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AI stock rocket pulled toward Earth by valuation gravity as hedge funds unwind crowded semiconductor and technology trades.

🎩 Hedge Funds Got Crushed by the AI Trade. We Had One Warning: Price Still Matters.

Goldman’s Hedge Fund VIP basket suffered its worst monthly relative performance in more than 20 years as the crowded AI trade violently unwound. Seven weeks earlier, FUNanc1al warned that semiconductor stocks were priced for exceptional execution. Three investing lessons survived the carnage.

 

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Tags: Carpe Diem, Citadel, crowded trades, FUNanc1al, Goldman Sachs, Hedge Fund VIP, hedge funds, investing lessons, Ken Griffin, Leopold Aschenbrenner, leverage, momentum investing, risk management, semiconductor investing, semiconductor stocks, Shiller CAPE, Situational Awareness, stock market, stock market valuation, technology stocks
Illustration of hedge fund traders rushing to exit short positions as a rising bull market surges upward, symbolizing a short squeeze triggered by crowded bearish trades.

They All Shorted the Market… Then Ran for the Exit 🐻➡️🚪

Hedge funds piled into short bets—and then rushed to unwind them at record speed. The result? A sharp rally and a powerful reminder: when everyone leans one way, markets tend to move the other.

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