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Chip-sector ETF used as a performance benchmark, up 2% from the July 29 bottom.
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Michael Burry swapped his Micron and Nebius shorts for put options expiring in June and September 2027, with Micron strikes near $500. His AI-bubble call now has a deadline and price levels that chip-stock holders can measure their own positions against.
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September payrolls of 29,000, against an 84,000 consensus, lifted the Nasdaq 1.2% on Friday and turned a losing week into a 0.45% gain. Every major index was down through Thursday, so the AI-led advance depends on the Fed staying on hold.
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Bank of America's September Global Fund Manager Survey keeps semis at number one for a fourth month, on 53% of respondents against 82% in July, and the newest positioning figure in the write-up is also from July.
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Dario Amodei's call for slower model development knocked 4.8% off Broadcom on Monday, and Hock Tan told CNBC his $115 billion and $230 billion AI chip targets for fiscal 2027 and 2028 have not moved. Anthropic is due to become his largest custom chip customer next year.
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The reported Ohio backstop shrank from $250 billion to $105 billion before the Aug. 26 print, and what is left is a bet on used-GPU resale values.
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