Pressured by Geopolitical Tensions and Tech Sell-Off

• • QQQ faced a downward pressure of over 2%., Negatively impacted by the broadening uncertainty of the US-Iran conflict in early March 2026.

The escalating military conflict triggered an instant capital rotation from risk-on assets (like large-cap tech stocks) into safe-haven assets. The index's main driver stocks (like semiconductors) were the most heavily dumped.

The primary risk is a sustained spike in energy prices, which could trigger renewed inflation fears and force central banks to keep rates high, hitting the tech sector harder.