US semiconductors ($SOXX) have had an incredible run into 2026.
Earnings upgrades on the back of insane AI compute demand, chip shortages keeping prices (and margins) sky high. It just kept climbing.
Here's the thing about parabolic moves though: they rarely end calmly.
Valuations are priced for perfection right now, and momentum has stalled for the first time in months.
High prices tend to cure themselves. More chip competition, cheaper compute architectures, or AI just getting smarter about needing fewer chips in the first place. It may happen eventually; the jury is out.
Nothing goes up in a straight line forever.
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@Optuma What module do I need to subscribe to, to get the yield charts? Currently running inverse treasury price chart, but prefer to view headline yield.
@ausstockchick Two separate clients called on Thursday to tell me they are leaving the country. Quite unusual. Has a breaking/tipping point has been reached??
@RelearningEcon Yes, unfortunately big rentier interests have the would-be little guys believing they can do it, too. So, although it's a big task, we need to start taxing economic rents more than earned incomes & sales.
Guiding principle:
When long-term yields rise, the cost of capital rises with them.
That’s when valuations come under pressure.
Understanding where we are in the cycle matters.
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Several late-cycle pressures are building in markets:
• Rapid growth in private credit
• Heavy concentration in AI and the MAG7
• Huge AI investment spending
• Long-term bond yields staying high
• A steepening US yield curve
These are the kinds of signals that often appear late in the cycle.
Watch the full video to understand what these trends could mean for markets in 2026: https://t.co/1WIpuqkjGC