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# What impact will the apparent "cooling signal" in the Middle East situation have on the U.S. stock market?

The biggest change in the market today is the emergence of a clear "cooling signal" in the Middle East situation.

Although the conflict has not completely ended  
the market has already started trading

Risk easing  
Oil prices falling back  
Risk assets recovering

1\. Middle East Situation: Risk Sentiment Significantly Declines

The most critical news today

Iran began designating shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz  
and providing service support for vessels

At the same time  
market reports suggest

The US and Iran have reached partial consensus on easing maritime blockades

Although neither side has officially confirmed it

the market has already reacted in advance

International oil prices fell rapidly  
US stock futures surged

The logic behind this is important

Previously, the market's biggest worry was

the long-term impact on the Strait of Hormuz

because it is related to global energy transportation

Now, as the situation eases

oil price pressure decreases  
inflation concerns ease  
tech stock pressure lessens

Summary

The market is starting to switch from "risk-off mode"  
back to "risk-on mode"

2\. US Economic Data: Employment Remains Stable

The latest US initial jobless claims were lower than expected

indicating

the US labor market still has resilience

This means

there is no immediate significant recession risk for the economy

But on the other hand

it also means the Fed will not rush to cut rates in the short term

So the current market logic becomes

the economy isn't bad  
but interest rates won't drop sharply soon either

3\. US-China Relations Release Easing Signals

Another important point easily overlooked today

Chinese senior officials met with a US Senate delegation

The market will interpret such news as

US-China relations being relatively stable in the short term

This is somewhat helpful for

Chinese concept stocks  
tech cooperation expectations  
risk sentiment

4\. Consumer and Corporate Earnings Performance

McDonald's earnings report was better than expected

indicating

US consumption, while slowing, still has resilience

Such news will strengthen market expectations for

a "soft landing of the US economy"

5\. The Real Core Change in Today's Market

The most important thing today is not a single piece of news

but

the market starting to believe again

that the worst-case scenario might not happen

The performance is very obvious

Oil prices falling  
US dollar weakening  
US stock futures rising  
tech stock sentiment recovering

6\. Impact on US Stocks Going Forward

Short-term view

If the Middle East situation continues to ease:

Tech stocks and the AI sector  
may once again become the market's main theme

Because

falling oil prices  
will reduce inflationary pressure  
and ease concerns about high interest rates

But be aware

the market is still very sensitive now

Any new developments regarding

the Strait of Hormuz  
US-Iran relations  
oil prices

could quickly affect market direction

7\. Key S&P 500 Levels (Focus)

The market is now gradually approaching the 7400 area

This level is starting to become dangerous

Personally, I'm not too keen on making big moves here anymore

Because

the index has already gained significantly  
market sentiment is starting to get overheated  
and the internal structure is actually not as strong as imagined

The most critical short-term support level currently

is around 7252

If it later pulls back to here and stabilizes

it indicates the short-term trend is still intact

But if it breaks below

the risk of a pullback will increase significantly

On the upside, focus on

the area around 7500

This area requires extreme caution

Because

high-level sentiment  
valuation pressure  
and potential geopolitical risks

could all amplify volatility here

In a nutshell

Watch 7252 for short-term support  
Become cautious above 7400  
Be highly alert to risk when approaching 7500

8\. How to Operate Next

Now it's more suitable to

control position size  
reduce chasing highs  
preserve cash

rather than

aggressively adding positions

If the market continues to surge

It's better to observe while it rises

rather than chasing in emotionally

Currently, you can still focus on

AI  
semiconductors  
core tech leaders

But more importantly

control the pace

9\. Stocks to Watch

Tesla, intc, amd, hood, mu

10\. Final Summary

The market's problem now

is no longer

whether it can still rise

but

after it rises  
who will be left holding the bag

The above analysis is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.

Today's Trend Learning

$Amazon(AMZN.US) $Sandisk(SNDK.US) $SPDR S&P 500(SPY.US) $NVIDIA(NVDA.US) $Tesla(TSLA.US) $Lumentum(LITE.US) $Alphabet - C(GOOG.US) $AMD(AMD.US) $Broadcom(AVGO.US) $Apple(AAPL.US)

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## Comments (4)

- **2bnrKQ · 2026-05-07T14:15:38.000Z**: If you want to talk about technical analysis, go to the A-share market.
  - **每日一波段** (2026-05-07T14:21:33.000Z): Anyone can express their own opinion. If you don't like it, no one is forcing you to watch.
  - **2bnrKQ** (2026-05-07T14:25:12.000Z): Just my opinion
- **每日一波段 · 2026-05-07T13:06:56.000Z**: Comment sections of pinned posts in all positions


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> **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**