AI hasn’t cooled off—the money got out first

BlackRock cut its U.S. equity allocation from overweight to neutral, then turned to short-term Treasuries. Foreign investors in South Korea net sold over $6 billion in October, while Samsung and SK Hynix slid for five straight days. Meanwhile, U.S. equity options are trading $700 billion in notional value every day, with more than half of that in contracts expiring within two weeks. People talk up AI, but their hands are full of short-term bets.

Institutions are pulling back as they fight on, while retail investors use leverage to chase the rally. In the end, it’s always the ones glued to the charts who refuse to leave that get stuck with the bill.

If core CPI jumps to a 0.3% monthly increase, how many points are you prepared to lose on your positions?

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