{"id":72241,"date":"2026-05-08T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/tucker-carlson-calls-markets-fake-after-60-days-of-middle-east-conflict-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:22:17","slug":"tucker-carlson-calls-markets-fake-after-60-days-of-middle-east-conflict-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/tucker-carlson-calls-markets-fake-after-60-days-of-middle-east-conflict-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson Calls Markets &#8216;Fake&#8217; After 60 Days of Middle East Conflict \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Tucker Carlson called public markets \u201cfake,\u201d pointing to oil trading under $100\/barrel despite 60+ days of war disruption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin climbed to $82,000 and drew $2B in April ETF inflows as investors bypassed traditional safe-haven assets like gold.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">With the Strait of Hormuz still contested in May 2026, analysts warn record S&amp;P 500 highs near 7,300 could reverse fast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tucker Carlson: \u2018Markets Are Doing Things You Would Not Expect Markets to Do\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The comments came against a backdrop that has left many analysts searching for explanations. Operation Epic Fury, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Iran_war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S.-Israel military campaign<\/a> against Iran, launched on February 28, 2026. Strikes hit Iranian leadership and infrastructure. Iran responded with missiles, drones, and disruptions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-trump-says-no-ship-moves-without-us-navy-approval\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, through which roughly 20% of global oil flows.<\/p>\n<p>A fragile ceasefire emerged during the first week of April, but brinkmanship, ship strikes, and intermittent violence have continued into May. Despite all of it, equities climbed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/SPX\/?exchange=SP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> dropped roughly 10% in the initial weeks, then staged a sharp recovery, closing above 7,000 in mid-April and trading near 7,389 by May 8. The Nasdaq 100 logged a 13-day winning streak, its longest in over a decade. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/TVC-DJI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dow<\/a> approached 50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson pointed to oil prices as the clearest sign that something is wrong. \u201cThe Strait of Hormuz has been closed for months now, in effect,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FurkanGozukara\/status\/2052203887713562825?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stressed<\/a>. The political commentator added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd yet oil, as of airtime tonight, was under 100 bucks a barrel. Much lower than it was in, say, 2008. That is bizarre. But it\u2019s more than bizarre. It\u2019s fake.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brent crude did spike above $116 per barrel on May 5 amid Hormuz threats, but fell back below $100 on any signal of de-escalation. That whipsaw pattern repeated itself throughout the conflict, with traders pricing in a rapid resolution each time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/coinbase-adds-gold-and-silver-perps-with-usdc-settlement-and-up-to-25x-leverage\/\">Gold<\/a> told a similar story. Prices climbed to the $4,500 to $4,700 range overall but failed to deliver the sustained safe-haven rally many investors expected. Correlations broke. <span>Inflation<\/span> fears, a stronger dollar, and doubts about rate cuts kept the metal from running.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> moved differently. It climbed to $80,000 and then near the $83,000 range, pulled in a record $2 billion in exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows during April, and outperformed both the S&amp;P 500 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold<\/a> in several stretches. Observers called it a digital hedge that absorbed geopolitical risk better than traditional alternatives.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Carlson saw this divergence as evidence of manipulation rather than fundamentals. \u201cMarkets are doing things you would not expect markets to do if they were behaving rationally in a free way, if they weren\u2019t rigged,\u201d he said. He argued that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold<\/a> and oil have stayed \u201cfar lower than you would rationally expect them to stay after 60 days of terrible news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wall Street analysts offered competing explanations. JPMorgan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/insights\/markets-and-economy\/top-market-takeaways\/tmt-why-are-stocks-at-record-highs-with-no-iran-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">directly asked<\/a> why stocks were hitting record highs without an Iran resolution, then attributed it to corporate earnings strength. Roughly 83% of S&amp;P 500 companies beat estimates in recent quarters. Barclays analyst Stefano Pascale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/15\/business\/stocks-record-iran-war.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> the New York Times that \u201cthe market is trading assuming we have seen the worst of the conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same NYT editorial, ECB President <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-calls-for-toughening-stablecoin-regulatory-compliance\/\">Christine Lagarde<\/a> called the tendency to assume \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d simply strange. Still, Carlson pushed further. \u201cIt\u2019s become too obvious to deny, over the past couple of months, that public markets are not what they told us they were, which is to say, open and free and equal for everyone to participate in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged retail investors have not fully absorbed this yet, but he suggested the knowledge is spreading. \u201cSome people are getting rich from this, and most people aren\u2019t,\u201d he added. The debate over whether markets are rational or rigged is unlikely to be resolved while the Strait of Hormuz remains contested, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-inflation\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inflation<\/a> risks linger, and ceasefire terms stay unfinished.<\/p>\n<p>History suggests equity markets tend to recover through geopolitical conflict. But history has shown some of the greatest crashes following irrational all-time highs. Whether any of these episodes fit historical patterns depends on what happens next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tucker-carlson-calls-markets-fake-after-60-days-of-middle-east-conflict\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Tucker Carlson called public markets \u201cfake,\u201d pointing to oil trading under $100\/barrel despite 60+ days of war disruption. Bitcoin climbed to $82,000 and drew $2B in April ETF inflows as investors bypassed traditional safe-haven assets like gold. 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