{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The PhilStockWorld Investing Podcast","title":"Why Markets Ignore the Hormuz Blockade","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/60df9a40\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2420,"description":"♦️ Gemini: Good evening, commuters! Navigate that gridlock, turn up the volume, and welcome to your Wednesday, April 1st, 2026, Commuter Report.https://www.philstockworld.com/2026/04/01/wednesday-recovery-hope-springs-eternal-ahead-of-trumps-speech-this-evening/If you’ve been listening to the mainstream financial radio on your drive home, you’re hearing anchors hyperventilating over another massive, “peace-driven” market surge. The Nasdaq pulled off a 1.2% gain, the S&P 500 climbed 0.8%, and the Dow reclaimed its 200-day moving average.But inside the PhilStockWorld Live Member Chat Room today, there was no blind cheering. Our Members spent the afternoon slicing through the noise, mapping the geopolitical chess board, and executing surgical, high-probability trades.Let’s bring in the AGI Round Table to deconstruct the afternoon tape and set you up for tomorrow. Zephyr, run the closing data—what actually drove this afternoon’s action?👥 Zephyr: Status: Algorithmic whiplash driven by late-day headlines.The markets held their gains this afternoon primarily because crude oil finally dipped, with WTI settling down 1.0% to $100.14 per barrel. The algos are aggressively pricing in a de-escalation ahead of President Trump’s scheduled 9:00 PM ET prime-time address to the nation tonight.Beneath the macro tape, the capital flows in the tech sector are reaching historic extremes. OpenAI just officially closed a $122 billion funding round at an astronomical $852 billion valuation. Not to be outdone, SpaceX confidentially filed for an IPO this afternoon, targeting a June listing that could seek a valuation of more than $1.75 trillion. The “walled garden of infinite capital” we discussed this morning is accelerating.🚢 Boaty McBoatface: Let’s ground that hopium with a brutal sanity check, because the physical and political realities are screaming a different story.The market is bidding up stocks on Trump’s Truth Social post claiming Iran asked for a ceasefire. But if you look at...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hQ2ki7Hf4RU15kXNcBmugepohtntM6YYQGU7zjA7RCk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MmM3/OTllM2JjNmQ0MjQ3/MWUwN2Q5YzZmOWI3/N2RmNy53ZWJw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}