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CRYPTOSEC Delays Crypto Rules—Uncertainty PersiststodayWHITE HOUSEWhite House 'Gold Eagle' AI Cyber Clearinghouse Is a Direct Revenue Signal for CrowdStrike and Palantir4 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSKimberly-Clark Pockets $45M Tariff RefundtodayDEFENSEPentagon's Laser Weapon Contracts for Drone Defense Hand a Direct Win to Directed-Energy Specialists4 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSTrump Tariffs on Drones Boost U.S. MakerstodayHEALTHCARE & FDACMS's Proposed 340B Payment Cuts Would Squeeze Hospital Revenue While Helping PBM Rivals4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDASimparica Trio Gets Screwworm EUA—Zoetis WinsyesterdayWHITE HOUSETrump Shrinks Two Utah Monuments by 90%, Opening Land to Mining and Drilling4 weeks agoDEFENSEBlackSky Lands Multi-Year Satellite ContractyesterdayENERGYTrump's Nuclear Push Is Driving a Real Uranium Mining Revival — These Are the Stocks That Collect4 weeks agoTECHFCC Eases Broadband Label Rules—ISPs Win Flexibility2 days agoDEFENSEJohnson's $95 Billion Defense Spending Plan Has Lockheed, RTX, and Northrop Written All Over It4 weeks agoDEFENSEIonQ Lands $28M U.S. Defense Quantum Contract2 days agoTRADE & TARIFFSPepsiCo's Tariff Refund Is a Small Win, But It Points to a Broader Cost Relief Story for Consumer Staples4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAFDA Clears Screwworm Prevention Drug for U.S. Livestock3 days agoENERGYNew Mexico Blocks Oracle's Data Center Gas Pipeline, Exposing the Fragility of Big Tech's Power Build-Out4 weeks agoENERGYNRC Approves NAC MAGNASTOR Spent Fuel Storage Cask3 days agoDEFENSEPentagon's Laser Weapon Contracts for Drone Defense Open a New Revenue Line for Northrop and L3Harris4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAFDA Updates Fresh-Cut Produce Safety Guidance3 days agoCRYPTOT. Rowe Price's Active Multi-Token Crypto ETF Is a Fee-War Warning Shot for Bitwise and Grayscale4 weeks agoWHITE HOUSETrump Orders Childhood Vaccine Schedule Spacing3 days agoTECHBosch's $225M CHIPS Award for Silicon Carbide Puts Wolfspeed and Onsemi on Notice4 weeks agoWHITE HOUSETrump Order Splits MMR Vaccine—Pharma Faces Demand Shift4 days agoENERGYMichigan Renews Enbridge's Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Removing the Biggest Regulatory Overhang on the Stock4 weeks agoDEFENSETrump Pushes $1.5T Defense Budget—Lockheed, RTX, GD Lock in Gains5 days agoENERGYMichigan's Line 5 Permit Renewal Is a Clear Win for Enbridge — and a Setback for Pipeline Opponents4 weeks agoWHITE HOUSEWhite House Drafts Vaccine-Autism Order—Pharma Faces Uncertainty5 days agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS's Site-Neutral and 340B Cuts Would Squeeze Hospital Systems and Hand Wins to Outpatient Rivals4 weeks agoTECHTrump Administration Adds 6 Chipmakers to U.S. Portfolio6 days agoWHITE HOUSEWhite House Cybersecurity Clearinghouse Creates a Direct Revenue Line for CrowdStrike, Palantir, and Microsoft4 weeks agoDEFENSEPentagon Awards Space-Based Target Tracking Contracts6 days agoCRYPTOT. Rowe Price's Active Multi-Token Crypto ETF Is a Fee Story — and a Pressure Test for Bitwise and Grayscale4 weeks agoENERGYMichigan Court Rejects Enbridge Line 5 Permit Under Great Lakes6 days agoWHITE HOUSEWhite House Control Over Frontier AI Access Reshapes the Pecking Order — Microsoft and Oracle Gain, Open-Source Loses4 weeks agoWHITE HOUSEDHS Tightens H-1B/L-1 Visa Fees—Tech Hiring Costs Rise for Employerslast weekHEALTHCARE & FDACMS's Site-Neutral and 340B Reform Proposal Squeezes Hospital Margins and Lifts Independent Pharmacies4 weeks agoTECHU.S. Signs $874M Semiconductor Research LOIs—Chip Makers Get Federal Backinglast weekTECHBosch's $225M CHIPS Award for Silicon Carbide Chips Is a Direct Threat to Wolfspeed's U.S. Market Share4 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSRetailers Sell Off Tariff Refund Rights for Cash—Windfall Monetized Before Payoutlast weekDEFENSEU.S.-Iran Escalation and a Stalled Strait of Hormuz Are a Windfall for Tanker Owners and Defense Primes4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAFDA Approves Tudriqev for Advanced Melanomalast weekWHITE HOUSEWhite House Control Over Frontier AI Access Reshapes Who Wins the Model Race4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAFTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Privacy and Billing Practiceslast weekENERGYNew Mexico's Pipeline Denial Puts Oracle's Data Center Expansion on Ice — and Highlights Every Hyperscaler's Power Risk4 weeks agoMARKETSFTC Threatens Booking Holdings Over Priceline Practiceslast weekENERGYNew Jersey's Nuclear Energy Law Opens a Real Revenue Path for Small Reactor Developers4 weeks agoDEFENSERising Defense Spending Lifts Northrop Grumman Outlooklast weekDEFENSEPentagon's $80M Drone Defense Contract Points to the Counter-UAS Names Worth Watching4 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSTrump Administration Hits $100B Tariff Refund Milestonelast weekDEFENSEU.S.