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AI capex slowdown would spook the stock market
The case was made that a potential rollover in AI-driven capital spending, which has closely tracked the stock market, would send fear through equities.
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The story so far
CONTESTED · 21 MENTIONS · 7 EPISODES · 4 SHOWS
27 JUL 2026 — 14 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
16 SUPPORT · 3 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT
- CNBC FAST MONEY
- THE ALPHA EXCHANGE · 2 MENTIONS
- CNBC FAST MONEY
- THE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK
- THE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK · 3 MENTIONS
- EXCESS RETURNS · 5 MENTIONS
- New vs old era stock correlation at record low
- Tech and communications sectors face a bear market
- Large-cap growth underperformance a bear market signal
- AI capex slowdown would spook the stock market · THIS IDEA
- New era stocks can bear market without broad correction
- THE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK · 8 MENTIONS
- Volatility death spiral post-election
- Deep-in-the-money VIX put spread as financing trade
- VIX 15 puts as cheap downside vol protection · CHALLENGES
- Implied correlation as a future vol trade · CHALLENGES
- VIX meltdown into Jackson Hole
- Short VIX term structure on curve normalization
- Rolling VIX 35 calls ahead of seasonal quiet
- UVIX put spread to capture decay · CHALLENGES
HOW THE SHOWS HAVE DISCUSSED THIS THESIS OVER TIME · NOT A PERFORMANCE RECORD