Peter Schiff&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/2039078309569462298">said on X&nbsp;</a>that despite the Dow’s rally, the rise in gold and silver means that “in terms of real money, the value of U.S. stocks fell. Expect more of the same as the consequences of larger federal deficits, a weaker dollar, and rising inflation continue to erode real values.”Asian markets were higher, with MSCI’s broadest index outside Japan rising nearly 1% as shares opened stronger in Japan and Australia.Among the catalysts for the day are ADP employment data, retail sales and retail sales excluding autos, S&amp;P Global final manufacturing PMI, ISM manufacturing data, business inventories, and remarks from St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem and Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.See also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/nio-stock-rallies-in-anticipation-of-upbeat-q1-delivery-numbers-after-america-expansion-efforts/cZE5cWMRIVp">Nio Stock Rallies In Anticipation Of Upbeat Q1 Delivery Numbers After America Expansion Efforts</a>

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Climb After Brutal Quarter As Trump Signals Iran De-Escalation: Why APLD, NKE, RH, NASA, NCNO Are In Focus

The S&P 500 logged its worst quarter in a year, while the Dow and Nasdaq posted their weakest quarterly performances since 2022.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Barr said that success in accomplishing the goals of the GENIUS Act will depend on the details of regulatory implementation.</li><li>While the GENIUS Act made important progress in creating a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a great deal will depend on how federal and state regulators implement the statute, per Barr.&nbsp;</li></ul>Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr flagged concerns surrounding stablecoin and said that it has the potential to be used in money laundering or terrorist financing since bad actors can purchase stablecoins in secondary markets that may not have customer identification requirements.&nbsp;“A second key area of concern is financial stability. While people purchasing something called a ‘stablecoin’ might reasonably assume that they can rely on redemption at par on demand, the quality and liquidity of the reserve assets backing the stablecoins could make them vulnerable,” he said in his prepared remarks.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">GENIUS ACT</h2>Barr said that to address vulnerabilities surrounding stablecoin the Congress passed the bipartisan GENIUS Act. The act's primary tool to mitigate the risk of runs is limiting permissible reserve assets to an itemized list of high-quality, highly liquid assets.&nbsp;Tight control over reserve assets, coupled with supervision, capital and liquidity requirements, and other measures, could enhance the stability of stablecoins and make them more viable payment instruments.&nbsp;Barr said that success in accomplishing the goals will depend on the details of regulatory implementation. Key issues include regulation of reserve assets, the potential for regulatory arbitrage, the scope of permissible activities for stablecoin issuers beyond stablecoin issuance, appropriate capital and liquidity requirements, anti-money-laundering controls, and consumer protection requirements.“While the GENIUS Act made important progress in creating a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a great deal will depend on how federal and state regulators implement the statute,” he added.&nbsp;U.S. equities rallied in Tuesday trade. At the time of writing, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up 2.9%; the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) soared 3.4%; and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) gained 2.4%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits regarding the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘extremely bearish’ territory.&nbsp;

 Michael Barr, Vice Chair for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Fed, listens during a House Committee on Financial Services Hearing on November 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C. 

Fed’s Barr Says Sablecoin Has A Potential To Be Used In Money Laundering Or Terrorist Financing

Barr said that tight control over reserve assets, coupled with supervision, capital and liquidity requirements could enhance the stability of stablecoins and make them more viable payment instruments. 

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Heightened market volatility fueled by ongoing tensions, stalled ceasefire negotiations, and reports of downed US aircraft in the region.

Energy prices surge toward $110-120 per barrel as market participants fear potential supply chain disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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