Notes
Notes.
Short essays. What I'm learning, in plain English.
US-Iran War and Stocks: Why This Time Is Different
April 24, 2026The S&P 500 hit a record high 47 days into a war. But the reason behind the rally isn't what most people think.
4 min readWhat Happens to Stocks During Wars — 80 Years of Data
April 9, 2026I pulled S&P 500 data across 7 major military conflicts. The pattern was more consistent than I expected.
3 min readThe Moment I Realized I Was Learning the Stock Market the Wrong Way
February 16, 2026A beginner’s note on stock market news, noise, and the one mental shift that finally made things feel simpler.
4 min readI Thought “Dollar Devaluation” Meant Collapse. Here’s What It Actually Means.
January 29, 2026A beginner-friendly mental model for depreciation vs devaluation (and why the headlines hit so hard).
2 min readWhy Markets Panic When Politicians Pressure the Fed
January 20, 2026How political pressure on the Federal Reserve moves interest rates, mortgages, stocks, and the dollar
1 min readCalls vs Puts: The Mental Model That Finally Made This Click for Me
January 8, 2026A beginner-friendly way to understand calls and puts without payoff charts, jargon, or “strategies.”
4 min readIt’s the Start of the Year — and I’m Still Trying to Understand the Stock Market (Especially Options)
January 6, 2026A beginner’s attempt to slow things down, cut through the jargon, and actually understand what’s going on.
6 min read