President Trump's social media posts are keeping investors on edge
Stocks are selling off across the board today, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East flare back up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are down 207 and 260 points, respectively, while the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is also sharply lower. A ceasefire with Iran looks unrealistic, after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to post: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
Oil prices spiked in response, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) 3% higher at last look. Wall Street's "fear gauge" is back on the rise, too, with the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) back above 25.
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Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HTZ) stock is seeing an uptick in options volume today. At last glance, over 39,000 calls have changed hands, volume that's six times the average intraday amount and more than 14 times the number of puts traded. The May 7.50 call is the most active by a wide margin, with new positions being bought to open there. HTZ is up 9% at $5.74 at last glance, and earlier traded as high as $5.95, its highest level since Jan. 22. The rental car stock has added 47.3% in the past 12 months.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) stock is near the top of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), last seen up 3.7% to trade at $5.74 after RBC hiked its price target to $125 from $100. The fertilizer stock is up 75% in 2026 and hit a March 30, record high of $141.96.
Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) stock is down 3.2% to trade at $67.58, one of the worst-performing names on the Nasdaq today, after Mizuho cut its price target to $105 from $110. Robinhood stock is down 40.3% in 2026, with its declining 40-day moving average acting as a ceiling all year.
