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Nov 2026 2 stories
It Wasn't AI That Broke. It Was the Wait for Payback
An election shock lit the fuse, and leveraged unwinding and risk-control selling widened the drop. As the payback period for AI spending stretched, the market began pricing each company differently.
The S&P 500 Barely Fell. Why Did Your Stocks Get Crushed?
Index numbers and brokerage accounts can tell different stories. In an AI-driven pullback, breadth is the first thing to check, before direction.
Oct 2026 13 stories
Alphabet Fell 12.6% in a Day. 406 S&P 500 Stocks Rose Anyway
The S&P 500 lost 0.57% last week and the QQQ fell 1.97%, but the equal-weight RSP gained 0.82%. So far the numbers point to big-tech weakness, not a broad market decline.
The S&P 500 Looks Fine. So Why Do Most Stocks Hurt?
The index sits near its high, yet most of its members are down 20% to 30% or more from their own peaks. A look at the "stealth bear market" and the numbers long-term investors should watch.
A 20% Drop in Chip Stocks Is the Norm, Not the Exception: SOX Data Since 1994
Since 1994 the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has dropped an average of 29% within a year and still finished the year up 20.7% on average. For long-term investors, headlines about declines from the peak come with a useful counterweight.
Two Companies Drive 34% of S&P 500 Earnings Growth as AI Pays Sellers First
Nvidia and Micron generate a third of expected earnings growth in US large caps. Apollo says the financial effect of AI is not yet visible in the S&P 493.
The People Who Name the Waves: Why Investors Should Watch the Current Instead
Market commentary often explains what already happened, and watching prices too closely can wear investors down. What matters more may be the current under the surface.
Buy the Panic or Buy Every Month? What 20 Years of Data Says
Waiting for a crash to deploy cash sounds smart. A Schwab study and a look at Larry Williams' VIX FIX suggest the wait may cost more than the discount pays.
Why Few Investors Profit From Stocks: A Handful of Winners and a Handful of Days
Owning good companies matters, but so does staying invested while they grow. The data suggest the obstacle is rarely information. It is the lack of a structure built in advance to hold up when markets shake.
Stocks Bounce, but the AI Selloff May Not Be Over: A Two-Week Playbook
The Dow rose more than 1% while the Nasdaq barely moved and semiconductors kept falling. A W-shaped retest looks more likely than a V, and the task now is surviving the next drop.
This, Too, Shall Pass. But Investors Should Come Out Tougher
Selloffs will keep coming. Lower debt, less concentration and steady buying can make them easier to live with.
Micron Falls 3.62%, Nvidia Gains 0.97% as CXMT News Splits Chip Stocks
The S&P 500 barely moved, but memory and AI compute chips went opposite ways after China's CXMT showed progress in DRAM design. Financials also weakened after bank earnings.
A 36% Crash by 2027? The Real AI Risk Is Whether the Money Comes Back
Believing AI will change the world is not the same as believing AI stocks will keep rising. The 2027 crash call turns on one question: can investors recover what they are spending?
S&P 500 Rebounds, but Chip Stocks Stall: Valuation, Not Demand, Likely the Culprit
US stocks bounced on Oct. 9, yet AI hardware lagged. With the 10-year yield near 5.24% and Brent above $100, the question is whether earnings can hold and whether semiconductors rejoin the rally.
S&P 500 Slips 0.22%, but 73% of the Market Fell
Long-term yields above 5% weighed on small caps and semiconductors on Oct. 7. A strong 10-year Treasury auction and a few large tech names limited the index's losses.
Sep 2026 2 stories
You Traded More. Did You Actually Earn More?
Investing Mindset, Part 1: The first question is not "what was my return," it is "what was left after costs."
S&P 500 Rises 0.86%, Yet Rate-Hike Odds Hit 90%: The Real Reason Stocks Rallied
Stocks and rate expectations moved in the same direction on Friday, an unusual pairing. The market did not shake off inflation worries; a sharp oil price drop and an oversold bounce simply outweighed rate pressure for one day.
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