-Iran Conflict Escalation Stalls Hormuz Shipping — Defense Contractors and Oil Majors Are the Immediate Read4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS Raises IRF Payments for 2027—Rehab Hospitals Get Relieflast weekWHITE HOUSETrump's Defense Supply Chain Order Tightens Waiver Rules — Domestic Parts Makers Win, Foreign-Sourced Primes Face Friction4 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS Ends Medicare Part D Subsidy—Drug Plan Insurers Face Margin Pressurelast weekHEALTHCARE & FDACMS Freezes $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California and Minnesota — Managed Care Insurers Face Revenue Gaps3 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAHHS Boosts Hospital Payments by $2 Billion—Acute Care Operators Winlast weekTECHBosch's $225M CHIPS Act Award for Roseville Chips Away at U.S. Dependence on Asian Auto Semiconductors3 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSAmazon Pockets $600M Tariff Refund—Retail Rivals Face Margin Squeezelast weekENERGYTrump's Saudi Nuclear Pact Without Enrichment Safeguards Heads to Congress — U.S. Uranium and Nuclear Services Names Are the Play3 weeks agoENERGYMichigan Court Vacates Line 5 Permit—Enbridge Faces Shutdown Risklast weekWHITE HOUSETrump's Critical Minerals Order Cuts China Out of the Defense Supply Chain — and Sends Money to U.S. Miners3 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAHumana Exits MA Markets—600K Members Face Plan Disruptionlast weekCRYPTOWhite House Concedes Ethics Provision in Crypto Bill — Clearing the Last Roadblock for Stablecoin Legislation3 weeks agoWHITE HOUSETrump Blocks Critical Minerals Exports—U.S. Miners Get Protected Marketlast weekDEFENSEHouse Passes $1.15T Defense Bill — Missile Defense, Shipbuilding, and Next-Gen Air Get the Money3 weeks agoDEFENSEHouse Passes $95B Iran War Package—Defense Contractors Lock in Revenuelast weekTRADE & TARIFFSTrump's 50% Canada Tariff Threat Keeps U.S. Aluminum Tight — Domestic Producers Win, Manufacturers Pay3 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDAFDA Revokes Petroleum-Based Food Dyes—Natural Color Makers Winlast weekENERGYNRC Approves Holtec's Upgraded Spent Fuel Storage System — A Quiet Win for Nuclear's Capacity Expansion3 weeks agoTECHCommerce Awards $874M in Semiconductor R&D LOIs—Chip Makers Get Federal Backing2 weeks agoDEFENSEOracle Lands a $7B Pentagon Software Contract — and the Market Should Take It Seriously3 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSAmazon Gets $600M Tariff Refund—Retailers Lift Guidance on Windfall2 weeks agoDEFENSEThe U.S.-Iran War Is Costing $37.5B and Counting — Here's Where That Money Goes3 weeks agoSEARCH DEMANDData Center Power Exchange2 weeks agoENERGYTrump Signs the Saudi Nuclear Deal — and U.S. Uranium and Reactor Companies Are the Quiet Winners3 weeks agoSEARCH DEMANDCasgevy List Price: $2.2 Million2 weeks agoWHITE HOUSETrump's Critical Minerals Order Cuts China Out of the Military Supply Chain — These Miners Fill the Gap3 weeks agoENERGYPHMSA Updates Pipeline Safety Standards—Compliance Costs Hit Operators, Benefit Inspectors2 weeks agoCRYPTOThe Senate's Landmark Crypto Bill Creates Winners Inside the ETF and Exchange Stack3 weeks agoMARKETSSEC Explores 23-Hour Stock Trading—Market Makers and Tech Platforms Get New Revenue2 weeks agoTRADE & TARIFFSTariffs on Indian Pharma Are Coming — and U.S. Generic Drug Buyers Will Pay the Bill3 weeks agoDEFENSEHouse Passes $1.15T Defense Bill—Lockheed, Raytheon, General Dynamics Lock in Revenue2 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS's Star Ratings Overhaul Rescues the Biggest Medicare Advantage Insurers — For Now3 weeks agoDEFENSEPentagon Awards Largest F-35 Spare Parts Contract—Lockheed Locks in Sustainment Revenue2 weeks agoMARKETSChina's $765M Antitrust Fine on Trip.com Is a Warning Shot for U.S.-Listed Chinese Consumer Stocks3 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS Stars Redo Lifts Medicare Advantage Insurers—Rating System Overhaul Favors UnitedHealth, Humana, Anthem2 weeks agoDEFENSEPentagon's $7B Oracle Software Deal Is One of the Cleanest Defense-Tech Wins in Years3 weeks agoCRYPTOSEC Settles Coinbase FOIA Suit Over Missing Gensler Texts—Crypto Compliance Pressure Eases, Coinbase Stock Gains Clarity2 weeks agoDEFENSEPentagon Awards Oracle $7B Software Consolidation Deal—Direct Win for Oracle, Pressure on Smaller Defense IT Rivals3 weeks agoDEFENSEPentagon Awards Oracle $7B Software Consolidation Deal—Cloud Incumbents Face Pressure, Oracle Locks in Defense Revenue2 weeks agoTECHFCC Tightens Submarine Cable Licensing Rules—Tech Giants Face New Compliance Costs, Telecom Carriers Gain Regulatory Clarity3 weeks agoDEFENSERocket Lab Wins $266M Space Force Missile Defense Contract—Suborbital Launch Niche Gets Federal Validation2 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS Overhauls Medicare Advantage Star Ratings—UnitedHealth, Humana, and Anthem Positioned to Gain from Simplified Metrics3 weeks agoHEALTHCARE & FDACMS Overhauls Medicare Advantage Star Ratings—Big Insurers Win, Quality Metrics Tighten3 weeks agoDEFENSEHouse Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill—Lockheed, Raytheon, and General Dynamics Positioned for Record Spending3 weeks agoDEFENSERocket Lab Wins $266M Space Force Contract—Suborbital Launch Capability Becomes Defense Asset3 weeks agoDEFENSEPentagon Awards Oracle $7B Software Consolidation Deal—Largest Defense IT Overhaul in Years3 weeks ago
Data · Real returns, real catalysts

