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The AI Trade Is No Longer About Owning One Thing: Taking Stock
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The AI Trade Is No Longer About Owning One Thing: Taking Stock The case for the artificial-intelligence trade remains intact, but the risk of getting it wrong has risen considerably. This week showed just how unforgiving the theme has become. Tuesday delivered a major scare.
The AI Trade Is No Longer About Owning One Thing: Taking Stock
The case for the artificial-intelligence trade remains intact, but the risk of getting it wrong has risen considerably. This week showed just how unforgiving the theme has become.
Tuesday delivered a major scare. A 10% drop in South Korea’s Kospi index spilled into a near 8% slide in major chipmakers, the latest among eight moves of 5% or bigger in June alone. Then the bid returned, but briefly. Micron Technology Inc. jumped 16% on a blowout forecast, and Qualcomm Inc. added 3.8% after its investor day, although it was unable to hold on to gains of as much as 11% during the trading day. In the span of a few sessions, a complex that looked like it was cracking turned solidly green, before fading again.