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War, Oil, and the Fragile Bull: What the Iran Strikes Mean for Your Portfolio

Dark Stone Capital | March 2, 2026

The world changed this weekend.

On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran — Operation Epic Fury — killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering a cascade of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. Iran struck back at U.S. military installations in Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria. At least three tankers in the Gulf have been damaged. Maersk has suspended all vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz. Dubai International Airport has canceled 70% of its flights.

As of Sunday evening, gold is trading above $5,

The Great Rotation Is Here — And Most Investors Will Miss It

The Russell 2000 just posted 13 consecutive sessions of outperformance against the S&P 500.

That's not a typo. Thirteen straight days where small caps beat the mega-cap-dominated index. The last time that happened? June 2008.

But here's the critical difference: In 2008, that streak was fear-driven — a desperate scramble for defensive positioning before the global financial crisis intensified. In 2026, it's the opposite. This is a proactive pursuit of value.

If you're still sitting in the Magnificent Seven waiting for the next leg up, you're fighting the last war.

The Setup: A 25-Year Valuation Gap Finally Snaps

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Bitcoin Didn't Crash — It Got Liquidated: How Japan's Bond Market Broke Crypto

The "digital gold" narrative is dead. Here's what's really moving Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is down to $88,000. It's given up nearly all of its 2026 gains. And if you're looking at on-chain metrics, whale wallets, or ETF flows for answers, you're looking in the wrong place.

This wasn't a crypto crash. It was an execution.

The Real Story: A Six Sigma Event in Tokyo

On Tuesday, something broke in Japan's bond market. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking at Davos, called it a "six standard deviation move" — the kind of thing that isn't supposed to happen in a functioning

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