Market bloodbath
U.S. stocks have shed roughly $2 trillion in the past month — with about $980 billion wiped out in a single four‑hour stretch and multiple sessions topping $1 trillion in daily losses — as broad fear sent mega‑caps deep into the red and pushed Tesla into a bear market (down ~20% from its December peak, trading near its 200‑DMA) [](https://x.com/i/status/2032559692954677344) [](https://x.com/i/status/2032656714185462010).
The rout accelerated after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, an escalation that analysts said widened a Gulf-risk premium and threatened shipping through the Strait of Hormuz [oxfordeconomics.com]. Benchmark 10‑year Treasury yields climbed to roughly 4.19% on March 11 as traders priced inflationary risk from higher oil, a move CNBC tied directly to the conflict-driven oil shock [cnbc.com]. Investors also re‑priced Big Tech after firms disclosed massive AI capital plans; FactSet/CNBC data showed the group shed more than $1 trillion in market value in early February amid AI‑capex worries and margin scrutiny [cnbc.com]. Tesla trades in the high‑$300s and was hovering near its 200‑day moving average around $393, leaving the stock roughly 18% below its late‑December 2025 peak of $498.83, according to recent technical and market‑data reports [wallstreetnumbers.com].
