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Trump rally incident: How will markets react?
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From crisis to opportunity: how Trump assassination attempt shaped market trends

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Former President Donald Trump was shot in the right ear on last Saturday during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 20-year-old man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who has been identified as the shooter by authorities, was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting. After the assassination attempt, Trump's chances of winning the 2024 United States presidential election immediately increased. According to data from Polymarket, the betting market odds for Trump's election victory soared to 71%.
Source: Polymarket
Source: Polymarket
How did the market react to the shooting?
Following the shooting, there has been a notable reaction in stock market.

Crypto-related stocks
Trump positioned himself as a champion for cryptocurrency during a fundraiser in San Francisco in June, and the increased probability of a Trump presidency is boosting the crypto markets. Bitcoin climbed over $63,000 after the incident and crypto-related stocks also saw gains. $MicroStrategy(MSTR.US)$ jumped 9.83%, $Marathon Digital(MARA.US)$ jumped 6.60%, and $Coinbase(COIN.US)$ jumped 5.69% in pre-market trading on Monday.
Tech giants
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, endorsed Trump for the first time in the upcoming U.S. election. On X, he posted: "I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery". Now, $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ rose 4.56% in pre-market trading on Monday. Except for Musk, other tech leaders including $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ 's founder Jeff Bezos, $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ 's CEO Satya Nadella, also responded to Trump Rally Shooting.
Trump-relatedstocks
Trump-related stocks have gained increasing popularity due to the increased probability of a Trump presidency. $Trump Media & Technology(DJT.US)$ soared by 63.06%, $Phunware(PHUN.US)$ up 43.91%, $Rumble(RUM.US)$ up 12.96% in pre-market trading on Monday.
Other potential chances
In the financial sector, $JPMorgan(JPM.US)$ and $UBS Group(UBS.US)$ analysts outlined potential impacts on various stocks depending on the election outcome:

• Clean energy: a Biden administration is expected to continue supporting clean energy incentives, benefiting companies like $First Solar(FSLR.US)$, $NextEra Energy(NEE.US)$, and $Sunrun(RUN.US)$.

• Electrification and hydrogen: stocks such as $Eaton(ETN.US)$, $Quanta Services(PWR.US)$,$Tesla(TSLA.US)$, and $Air Products & Chemicals(APD.US)$ could see gains under Biden's support for electrification and hydrogen production.

• Energy-efficient products and recycling: companies like $Johnson Controls(JCI.US)$, $Trane Technologies(TT.US)$, $Waste Management(WM.US)$, and $Republic Services(RSG.US)$ may continue to benefit from current government incentives.

• Oil and natural gas: increased investment in oil and gas under a Trump administration could favor producers like $Exxon Mobil(XOM.US)$,$Cheniere Energy(LNG.US)$, and $ConocoPhillips(COP.US)$.

• Tariffs: a second Trump term might bring higher import tariffs, impacting the consumer discretionary sector but benefiting domestic manufacturers like $Ford Motor(F.US)$, $General Motors(GM.US)$, $Nucor(NUE.US)$, and $Steel Dynamics(STLD.US)$.

• Trump-related stocks: stocks connected to Trump, such as $Trump Media & Technology(DJT.US)$,$Phunware(PHUN.US)$, and $Rumble(RUM.US)$, are expected to fluctuate with his election prospects.

• Prison operators: companies like $The GEO Group Inc(GEO.US)$ and $CoreCivic, Inc.(CXW.US)$ could gain from Trump's immigration policies.

• Pharmaceuticals and insurers: a Republican government may reduce the risk of drug price cuts, benefiting companies like $Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US)$, $Merck & Co(MRK.US)$, $Humana(HUM.US)$, and$UnitedHealth(UNH.US)$.

• M&A: a Trump administration might ease antitrust regulations, benefiting banks involved in M&A like$Goldman Sachs(GS.US)$, $Morgan Stanley(MS.US)$, $Lazard(LAZ.US)$, and $Evercore(EVR.US)$.

• Semiconductors: domestic semiconductor manufacturers like $Applied Materials(AMAT.US)$,$KLA Corp(KLAC.US)$,$Intel(INTC.US)$, and $Texas Instruments(TXN.US)$ might receive support under Trump.

• Agriculture: additional tariffs on Chinese imports under Trump could lead to more federal assistance for farmers, benefiting companies like $Deere(DE.US)$ and $Tractor Supply(TSCO.US)$.

How to seize opportunities?
Step 1: Investors are supposed to take note of the following pivotal dates on the U.S. Election calendar:
July 15-18: Republican National Convention
August 19-22: Democratic National Convention
September 10: ABC presidential debateNovember 05: Election Day

Step 2: use our 【Investment Themes】feature to keep up with the lastest trading opportunities:Moomoo—Markets—US—Investment Themes
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From crisis to opportunity: how Trump assassination attempt shaped market trends
Sources: Reuters, CNN, Yahoo Finance
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