$DEFENSE - The administration's designation of cartels as terrorist organizations will expand military and defense involvement, requiring military-grade responses to sophisticated cartel capabilities, benefiting defense contractors.
$BORDERTECH - Cartels' sophisticated intelligence, counterintelligence, and armed drone capabilities require advanced counter-technology, driving increased government contracts for border security technology companies.
Bearish:
$INTEL - Intelligence agencies manufactured false narratives about Trump-Russia collusion and require reform/accountability due to systemic corruption, as revealed by declassified documents.
$CHNCHEM - Successful disruption of precursor chemical supply chains from China is reducing fentanyl production capabilities of Mexican cartels, negatively impacting Chinese chemical exporters.