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TOP 5 STOCKS TO WATCH THIS WEEK AS IRAN WAR CONTINUES...

Ricky GutierrezApril 13, 202621m
In a Nutshell

Failed Iran-US negotiations in Pakistan escalate Strait of Hormuz tensions with impending US Navy blockade, driving oil ETFs like **UCO** (+6%) and **USO** (+7.1%) higher amid rising CPI inflation (2.4% to 3.3%), while Nasdaq pulls back 0.87% without reversal. Avoid aggressive shorts on uptrending **CRWD** (overbought, negative 44x multiple) and **INTC** (hype-driven pump on Google AI partnership, negative 1.1K PE); watch **PLTR** for Trump tweet-driven recovery from lows. Markets volatile due to Trump's manipulative posts—stay proactive, trim oil profits at $43-44 resistance, and monitor for reversals on 1-hour charts.

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Ricky with Tech But Solutions live on Sunday, April 12th. Discussing overnight market movements after Trump administration and Iran meeting in Pakistan on Saturday night. Negotiations failed; both parties left without agreement. Trump's response spooked investors: US Navy will blockade ships entering or leaving Strait of Hormuz, starting Monday. Iran responded with 'if you do we will respond with the tax'. Path forward indicates continued war escalation and prolonged closure for Strait of Hormuz; Iran war entered new era.

CPI inflation for March reported from 2.4% to 3.3%, supporting inflation going up not down.

Iran's speaker of parliament announced US failed to gain Iran's trust; no plans for additional talks per Iran media.

Trump attacked the Pope in Truth Social rant, calling him weak, attacking views on foreign policy, Iran, and legitimacy as Pope, claiming he wouldn't be Pope if Trump weren't president.

Nasdaq went from highs of 6,1251 to lows of 600, recovered; now only down 0.87%. No break of structure or pattern; this is a pullback, not reversal.

Not shorting market at open tomorrow. Sent message to LPP team: congrats to those who shorted over weekend (risky but paid off) with SQQQ and MSTZ (inverse ETFs). Reminder: patterns repeat; markets often recover, shorts give back gains if not locked in. After Trump tweets, markets tend to recover.

Trump can manipulate markets; could tweet ceasefire agreement underway, causing rally. Markets desperate to recover, looking for any reason.

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