NIKKEI JUST GOT SMOKED
down 3.5 percent overnight
hot CPI has tokyo pricing in the hike
softbank -7 percent
advantest -7 percent
tokyo electron -5 percent
the AI trade is getting taxed in yen
$SFTBY
50 DAYS OF CALM. OVER.
first 1 percent down day in 50+ sessions
Nasdaq -1.9 percent / worst day since july
3.7 percent CPI just put the october hike back on the table
$SPY
THE SHOVELS ARE BLEEDING
$SOXX down 7 straight days
-$69 in a week (-12 percent)
longest losing streak since may 2025
$ARM -16 percent
$AMAT -14 percent
$INTC -11 percent
six sessions
a $1 T chip wipeout
while the buildout keeps borrowing
yields are eating the AI trade
THE SHOVELS SOLD OUT
SO NVIDIA BOUGHT THE MINE
CUDA-X AI tools for chip design + manufacturing
just dropped at SEMICON West
$AMAT $LRCX $KLAC $SNPS $CDNS all on board
$NVDA
THE MARKET BOUGHT DRUGS
AND SOLD ITS BANKS
$STT -7 percent
$BAC -6 percent
$PGR -6 percent
all smoked on earnings misses
S&P 500 banks index
4-month low
$LLY +4 percent
leading the whole S&P 500 green
defense mode is ON