Wall Street likes to pretend markets move because of spreadsheets, bond yields, and mysterious forces with Greek letters. But anyone who’s lived long enough—and paid attention long enough—knows this explanation is incomplete. Markets don’t just move on data. They move on vibes . And nowhere on Earth do vibes matter more than the American Midwest—specifically Ohio, the emotional weather vane of the U.S. economy. Welcome to the Midwest Momentum Strategy, an unofficial, unbacktested, emotionally accurate framework that explains why stocks tend to rally every time Ohio collectively shrugs and says, “Eh… things might be okay.” This is not a joke strategy. It’s a cultural signal disguised as one. Ohio Is Not a State. It’s a Sentiment Index. Ohio doesn’t lead trends. Ohio confirms them. By the time optimism reaches Ohio, it has already survived: Coastal overthinking Twitter panic Cable-news hysteria Think-tank pessimism Ohio doesn’t speculate. Ohio waits. When opti...