Your Week in Markets: Iran Chaos, SK Hynix IPO, and Meta's 15% Pop

Let's be honest: this was not a normal week. The Strait of Hormuz got closed, the US struck over 140 Iranian military targets, oil tanker traffic ground to a near standstill, and somehow markets finished... mostly up? The S&P 500 squeaked out a +0.4% gain on Friday alone. Social chatter on fear and geopolitics hit fever pitch, but the crowd's money kept moving into equities anyway. Classic.

The week's biggest sentiment winner was $SKHY (SK Hynix), which debuted on the Nasdaq and immediately became the most-discussed IPO in years, raising $26.5 billion and closing up 13% on day one. Its CEO said the memory chip shortage could last past 2030, which sent $MU (Micron) sharply higher in sympathy. Meanwhile, $META had its best week since February, surging nearly 15% on analyst upgrades and a Semi Analysis note calling it best-positioned to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI. The crowd was loud on this one.

Earnings season kicks off next week with $GS and $UNH in focus, and the Fed is watching Iran-driven inflation closely. One thing the YouTube finance crowd agreed on: the US adding $5 billion of debt per day while fighting a war is not a vibe.