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How to Survive a Trade War

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How to Survive a Trade War CBIA

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • BA Boeing

    Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending

  • LHX L3Harris

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • HII Huntington Ingalls

    Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises

  • XAR SPDR SERIES TRUST

    Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia.

  • PPA INVESCO AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF

    GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT———————
RTX———————
NOC———————
GD-1.12%-1.56%—-0.79%-0.15%+0.55%+2.69%
ITA+1.03%-0.59%—-0.98%-0.89%+0.37%+1.47%
BA+0.18%-0.93%—-1.56%-2.60%-0.40%+0.30%
LHX-0.18%-0.55%—-1.46%-0.27%+0.99%+4.32%
HII-0.10%+0.38%—-2.41%+0.16%+1.23%+2.87%
XAR———————
PPA———————

How to Survive a Trade War CBIA

Source: CBIA

The price since 13 Oct 2026: Spdr Series Trust (XAR) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “How to Survive a Trade War,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is +1.18%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +1.57% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -0.20%, a +1.38% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BAthat day-1.56%final price
BAthe next day-2.60%final price
BAtwo days later-0.40%final price
BAthree days later+0.30%final price
BAthree days earlier-0.93%final price
BAfive days earlier+0.18%final price
GDthat day-0.79%final price
GDthe next day-0.15%final price
GDtwo days later+0.55%final price
GDthree days later+2.69%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.56%final price
GDfive days earlier-1.12%final price
HIIthat day-2.41%final price
HIIthe next day+0.16%final price
HIItwo days later+1.23%final price
HIIthree days later+2.87%final price
HIIthree days earlier+0.38%final price
HIIfive days earlier-0.10%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day-0.98%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day-0.89%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)two days later+0.37%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later+1.47%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-0.59%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+1.03%final price
LHXthat day-1.46%final price
LHXthe next day-0.27%final price
LHXtwo days later+0.99%final price
LHXthree days later+4.32%final price
LHXthree days earlier-0.55%final price
LHXfive days earlier-0.18%final price
XAR
SPY
XLI

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies carried with this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    In “How to Survive a Trade War,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “How to Survive a Trade War.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf

    Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “How to Survive a Trade War.” Reason on file: GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • WAR U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf

    In “How to Survive a Trade War,” U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf (WAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected WAR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “How to Survive a Trade War.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “How to Survive a Trade War.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

  • UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

    In “How to Survive a Trade War,” Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) and the defense link

The 13 Oct 2026 story “How to Survive a Trade War” names Spdr Series Trust (XAR) because of Defense.

The link for Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is this: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Also listed, IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA): Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

What this defense story puts on the calendar

ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. PPA traded between 151.56 and 162.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.07. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

A simple score for Spdr Series Trust (XAR)

46 out of 100

“How to Survive a Trade War” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.