Trump’s morning ‘buy’ call nets huge returns for those who listened

 Investors who followed President Donald Trump’s blunt advice to buy stocks on Wednesday morning received a windfall when the president hours later rolled back some of his market-ruining tariffs.

At 9:37 a.m. ET, just minutes after the opening bell, Trump posted on Truth Social that “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!” That post ended with the letters “DJT,” which is both the president’s initials and the ticker for

Theoretically, for anyone who bought into the market that minute on Trump’s urging, they netted a big return. Stocks shot up in a historic reversal in afternoon trading after Trump announced of a walkback on some tariffs, a stark turn after the unveiling of his plan to tax imports last week torpedoed the market.

Here’s what returns would look like for some key names if you bought in at 9:37 a.m. ET and sold at session highs for each respective holding:

which tracks the namesake benchmark index, traded as low as $494.11 in that minute. The SPY climbed to $539.87 at session highs, reflecting a more than 9% jump from where it sat when Trump sent out his advice to buy.

Trump Media & Technology shares initially popped after Trump referenced his initials in the post, with some investors appearing to know he was referring to the stock ticker.

The stock fell to $16.69 in the minute of his post to buy shares. It has since soared a high as $20.40, which marks a jump of more than 22%.