The Backtest

The whole Money Racket thesis, put to the test: when Washington moves, do the "who cashes in" stocks actually pay? Here's what a basket of the obvious beneficiaries returned from each real catalyst to today — the winners and the busts. Prices through Jul 2, 2026.

+948.0%
Best catalyst basket · U.S. restricts advanced-chip exports to China
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Catalysts tested
11/14
Baskets that paid off
Tech

U.S. restricts advanced-chip exports to China

Since Oct 7, 2022
+948.0%basket

Sweeping export controls cut China off from advanced AI chips and the tools to make them — reshaping the entire semiconductor trade.

NVDA
+1535.6%
AMD
+825.5%
LRCX
+943.9%
AMAT
+688.0%
KLAC
+747.2%
Entry ≈ $12.08 → now $197.58 (NVDA). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Tech

CHIPS and Science Act signed

Since Aug 9, 2022
+767.8%basket

$52B in subsidies to reshore U.S. chip manufacturing — a direct tailwind for domestic fabs and equipment makers.

INTC
+251.8%
MU
+1487.1%
AMAT
+489.7%
LRCX
+654.5%
NVDA
+956.0%
Entry ≈ $36.11 → now $127.02 (INTC). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Tech

ChatGPT launches, the AI trade ignites

Since Nov 30, 2022
+581.4%basket

OpenAI's launch kicked off the AI-infrastructure supercycle — and made one chipmaker the most important stock on earth.

