"Stock Market Guru" Trump Fails: Verbal bullish signals are immune to the market, U.S. stocks decline for five consecutive weeks as Wall Street takes the opposite approach

Coin World News. On March 30, fighting in the Middle East continued to escalate, policy uncertainty increased, and the U.S. stock market faced downward pressure. The S&P 500 index recorded a fifth consecutive week of losses, setting the longest streak of consecutive declines since 2022. Although U.S. President Trump repeatedly issued signals of easing in an attempt to stabilize market sentiment, investors’ response was clearly weakened. Market analysis indicates that as the conflict drags on without resolution and policies keep reversing, the “Trump put” effect is fading. Investors are no longer trading purely based on policy statements, and they have even begun taking contrarian actions in the absence of substantive progress. Meanwhile, oil prices remain at high levels (WTI crude oil stands above $100), intensifying global concerns about “stagflation,” and, combined with uncertainty in the Middle East situation, driving up risk-averse sentiment in the market. The VIX volatility index rose to above 31, significantly higher than its historical average. Institutions generally believe that until there is substantive easing in the Middle East situation—especially until stability is restored in the Strait of Hormuz—merely relying on policy talk can no longer reverse the downward trend in the market.