Soaring oil. Slumping jobs. Fears of renewed inflation. How much can stocks take before giving up the ghost?

History suggests investors should pay more attention to global crude levels than war headlines. During major Middle East conflicts, equities tend to bottom the same day that oil prices peak, suggesting that energy markets are the clearest signal for an inflection in stocks.

The stock market had a wild ride on Tuesday, but history suggests that's par for the course and may not be an indication of worse to come.

To be clear, the CAPE Ratio isn't a timing tool and won't alert investors to the start of a stock market correction or crash event. However, it does have a perfect track record of foreshadowing significant declines in the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite.

South Korea’s stock market has suffered its steepest fall in history amid the widening fallout of the United States-Israeli war on Iran. The benchmark KOSPI index plummeted 12.06 percent on Wednesday,

Stocks fluctuated March 2 in the wake of the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran, signaling investors' concerns about potential long-term impacts.

Here's how investors can prepare for potential volatility.

Ultimately, MSFT’s current struggle underscores a historical truth: no company is dominant enough to escape abrupt market fluctuations.

Over the long run, Wall Street is, arguably, the world's greatest wealth creator. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has never declined over any rolling 20-year period, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have often rallied in lockstep with the S&P 500 to record-closing highs.

The stock market isn’t as boring and complicated as you might think

The stock market futures dropped ahead of the upcoming US non-farm payrolls data. Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 indices fell by over 0.35%. There are signs that the US-Iran war will extend for longer.