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Introduction The S&P 500 (ndex (SPY) is looking treacherous and on the cusp of falling off the long ledge, as the AI shakeout continues. The bottleneck trade, best measured by the Semiconductor ETF SMH ( The S&P 500 (ndex (SPY) is looking treacherous and on the cusp of falling off the long ledge, as the AI shakeout continues. The bottleneck trade, best measured by the Semiconductor ETF SMH ( Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of META, AMZN, MRVL, AMD, CRWD, MU, PLTR, NOW, AXON, RBRK, CRWD, APP, IGV either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives.
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