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Zorro

(18,817 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:25 PM Apr 29

Wall Street Traders Troll Trump With a New Nickname

The president’s handling of the Iran war has earned him a humiliating new nickname among Wall Street traders who are questioning his ability to reopen a critical global oil route.

Traders have adopted the term “NACHO,” an acronym for “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens,” according to Bloomberg columnist Javier Blas, who reported Wednesday that a trader disclosed the nickname. It’s a reference to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about a fifth of global oil supplies normally flow.

The chokepoint was shuttered by Iran in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, sending oil prices soaring. With a fragile ceasefire in place, the U.S. and Iran remain in a standoff over the waterway, which is central to global energy markets.

The nickname follows an earlier moniker coined by traders, “TACO,” short for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” which he earned for his shifting stance on trade policy.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/wall-street-traders-troll-trump-with-a-new-nickname/

Nacho Nacho man!

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Wall Street Traders Troll Trump With a New Nickname (Original Post) Zorro Apr 29 OP
The "Nacho Taco' man! rurallib Apr 29 #1
King TOFU Kid Berwyn Apr 29 #2
Why is Trump 'allowing' Iran to block the strait? Norrrm Apr 29 #3
traders truddy777 Apr 29 #4
DJIA up 7% for the month, 20% for the year, those pimps love Trump GusBob Apr 29 #5
It seems to be about the only thing that's up. The Madcap Apr 29 #6
Pimps simping Trump GusBob Apr 29 #7
It's that there's no where else left to invest in and see their money grow questionseverything Apr 29 #12
Not exactly WSHazel Apr 29 #9
Like I said, pimps, and whores GusBob Apr 29 #10
You can sing it to one of the Village People songs The Dotard likes to appropriate AND RockRaven Apr 29 #8
Proud graduate SomedayKindaLove Apr 29 #13
Damn, a TACO with a side of "NACHO," republianmushroom Apr 29 #11
He doesn't care about gas prices. He does not have to buy it. appleannie1 Apr 29 #14

Norrrm

(5,448 posts)
3. Why is Trump 'allowing' Iran to block the strait?
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:42 PM
Apr 29

Why is Trump 'allowing' Iran to block the strait?
He and Hegseth both said the military capability of Iran was completely destroyed.

??? Rhetorical question? They lied?

truddy777

(125 posts)
4. traders
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:51 PM
Apr 29

Traders have a unique way of expressing their frustration with market blockages. "NACHO" is quite the creative acronym.

The Madcap

(1,998 posts)
6. It seems to be about the only thing that's up.
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:53 PM
Apr 29

No explanation for it other than sheer luck.

questionseverything

(11,922 posts)
12. It's that there's no where else left to invest in and see their money grow
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:24 PM
Apr 29

Same as when gold and silver climb so fast

The top 10% have accumulated so much the bottom 90% barely have anything left worth taking

WSHazel

(807 posts)
9. Not exactly
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:02 PM
Apr 29

Stocks are an inflation hedge. I suspect that data will show a rotation out of bonds into stocks was at least part of what drove the stock market in the last month or two.

RockRaven

(19,694 posts)
8. You can sing it to one of the Village People songs The Dotard likes to appropriate AND
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:00 PM
Apr 29

it is the name of his favorite face paint shade. Very easy to remember!

Hey! Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
Nacho, nacho man
I've got to be, a nacho man
Nacho, nacho man
I've got to be a nacho! (all right)

Nacho, nacho man (yeah, yeah)
I've got to be, a nacho man
Nacho, nacho man
I've got to be a nacho! All Right!

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