NVDA
+1070.5%
AMD
+621.4%
MSFT
+50.7%
AVGO
+583.0%
Entry ≈ $16.88 → now $197.58 (NVDA). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Finance

Silicon Valley Bank collapses

Since Mar 10, 2023
+151.3%basket

The second-largest U.S. bank failure sparked a flight to the money-center giants and a regional-bank rout.

JPM
+150.0%
BAC
+92.8%
GS
+211.2%
Entry ≈ $133.65 → now $334.07 (JPM). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Fed & Rates

The 2023 debt-ceiling deal

Since Jun 3, 2023
+137.9%basket

The Fiscal Responsibility Act ended the default standoff — clearing the overhang that had markets on edge.

JPM
+136.9%
GS
+203.4%
SPY
+73.5%
Entry ≈ $141.01 → now $334.07 (JPM). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Healthcare

FDA approves Zepbound for obesity

Since Nov 8, 2023
+110.3%basket

The FDA's nod for Lilly's tirzepatide in weight loss supercharged the GLP-1 gold rush.

LLY
+99.4%
NVO
-51.8%
VKTX
+283.2%
Entry ≈ $597.71 → now $1191.74 (LLY). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Crypto

SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs

Since Jan 10, 2024
+47.2%basket

After a decade of rejections, the SEC greenlit spot Bitcoin ETFs — legitimizing crypto and unleashing institutional flows.

COIN
+21.8%
MSTR
+92.4%
MARA
-29.6%
RIOT
+104.3%
Entry ≈ $130.78 → now $159.24 (COIN). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Defense

Russia invades Ukraine

Since Feb 24, 2022
+46.8%basket

The invasion triggered a global defense-spending surge and NATO restocking — the clearest 'buy the primes' catalyst in a generation.

LMT
+27.4%
RTX
+95.5%
NOC
+26.9%
GD
+59.2%
LHX
+25.1%
Entry ≈ $409.49 → now $521.82 (LMT). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Energy

Microsoft restarts Three Mile Island

Since Sep 20, 2024
+43.6%basket

Microsoft's deal to reopen a nuclear reactor for AI data centers made nuclear the hottest trade in energy.

CEG
-7.2%
VST
+42.0%
TLN
+96.0%
Entry ≈ $254.98 → now $236.5 (CEG). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Crypto

The 2024 Bitcoin halving

Since Apr 19, 2024
+24.6%basket

The programmed supply cut — historically the setup for crypto's biggest runs — reshaped the miners' economics.

MARA
-19.0%
RIOT
+162.4%
COIN
-24.5%
MSTR
-20.5%
Entry ≈ $16.5 → now $13.37 (MARA). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Markets

Trump wins the 2024 election

Since Nov 5, 2024
+4.0%basket

The 'Trump trade' repriced whole sectors overnight — crypto, private prisons, banks, and Tesla ripped.

COIN
-41.2%
MSTR
-65.5%
GEO
+19.6%
CXW
+37.7%
TSLA
+32.4%
JPM
+41.0%
Entry ≈ $270.74 → now $159.24 (COIN). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Energy

OPEC+ slashes oil output

Since Oct 5, 2022
-1.5%basket

The surprise 2-million-barrel production cut defied U.S. pressure and put a floor under crude — a windfall for the majors.

XOM
+34.9%
CVX
+3.5%
OXY
-31.3%
COP
-12.9%
Entry ≈ $101.03 → now $136.28 (XOM). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Energy

Inflation Reduction Act signed

Since Aug 16, 2022
-11.5%basket

The biggest climate package in U.S. history — hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax credits (45X, 45Q, ITC).

FSLR
+101.1%
ENPH
-83.5%
NEE
-3.7%
RUN
-60.0%
Entry ≈ $115.41 → now $232.08 (FSLR). Equal-weight basket, price return only.
Fed & Rates

The Fed's first rate cut

Since Sep 18, 2024
-21.3%basket

The Fed's jumbo 50bp cut ended the tightening cycle — a green light for rate-sensitive homebuilders.

DHI
-18.2%
LEN
-50.6%
PHM
-6.5%
HD
-10.0%
Entry ≈ $191.89 → now $157.06 (DHI). Equal-weight basket, price return only.

Returns from the weekly close on/after each catalyst date to the latest close, via Yahoo Finance. Equal-weight, price-return only (no dividends). Past performance is not indicative of future results, and this is not investment advice. The catalyst dates are real; the point is the mechanism — a policy move, and the stocks it touched.

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