Suez Canal Blockage (Ever Given) — March 23-29, 2021
$9.6B/day in trade halted for 6 days; S&P 500 hit a new high
The 400-meter container ship Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for 6 days, halting an estimated $9.6 billion per day in goods. The S&P 500 closed the week at a fresh all-time high. Oil briefly spiked 5.2% before reversing.
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Bars: median S&P 500 forward return. Whiskers: 25th-75th percentile. n = 1 occurrences.
Based on 1 historical occurrences. Last triggered: 2021-03-23.
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ALAN GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE · alanglobalintelligence.comSource: S&P 500 daily closes · Generated 2026-08-30
Historical occurrencesshowing 1 of 1
Date
1M return
1Y return
5Y return
2021-03-23
+5.7%
+15.4%
+62.2%
What history says
Editorial commentary written by ALAN analysts. Figures cited below are analyst-authored context — they are not derived from the chart above and may reflect different windows or sources.
The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high during the blockage
While $9.6 billion per day in trade sat idle, the S&P 500 and Dow both closed the week at record highs.
Supply chain disruptions must last months, not days, to move equities
A 6-day blockage creates rerouting costs but does not destroy demand or earnings.
Oil spiked and reversed — the pattern is consistent
WTI rose 5.2% then reversed once the ship was freed.
For your portfolio
Supply-chain interruptions need duration to reach earnings — six days of a blocked canal coincided with record index highs, not damage. Before reacting to logistics headlines, consider how long the disruption must persist to dent your holdings' margins; if the answer is months and the outage is measured in days, the review can end there.
For information and research only. Not investment advice. ALAN does not place trades or execute orders. Figures come from the sources shown and can lag the market; verify independently before making decisions. Past performance is not predictive of future results.
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