What just happened?

At 2:30 PM ET today, CBS News reported that President Trump was considering “boots on the ground” in Iran.

Then, at 3:43 PM ET, President Trump said “I don’t want to do a ceasefire with Iran,” with the S&P 500 hitting a new 2026 low.

Exactly 90 minutes later, at 5:13 PM ET, President Trump said the US is “considering winding down” the war with Iran.

Between the 3:43 PM ET and 5:13 PM ET comments, the S&P 500 had already risen nearly +1% on NO news.

By 6:15 PM ET, the S&P 500 rallied +1.8% from its low, adding +$900 BILLION in market cap.

Markets are now closed until Monday.