Signal of "crash-style" correction in tech stocks: The era of broad gains in risk assets is over, losers will be ruthlessly abandoned!

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Global risk assets are undergoing a dramatic adjustment, and Goldman Sachs analysts have characterized the current market situation as a "technology stock disaster." This adjustment is not the result of an AI bubble bursting, but rather because AI technology has been "too successful," causing disruptive impacts on traditional software and data service companies.

Among these structural adjustments, Bitcoin's correction is the most notable, with its price once cut in half from its historic peak and having dropped more than 20% this year. Meanwhile, U.S. tech stocks have come under significant pressure: the S&P 500 index has fallen nearly 3% from its recent high, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has dropped as much as 6%.

This round of adjustment marks the end of several years of widespread rises in risk assets; the market is now undergoing a ruthless process of survival of the fittest based on the tangible benefits of AI advancements. Investors must face the arrival of a new era: Under the backdrop of AI's disruptive power fully emerging, companies unable to adapt to technological change will be mercilessly abandoned by the market.

AI Technology Advancements Trigger Industry Shakeup

The core root of market turbulence lies in the unexpectedly disruptive capabilities shown by artificial intelligence technology, as investors are reassessing the impact of AI on the existing industrial landscape.

Recently, the productivity tool launched by AI company Anthropic has intensified market concerns, with its technology pathway suggesting a potentially existential threat to many traditional companies heavily reliant on analytical capabilities and software business. Goldman Sachs analyst Bell has pointed out that sectors such as software, data services, financial information, and gaming have been subject to mass sell-offs. This year, the U.S. stock software sector has plunged 16%, while the Europe-dominated STOXX 600 index, led by traditional industries such as commodities and utilities, has risen 4% against the trend.

Deutsche Bank analyst Jim Reid believes that the market has shifted from the "celebratory phase" of broad tech stock rises to a brutal "structural divergence," and the technology industry is experiencing a "self-devouring" survival of the fittest. This adjustment marks the beginning of ruthless screening of winners and losers by the market based on the actual disruptive power of AI technology.

The U.S. Exceptionalism Model Faces Challenges

The structural adjustment in the tech stock market is posing a substantive challenge to the "U.S. exceptionalism" investment paradigm that has long dominated global capital allocation. The Trump administration's lack of continuity in geopolitical and economic policy strategies has significantly weakened international investors' certainty about using U.S. assets as their core allocation.

Unlike other recent corrections, the driving force behind this round of adjustment comes from the industry disruptions triggered by AI technology itself, which exceeds the scope of administrative intervention. Although the U.S. currently has the potential support of Federal Reserve rate cuts and could introduce fiscal stimulus in the form of tax rebates, the market is still experiencing deep adjustments, highlighting its inherent structural characteristics.

In fact, several major asset management institutions have long warned: market leadership will gradually shift from AI technology producers (such as chip manufacturers and cloud giants) to terminal application companies that can truly leverage AI to improve productivity. This week’s market performance suggests the speed of this rotation is much faster than most predictions.

The Cryptocurrency Bubble Faces a Reckoning

The plunge in Bitcoin once again reveals the fundamental drivers behind its price volatility: overall market risk appetite, especially the performance of technology stocks. The long-standing narrative of its inflation resistance, safe haven properties, or status as an alternative monetary system appears weak when tested by reality.

The liquidity loosening of the past two years supported various speculative assets, including cryptocurrencies. A typical case is Bitcoin-holding company Strategy, which recently disclosed quarterly operating losses of up to $17 billion, with its share price having fallen about 80% from highs reached after Trump’s re-election. This company, which was once close to being included in the S&P 500 index, now faces a severe challenge.

For investors heavily invested in Bitcoin, this plunge is undoubtedly brutal. However, market warning signals have always existed, and the decisions of participants are essentially a sober assumption of risk. The period of market sobriety triggered by the current "technology stock disaster" may prompt a reallocation of funds that have long lingered in non-productive sectors.

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