Investment Review №340. The Bombshell Effect
The Bombshell Effect
A military operation in the Middle East has left the investment community bewildered
S&P 500 Index as of March 9, 2026
| Ticker | Asset | Change over the week | Change over the month |
| SPY | S&P 500 |
-1,98% |
-2,64% |
| QQQ | NASDAQ100 | -1,24% | -1,62% |
| DIA | Dow Jones Industrial 30 | -2,95% | -5,15% |
| UUP | U.S. Dollar | 1,44% | 1,70% |
| FXE | Euro | -1,84% | -1,86% |
| XLF | Financials | -1,67% | -6,80% |
| XLE | Energy | 1,16% | 6,23% |
| XLI | Industrials | -4,06% | -1,87% |
| XLK | Technology | -1,06% | -2,72% |
| XLU | Utilities | -2,07% | 7,82% |
| XLV | Healthcare | -4,68% | -3,18% |
| SLV | Silver | -10,65% | 8,19% |
| GLD | Gold | -2,12% | 3,96% |
| UNG | Natural Gas | 10,68% | -3,92% |
| USO | Oil | 32,73% | 41,28% |
| VXX | VXX Index | 23,43% | 29,15% |
| EWJ | Japan | -8,23% | -5,18% |
| EWU | UK | -5,46% | -1,88% |
| EWG | Germany | -7,94% | -6,23% |
| EWQ | France | -7,79% | -4,87% |
| EWI | Italy | -7,62% | -5,90% |
| GREK | Greece | -7,82% | -13,33% |
| EEM | BRICS | -8,41% | -4,58% |
| EWZ | Brazil | -6,33% | -3,41% |
| RTSI | Russia | -0,45% | 1,58% |
| INDA | India | -4,36% | -6,17% |
| FXI | China | -3,92% | -8,67% |