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🚨 Investors are rotating within US tech, with semiconductors losing favour.

JPMorgan data shows QQQ attracted about $3.0 billion last week, while Nasdaq 100 futures saw roughly $7.5 billion of net buying.

At the same time, broad tech ETFs saw $3.4 billion of outflows, while semiconductor ETFs SOXL, SMH and SOXX together lost about $3.9 billion.

The four week split is even bigger. QQQ has attracted $15.4 billion, while SOXX has seen $5.6 billion of outflows.

Investors are keeping exposure to large cap Nasdaq names while cutting semiconductor positions, as crowded AI trades and strong previous gains encourage de risking.

🚨 US stocks are sitting in an unusually calm volatility setup.

Goldman Sachs’ TMT trading desk estimates weekly implied equity volatility at just 89bp, near a five year low, with its panic reading at 0.36 out of 10.

Option market makers are holding around $15 billion in positive gamma hedges, near the 99th percentile. This encourages dealers to sell into rallies and buy into dips, limiting short term moves.

Meanwhile, 96% of S&P 500 companies are in open buyback windows, with announced authorizations above $1 trillion.

Rising long term yields and higher oil remain risks. If dealer gamma and buybacks weaken, the ultra low volatility environment could quickly become more sensitive to larger price moves.

🚨 Global bond yields are surging as investors brace for higher rates.

The US 30 year Treasury yield hit 5.321%, its highest since mid 2007. French borrowing costs reached levels last seen in 2008, German yields neared 2011 highs, UK yields approached 6%, while Japanese long term yields moved close to record highs.

The rise reflects fears over persistent inflation, rising government debt, higher spending, geopolitical fragmentation and weaker demand for sovereign bonds.

The debt fuelled AI boom is adding another layer of concern as governments and markets face higher funding needs.

AXA IM CIO Chris Iggo said a major deterioration in economic data or an external shock may be needed to materially improve the outlook for long duration bonds.

🚨 JPMorgan is now allowing institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for US dollar loans.

Through its Kinexys platform, clients can pledge crypto alongside Treasuries and equities. JPMorgan applies 30% to 50% haircuts, with assets held by custodians including Fidelity Digital Assets and Coinbase and priced in real time through Chainlink.

The move marks a major shift from CEO Jamie Dimon’s years of crypto scepticism.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Bank of America are building a rival tokenised deposit network, expected to launch in early 2027.

🚨 Gold is winning the trade Bitcoin was designed for.

Bitcoin has fallen 46% over the past year to around $63,000, while gold has gained 32% to about $4,376.

The pressure on Bitcoin is coming as global bond yields hit their highest levels since July 2008, before Bitcoin even existed.

The US 30 year Treasury auction on August 13 drew a 5.216% yield, the highest since 2001, with below average investor demand.

As real yields rise, investors are moving toward government debt and gold, putting pressure on Bitcoin’s “fiscal doubt” trade.

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🚨 BREAKING: Alphabet’s SpaceX Stake Soars To $94.2 Billion

Alphabet held 551.2 million SpaceX shares worth about $94.2 billion as of June 30, stemming from a $900 million investment in 2015.

SpaceX’s $86 billion IPO in June made the stake visible in 13F filings. Alphabet is now the largest institutional holder, with Gigafund Management, Baillie Gifford and BlackRock also among major holders.

Harvard Management Company disclosed a $2.2 billion SpaceX stake, making it the largest single-stock holding in its $4.3 billion U.S. equity portfolio. The University of California disclosed about $1 billion, while UNC and Washington University also hold stakes.

SpaceX shares have pulled back from their June 30 peak but remain above the $135 IPO price. Retail investors became net sellers for the first time last Friday.

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🚨 Nvidia’s SpaceX investment is now worth about $21 billion.

Nvidia disclosed 122.8 million SpaceX Class A shares worth roughly $21 billion at the end of Q2, alongside a nearly $30 billion stake in Intel.

The SpaceX holding came from Nvidia’s $10 billion investment in xAI in January, before SpaceX acquired xAI in a $1.25 trillion deal in February.

Elon Musk said SpaceX will exclusively use Nvidia chips in its AI data centres and expects a “significant allocation” of next generation Vera Rubin GPUs.

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🚨 AI chip demand is turning the memory market into a supply race.

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae won said customer demand for chips has doubled this year and called the race to secure AI memory “like a war.”

He said no memory maker can scale fast enough for 2027 demand, which he expects to be the worst shortage year ahead.

SK Hynix is pursuing a $720 billion capacity expansion through 2034 and is evaluating US sites beyond its $3.9 billion Indiana plant.

Memory prices have already risen 40% to 50%, forcing Apple to raise flagship prices. Chey called this “chip inflation” and said there is no short term fix.

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are increasing their crypto exposure even as Bitcoin falls.

JPMorgan more than doubled its IBIT stake to $355.7 million and increased its Ethereum ETF holdings by 338%.

Morgan Stanley raised its IBIT position 23% to 16.5 million shares and also added new exposure to a Solana fund.

The buying came despite Bitcoin falling sharply in the first half of 2026, while spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows this week.

SK Hynix is sharply increasing spending to keep up with the AI boom.

