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🍔AI Bubble Bursting

Tech selling off from overbought levels

Oct 18, 2026
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Our worst fears have been confirmed.

The market failed to sustain its break above all-time highs. The broader index is “catching down” to weak breadth as the last remaining leaders fall.

The Nasdaq is unwinding from overcrowded positioning, and spiking volatility is triggering a cascade of selling. In times like these, portfolio protection is essential.

The bond market is also signaling a regime change: 10-year yields fell to a three-week low of 5%. Yet, instead of rallying like they should, stock indexes fell sharply. Nasdaq lost almost 6% on the week.

In this report, we examine whether the AI bubble is about to burst…

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