Happy Friday! This month’s S&P 500 top performers share a secret edge — and most investors are missing it. Discover the names leading the charge.

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The S&P 500's Best Stocks This Month Have One Thing In Common

A global conflict is doing more than rattling headlines, it’s quietly reshaping the market’s top performers. This month, a striking pattern has emerged among the index’s leaders, and the stocks benefiting might surprise you.

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Yesterday: U.S. indexes ended lower Thursday, as geopolitical tensions weighed on investor sentiment. The S&P 500 declined, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slid more than 2%, officially entering correction territory and extending its losses to roughly 11% since the end of January. Investor caution overshadowed a brief reprieve after President Donald Trump extended a deadline for potential action against Iran’s energy infrastructure to April 6, delaying immediate risks but prolonging uncertainty. For the week, major indexes were mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on track for losses, while the Dow has outperformed and remains in positive territory.

On Our Radar: Analysts will be paying attention to the final reading on consumer sentiment, the Baker Hughes total rig count, alongside remarks from Fed officials Anna Paulson and Tom Barkin for signals on the policy outlook.

Shares of Avis (CAR), Harley-Davidson (HOG), and Valero Energy (VLO) were flying high, while, AppLovin (APP), SanDisk (SNDK), and Reddit (RDDT), were among the day’s top laggards. But those weren’t the only companies making big moves. Here’s a look at some of the biggest winners and losers on Thursday.

Discover how the market is moving with our interactive heatmap. Filter by market cap, or click on any box to explore specific sectors or assets in more detail.

Historic Gains: This ETF is on a historic 14-week winning streak, a feat only two other funds have ever achieved. Will the momentum continue, or is the streak about to end? Here’s what you need to know.

Death Cross: Berkshire Hathaway is flashing one of the market’s most feared signals — the dreaded death cross. See why Buffett’s favorite stock and “safe bet” could be holding the company back.

Price Hike: Netflix just hiked prices across all plans, but the real story is what’s fueling the surge. Uncover how $20 billion in content spending could change streaming forever, and what it means for your wallet.

Hottest Trade: Forget oil — this $5 billion company is cashing in on geopolitical chaos and is one of Wall Street’s favorites at the moment. Click here to read more.

Stock Of The Day: Despite a recent surge, Palantir is still teetering just below key resistance. Could this be the start of a new uptrend, or a classic false breakout? See what traders are watching next.

Central Banks Are Dumping Dollars And Buying This Instead

Every fiat currency in history has eventually inflated away. The US dollar is 53 years into that process and the pace is accelerating with $35 trillion in federal debt and a Fed chair transition coming in May. Central banks in China, India, and Russia have been quietly dumping dollars and accumulating gold at a record pace. When the institutions that print money start buying something else, that tells you everything.

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