4 Stocks to Watch as Middle East Conflict Drives Market Moves

As conflict continues with Iran, we’re seeing direct rotation into oil, gold, and defense—creating short-term momentum and asymmetric upside for traders who act early.

Energy prices are spiking. Safe-haven demand is surging. 

Defense spending expectations are climbing.

We’ve identified four stocks with direct exposure to these moves—names with the liquidity, catalysts, and positioning to potentially outperform as the situation continues to develop.

If you’re looking to capitalize on volatility instead of reacting to it, this report breaks down exactly where the smart money is flowing.

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BREAKING NEWS

📅 The Biggest Week Of The Year Starts Right Now.

Wednesday is the day. $META, Yahoo! $MSFT, $GOOGL, and $AMZN all report earnings on the same day. $AAPL follows Thursday. Five of the most important companies on earth. 72 hours. One theme.

The theme is simple: Did all that AI spending actually make any money?

Every single one of these companies has spent the last year pouring billions into AI. Investors have been patient. That patience ends this week. Wall Street is no longer impressed by promises. It wants receipts.

Five separate AI models were asked which of the four Wednesday names could jump 10% on earnings. All five said the same name. $META. That is our pick heading into this week.

Here is why. $META has not missed revenue expectations in 14 straight quarters. The core business, selling ads on Instagram and Facebook, is genuinely printing money. Wall Street expects $55.5 billion in revenue, up 31% from a year ago. The consensus across analysts is Strong Buy with a price target of $855. AI tools are making their ads smarter and more effective, which means advertisers keep spending more.

What could go wrong? The spending bill is enormous. Meta is putting $115 billion to $135 billion into AI infrastructure this year. That is nearly double what it spent last year. If Zuckerberg raises that number again on Wednesday's call, the stock could get punished even on a solid beat. The market is fine with big spending. It gets nervous when big spending keeps getting bigger.

The Munch Take: Every AI model on earth picked $META this week. Five different AI systems. One answer. That is either the most compelling consensus call of the year or the setup for the most embarrassing miss. Three billion people open these apps every single day and cannot stop. My wife spent 45 minutes on Instagram last night looking at basement renovations she wants to do. I spent that same 45 minutes trying to figure out how to pay for them. Zuckerberg is monetizing both of us simultaneously. Wednesday night is going to be interesting.

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STOCK OF THE DAY

🍕 Domino's Delivered. Unfortunately It Was A Miss.

Domino's has been delivering to your door for 60 years. This quarter they delivered something nobody ordered. A miss.

$DPZ reported Q1 earnings of $4.13 per share, missing estimates of $4.28. Revenue came in at $1.15 billion, short of the $1.17 billion Wall Street expected. The stock fell nearly 4% on the news. kslnewsradio

The headline problem is same-store sales. U.S. same-store sales grew just 0.9%, well below the 2.72% analysts had forecast. It was the first time in four quarters Domino's missed on that metric. International same-store sales fell 0.4%. The Motley Fool People are still ordering pizza. They are just ordering less of it than expected, and hunting harder for a deal when they do.

A $30 million pre-tax charge tied to one of its international partners also dragged earnings lower. The Motley Fool A one-time hit that made a soft quarter look even softer.

📈 The Bull Case:

• The stock trades at roughly 21 times earnings, near its 10-year low. One analyst framework puts fair value at $478, implying the stock is 23% undervalued right now.

• Domino's has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. The board just approved a fresh $1 billion buyback program.

• 99% franchised business model means low overhead and steady cash flow regardless of same-store bumps.

📉 The Bear Case:

• 14 analysts have already revised earnings estimates lower following this report.

• Consumers are getting more careful with spending. Pizza is affordable but it is not immune.

• Insiders have sold $2.7 million in shares recently with zero insider buying reported. That is not a confidence signal.

• Competition in cheap pizza has never been fiercer. Everyone is running the same deal Domino's invented.

The Munch Take: Domino's is a great business having a rough patch. The franchise model is bulletproof, the dividend keeps growing, and the stock is genuinely cheap by its own historical standards. But "cheap and struggling" is only a buy if you believe the struggle is temporary. Right now the consumer is tired, the competition is loud, and insiders are quietly heading for the exit. My wife ordered Domino's last week and used three different discount codes before checking out. She is the data point. She is always the data point.

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