Dow Jones Futures: President Trump warned Iran to stay away from the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Sandisk soared to new highs.

Investors on Monday were also able to shrug off a jump in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled up 2.6% at $99.08 a barrel, while Brent crude advanced more than 4% to $99.36. Energy prices rose as the U.S. began a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

The answer might surprise investors looking to manage risk under uncertain market conditions.

US natural gas futures rose alongside oil prices as renewed risk to energy flows out of the Persian Gulf triggered financial inflows into baskets of energy products. Weather forecasts also shifted cooler,

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The warning came after a flurry of unusual activity on oil and stock futures markets shortly before Trump said he would pause attacks on Iran.

Why are US stock market futures up now, and will Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq stay in green or turn red again? US futures moved slightly higher as investors tracked tensions between Donald Trump and Iran,

The S&P 500 has shed roughly its worst drawdown in the past 12 months during the early months of 2026, as tariff escalation and macro uncertainty rattled equity markets. While broad indexes fell, three managed futures ETFs posted gains in the same window: KMLM is up 7% year to date,

Large currency speculators in the Euro futures market fell sharply and turned net short, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).