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$Ondas Holdings Inc.(ONDS)$ $Chewy, Inc.(CHWY)$  $S&P 500(.SPX)$  📊🌍📊 Geopolitical Shocks vs Historical Resilience: Why Markets Rarely Blink Long-Term at Conflict – Week Ahead 23Mar26 📊🌍📊

Global markets continue to demonstrate a pattern that many underestimate but history consistently reinforces. Conflict creates volatility, not necessarily lasting downside.

HSBC’s cross-cycle analysis of eleven major geopolitical shocks, spanning the Gulf War, 9/11, and the Ukraine invasion, highlights a counterintuitive but persistent outcome. Median performance shows the S&P 500 advancing +1.6% over one week and +2.9% over one month following initial shocks. Oil posts modest gains of +1.5% and +0.8%, while gold, often assumed to surge, remains broadly flat to slightly negative.

I see this as a clear signal that markets are structurally forward-looking mechanisms. They discount disruption rapidly and begin pricing stabilisation almost immediately, unless supply shocks evolve into sustained systemic constraints.

The current Iran escalation follows this script closely, but with an important nuance. U.S. and Israeli strikes on infrastructure, combined with credible threats around the Strait of Hormuz, have injected a real risk premium into energy markets. Brent pushing toward triple digits reflects supply path uncertainty rather than confirmed disruption.

What stands out is the divergence between commodities and equities. Oil volatility has surged, yet equity indices continue to exhibit resilience, with consistent buy-the-dip behaviour and the S&P 500 holding firm despite an intense geopolitical backdrop.

I interpret this as positioning rather than complacency. Institutional capital appears to be leaning into the historical playbook, recognising that peak fear in oil spikes often coincides with maximum headline intensity rather than maximum economic damage.

From a fundamental standpoint, the macro backdrop is more supportive than during prior shock periods. Inflation across developed markets is trending lower from its peak, reducing the probability of aggressive policy tightening. At the same time, U.S. cyclical momentum remains intact, supporting earnings durability into mid-2026.

Energy disruption is the swing factor. If constraints remain transient, the impact is largely absorbed through pricing adjustments. If prolonged, second-order effects through transport, margins, and consumer demand begin to matter. Right now, markets are clearly pricing the former.

This reinforces HSBC’s core conclusion, which I strongly agree with. Reactive de-risking during geopolitical spikes tends to destroy alpha due to timing asymmetry. By the time headlines stabilise, markets have already repriced.

This week becomes critical not because it changes the narrative, but because it tests its durability.

⚡ CERAWeek 2026 Energy Conference – Monday onward

I’m watching for alignment between energy executives and policymakers on supply resilience. The intersection of traditional energy security and long-term transition strategy will be central, especially with real-time Strait of Hormuz risk in focus.

📊 Services and Manufacturing PMI – Tuesday

I see this as the first clean read on whether geopolitical stress is bleeding into real economic activity or remaining contained within commodity channels.

🌍 G7 Ministers Meeting on Iran Conflict – Thursday

Coordination signals matter here. A unified stance reduces tail risk, while fragmentation increases the probability of escalation premiums persisting in energy markets.

👷 Initial Jobless Claims – Thursday

Labour market resilience remains the anchor for consumption. Any unexpected deterioration would challenge the current “contained shock” narrative.

😟 University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment – Friday

Oil-driven price pressures feed directly into sentiment. I’m focused on whether inflation expectations re-anchor higher or remain stable.

Earnings this week provide an important micro overlay to the macro narrative.

I’m watching $ONDS closely for defence and drone-related momentum, particularly given the increasing relevance of asymmetric warfare technologies.

$CHWY stands out for its defensive growth profile. Consensus is leaning toward a $0.28 EPS print on ~$3.26B revenue, with FY26 growth projected at +6.25%. Stability in the pet sector continues to act as a buffer against broader discretionary weakness.

$PONY remains less defined but is firmly on the radar for any unexpected catalyst.

$BLNK sits at the intersection of energy volatility and electrification trends. Elevated oil prices can accelerate the long-term EV narrative, even if near-term demand elasticity varies.

$BYND introduces a different risk dynamic. A preliminary Q4 revenue miss at $61M versus expectations, combined with a delayed annual filing, raises questions around operational execution and inventory management at a time when balance sheet discipline matters.

I come back to the same core conclusion. Markets are not ignoring risk. They are contextualising it.

Historical precedent, combined with current macro conditions, suggests that unless this conflict transitions from a volatility event into a sustained supply shock, broad equity indices are likely to continue absorbing headlines rather than repricing structurally lower.

The real edge here is not reacting faster. It is interpreting more accurately.

👉❓ If history shows markets recover within weeks of geopolitical shocks, what specific condition would need to change this time for that pattern to fail?

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