{"id":64109,"date":"2026-04-16T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=64109"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:16:57","slug":"more-noise-no-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/more-noise-no-signal\/","title":{"rendered":"More Noise, No Signal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Key Points<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Following the breakdown of ceasefire talks, President Trump initiated a naval blockade on Monday to pressure Iran to restore access to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/li>\n<li>Central Command reported that nine oil tankers from Iran followed orders to turn around since the blockade began.<\/li>\n<li>On Wednesday, Iran&#8217;s military threatened to block trade through the Red Sea if the United States continues its naval blockade.<\/li>\n<li>The White House says the US remains &#8220;engaged&#8221; in &#8220;productive and ongoing&#8221; discussion with Iran.<\/li>\n<li>President Trump insists the war is &#8220;close to over&#8221; and\u00a0 the stock market is &#8220;going to boom.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The S&amp;P 500 makes a new high above 7000.<\/li>\n<li>Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US &#8220;feels good&#8221; about the prospect of a deal, but says no date has been set for further negotiations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<i>[Content protected for Premium, Australian Growth, International Growth, Market Analysis members only]<\/i>\n&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>To find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/subscribe\/\">click here<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Following the breakdown of ceasefire talks, President Trump initiated a naval blockade on Monday to pressure Iran to restore access to the Strait of Hormuz. 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Iran partially closed the Strait of Hormuz for naval drills and announced additional joint exercises with Russia in the Sea of Oman.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-18-brent.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-18-brent.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-18-brent.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63987,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/april-fools-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":64109,"position":5},"title":"April Fools Day","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"April 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points President Trump says, \"We'll be leaving very soon.\" Crude oil futures plunged to test support at $100 per barrel. The S&P 500 jumped 2.9%, testing resistance at 6550. Gold broke resistance at $4,600 per ounce. 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