The company spent 18.3288 trillion won on tangible assets in 1H, up 72.7% YoY from 10.6157 trillion won, as it expands capacity for AI focused HBM, server DRAM and enterprise SSDs.

R&D spending also jumped 98.4% YoY to 6.0428 trillion won, with 5.8163 trillion won allocated to ongoing development costs.

AI demand is driving a major increase in both capacity and technology investment.

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🚨 MSCI is considering a new rule that could put Strategy, Metaplanet and Yellow Cake at risk of deletion from its Global Investable Market Indexes.

The proposal would exclude “non operating companies” using a two stage screen based on operating assets and five financial ratios, moving beyond MSCI’s earlier crypto specific approach.

A May 2026 simulation flagged Strategy, Metaplanet and Yellow Cake for deletion.

The consultation closes September 30, results are expected by October 16, and changes could take effect in the November 2026 Index Review.

If adopted, passive funds could be forced to sell affected stocks, creating significant market flow pressure. MSCI has not finalized the changes.

🚨 COLDCard FIRMWARE FLAW DRAINS $130M IN BITCOIN

• Vulnerability affected Coldcard Mk3 wallets, draining $130M+ from 7,000+ addresses since July 30

• About 233,000 BTC, worth roughly $15B, moved from long-term holders to multisig setups and regulated custodians

• Casa CEO Nick Neuman called distributed self-custody “Bitcoin's immune system”

• New wallet creation hit a 2026 high as holders shifted funds to safer storage

🚨 MEMORY CHIP SHORTAGE SPARKS “FEAR OF MISSING PROCUREMENT”

• Companies are panic-buying hardware as memory prices rise, dubbed “Fear of Missing Procurement”

• JPMorgan and Micron warn the shortage could last at least 2 more years, with 2027 tighter

• South Korea announced a $3.5B semiconductor fund

• SK Hynix committed $38B for 2 new fabs as firms rush to lock in PC, server and storage prices

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🚨 INDIA DRAWS $2.12B AS ASIA LOSES $25.48B

• July outflows: $25.48B across 7 Asian markets; Taiwan $22.95B

• Taiwan TAIEX plunged 6.47% on July 17, its biggest-ever point drop

• Taiwan & South Korea led the sell-off amid AI/chip valuation fears

• India drew $2.12B; HSBC upgraded India to neutral; Thailand also benefited from rotation

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🚨 NVIDIA BUILDS 1 TRILLION-PARAMETER AI MODEL

• Nvidia is developing Nemotron 4, with at least 1 trillion parameters

• Model family could arrive by late autumn as Nvidia expands open-source AI

• Nvidia also launched Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard

• Move comes as cheaper Chinese AI models narrow the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic, intensifying competition

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🚨 SPACEX, NORTHROP TEST $185B ‘GOLDEN DOME’ SHIELD

• SpaceX and Northrop Grumman completed initial critical tests for the $185B program

• Tests covered sensor-to-interceptor data links and spacecraft propulsion

• Space Force awarded armed-satellite contracts to 12 companies in April, including RTX, Anduril and Lockheed Martin

• U.S. government has invested $3.2B so far, with future contracts potentially reaching hundreds of billions

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🚨 SWISS CENTRAL BANK'S US STOCKS HIT RECORD $191.4B

• SNB's U.S. equity holdings rose 10%+ in Q2 to a record $191.4B as of June 30

• Portfolio spans 2,300+ U.S.-listed companies, with equities exceeding 25% of FX reserves

• Top holdings: Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft

• SNB held $716.6M of Palantir and rejected calls to sell about $1.1B of shares

🚨 SK HYNIX RESTARTS CHINA NAND EXPANSION

• SK Hynix plans to restart Phase II of its Dalian NAND plant, halted 4 years ago

• Expansion will increase China's NAND capacity by roughly 50%

• Semiconductor equipment imports are targeted for completion this year, with production starting in H1 2027

• Enterprise SSD demand is surging on AI data-center adoption, while NAND prices have risen nearly 10x in the past year

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🚨 BITMINE'S ETH BET SURGES TO 5.8M

• BitMine added 7,391 ETH over the past week, taking holdings to 5.8M ETH, or 4.8% of total supply

• 87% of reserves are staked, generating estimated annualized income of $257M

• Repurchased 3M shares, taking total buybacks to 19.1M since July 1 under a $4B authorization

• Available cash fell 78% in one month; its 5% ETH target = 229,800 ETH

🚨 BREAKING: Korean Equity Turbulence May Have Peaked After Historic Sell-Off

• South Korea's equity market may have passed the worst of its recent turbulence after a historic sell-off cleared leveraged positions and tighter regulations reduced activity in high-risk products.

• A Korean equity volatility index fell to a two-month low last week after reaching a record high in June, while forced liquidations reduced outstanding margin debt.

• New restrictions on leveraged ETFs have also sharply reduced trading volumes and assets linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

• Morgan Stanley estimates that deleveraging is more than half complete, suggesting some of the forced selling pressure may have already run its course.

• The KOSPI remains nearly 40% below its June peak, while global funds have sold more than $100 billion of Korean equities year-to-date, weakening Korea's weighting in emerging-market portfolios.

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