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Jo Bhakdi“The potential downside of that war is 10 to 20% in the NASDAQ.”@ 14:50 · open at this moment on YouTube ↗
Thesis at the time
BearishThe NASDAQ faces significant downside risk due to Iran war escalation not being properly priced in by the market. The speaker believes the market has priced in 100% probability that the war is over, but sees close to 50% chance of escalation.
Key arguments
- Iran war poses significant threat with 12-15% of global trade going through Red Sea
- Market has only dropped 5-6% from all-time highs, suggesting war resolution is fully priced in
- Supply chain disruptions from delayed ships will hit markets in coming weeks
- Iran is not agreeing to ceasefire despite Trump's pressure
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- Trump has huge incentive to avoid escalation
- Some ships are now getting through as countries make deals with Iran
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Analyst Ryan Brinkman has poor historical track record (negative 1.60% average return, 50% success rate)
- Execution risk exists for Full Self-Driving technology and Optimus deployment
- Regulatory approval requirements for autonomous vehicles are debated
- 50,000 units of unsold inventory raises questions about delivery chain delays
- Tesla's core auto business valuation is acknowledged as high at 335x earnings multiple
- Optimus revenue streams delayed to next year with no public reveal date
The call
- Date said
- Apr 6, 2026
- Price at prediction
- $588.50
- Confidence
- medium
- Specificity
- vague
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
Why this resolved this way(resolution audit)
Full rules: docs/resolution-spec.md.
Confidence Reasoning
Conditional on war escalation, which speaker assesses at close to 50% probability