Halftime Report Stocks Surge on Ceasefire: Your Next Move 4/8/26
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Apr 8, 2026 
Steve Weiss, bottoms-up investor known for stock-picking like Meta and UnitedHealth. Jason Snipe, portfolio manager focused on semiconductors and industrials. Shannon Sikosha, allocation strategist with tactical equity and commodity views. Joe Terranova, momentum-driven market strategist. They debate positioning after a ceasefire, sector rotation into tech and semis, trimming energy hedges, and tactical calls on refiners, services, and AI infrastructure.
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Rally Is Momentum Not Value
- The market rally after the ceasefire is a momentum and growth-driven move rather than a value rotation.
- Joe Terranova highlights technology and semiconductors leading gains while S&P equal weight underperforms, signaling concentrated leadership.
Remove Conflict Hedging Quickly
- If you hedged for the conflict, reduce or remove those hedges now as the off-ramp appears to be in place.
- Joe Terranova sold hedges like CF Industries and recommends taking off energy-related defensive positions after the announcement.
Trim Integrators Favor Oilfield Services
- Moderate exposure to big integrated oil names and consider trimming overweight positions as oil falls sharply.
- Shannon Sikosha and Jason Snipe recommend staying underweight energy and favoring oilfield services like Schlumberger or an OIH ETF.