Market Crashes Across the Board: Would You Buy the Dip?

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This week, the U.S. stock market has been nothing short of gruesome—a literal bloodbath and a frantic stampede.

The Fear & Greed Index has now officially retreated into "Fear" territory.

After a massive run-up, capital is fleeing the sector. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ plunged 15.95%, $Western Digital(WDC)$ dropped 7%, and $Micron Technology(MU)$ fell over 9%.

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ fell over 3%, marking a four-day losing streak with a cumulative loss of nearly 10%. AppLovin tanked over 16%, leading a broader retreat in AI application software.

$Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ slid below $70,000, down over 6% intraday. Polymarket shows an 82% probability of BTC falling below $65,000 this year, with odds of a drop under $55,000 rising to nearly 60%.

Semiconductors & AI: Earnings Convergence of Bad News

The tech sector is dragging the entire market down as the AI hype meets a harsh reality check:

  • $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ : Issued Q1 revenue guidance of $9.8 billion, missing the optimistic whisper numbers of $100B+. The stock plummeted 17.3%, its largest single-day drop since 2017, paralyzing the entire sector.

  • $Alphabet(GOOG)$ : Market jitters intensified following Wednesday’s disclosure of its capital expenditure plans. The company expects capex to reach a staggering $175B–$185B this year, nearly doubling previous levels.

  • $Qualcomm(QCOM)$ : The world’s largest smartphone processor maker gave a weak forecast for the current quarter, fueling fears that rising memory chip prices are further suppressing smartphone demand. Shares fell nearly 10%.

Precious Metals: The Rollercoaster Continues

  • $XAU/USD(XAUUSD.FOREX)$ : Slumped again, briefly losing the $4,800 mark and erasing the gains from Tuesday (+6.13%) and Wednesday (+0.36%).

  • $XAG/USD(XAGUSD.FOREX)$: Followed suit with a 16% crash, wiping out its mid-week rally. This volatility stems from last Friday’s carnage where Gold fell 9% and Silver imploded by 26%.

The Silver Lining: Consumer Strength

While tech burns, "Main Street" remains resilient. Walmart rose 2%, pushing its market cap past $1 trillion, and PepsiCo climbed 4% on strong earnings. Capital is clearly rotating out of high-growth tech and into defensive sectors.

Share Your Thoughts!

How do you view the sell-off?

A️. The AI & Semi "Valuation Purge": This is a healthy reset; opportunities are brewing.

B. A Structural Trend Reversal: It’s the start of a longer decline; it is far too early to buy the dip.

C️. Defensive Pivot: Avoid tech entirely; stick to Consumer Staples and Defensive sectors.

Bitcoin Bloodbath to $60K: Bottom In or More Pain?
Bitcoin plunged 12% on Thursday to a 16-month low near $60,000, before rebounding toward $65,000 as global risk assets sold off. Liquidation data underscore the stress: $1.7B in crypto long positions were wiped out in 24 hours, with roughly 400,000 traders forced out, according to Coinglass. The move suggests a classic deleveraging wave rather than a single-asset shock, tightening liquidity across the complex. Is this capitulation signaling a tradable bottom? Does macro-driven risk aversion mean Bitcoin’s downtrend still has room to run?
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  • 北极篂
    00:27
    北极篂
    AI 也在经历去魅过程。NVDA 连跌四天并不意外，应用层如 AppLovin 的大幅回撤，说明资金已经不再为“AI概念+高增长假设”无条件买单。再加上 Alphabet 激进的资本开支计划，让市场开始认真思考一个问题：砸钱真的一定能换来确定性的回报吗？
  • Surfing The Markets
    01:33
    Surfing The Markets
    Not a chance will rotate into stocks that have macro bottomed and just completed accumulation sequence. 18.6 year cycle completed, 6 year negative cycle has begun always ensure risk management and have an exit strategy if trades don’t go your way don’t be exit liquidity NFA DYOR
  • Shyon
    01:05
    Shyon
    From my perspective, this sell-off looks more like an AI and semiconductor valuation purge than a true structural breakdown. Expectations were stretched after a massive run, positioning was crowded, and earnings disappointment simply triggered aggressive de-risking. This feels like prices reverting toward fundamentals, not the end of the AI story.

    That said, this is not a blind buy-the-dip environment. Earnings dispersion is widening, and rising capital intensity—especially in AI infrastructure—has become a real concern. Selectivity now matters far more, with balance sheet strength, cash flow & monetization visibility separating real winners from hype.

    Overall, I lean toward A️⃣: a healthy reset with opportunities forming, but only for patient capital. I’m waiting for clearer signs of stabilization & earnings confirmation before adding exposure. Painful as it is, this kind of shakeout often lays the groundwork for the next sustainable move.

    @TigerStars @Tiger_comments @TigerClub

  • 北极篂
    00:27
    北极篂
    币圈和贵金属的剧烈波动，本质上是同一件事——高杠杆资金被迫去风险。真正有意思的信号，反而来自沃尔玛和百事。资金没有离场，只是换了方向。
  • 北极篂
    00:27
    北极篂
    这轮抛售的核心，并不只是股价涨多了这么简单，而是“盈利与预期严重脱节”。以半导体为例，SanDisk、WDC、Micron 的暴跌，表面看是资金撤离，实质是市场开始重新定价存储周期的真实斜率。AMD 一份略低于“私下预期”的指引，直接引爆整个板块，说明当前估值对任何瑕疵都极度敏感——这本身就是高位市场的典型特征。
  • 北极篂
    00:26
    北极篂
    這周的美股，用“踩踏式下跌”來形容一點都不誇張。恐慌情緒並不是突然出現的，而是長期堆積後的一次集中宣泄。當Fear & Greed指數正式跌入“恐懼區”，我反而覺得市場終於開始面對現實，而不是繼續講故事。
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