If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move
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Is the stock market at risk of crashing? It’s certainly a possibility so here's a FTSE 100 share that Zaven Boyrazian likes to keep in mind if it does. The post If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move appeared first on The Twelfth
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-2.3% 30d
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“ftse”).
- HSBC HSBC Holdings-9.3% 18d
HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares.
- LIN Linde+10.7% 30d
Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares.
- ARM Arm Holdings-6.6% 30d
Arm Holdings (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares.
- RIO Rio Tinto Group
Rio Tinto Group (metal mining) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWUNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HSBCNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LINNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIONo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Congressional trades in Ishares Tr (EWU) around 1 Nov 2026
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Linde (LIN) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 37 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Linde (LIN) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 45 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Linde (LIN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 58 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (EWU)
Companies mentioned with this story
- EWU Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EWU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“ftse”)
- HSBC Hsbc Holdings
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move.” Reason on file: HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares
- LIN Linde
For “If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move,” Linde (LIN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares
- ARM Arm Holdings
In “If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move,” Arm Holdings (ARM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Arm Holdings (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares
- RIO Rio Tinto
In “If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move,” Rio Tinto (RIO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rio Tinto Group (metal mining) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares
Ishares Tr (EWU)
On 1 Nov 2026, “If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (EWU) to this story.
What ties Ishares Tr (EWU) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“ftse”)
A second company, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC), is listed for a different reason: HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“ftse”) reaches its shares
Dates in the story, and the Ishares Tr (EWU) price range
EWU traded between 45.65 and 47.88 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 46.84. HSBC traded between 91.56 and 101.91 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 94.32. LIN traded between 470.62 and 517.59 across 19 sessions. The latest close on file is 514.30.
A simple score for Ishares Tr (EWU)
40 out of 100
“If the stock market crashes, history says buying this FTSE share would be a good move” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.