Dan Ives Says Anthropic Event Could Mark Bottom In Software Selloff

Software stocks came under pressure this week after Anthropic said its new security tools can scan for software vulnerabilities.

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Dan Ives, Chairman of Eightco ($ORBS) attends during the Fan Event at World Flagship Space Seoul.(Photo by Myunggu Han/Getty Images for Eightco ($ORBS))

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Shivani Kumaresan · Stocktwits

Published Feb 27, 2026, 1:37 PM

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Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, said on Friday that technology stocks battered by months of artificial intelligence-driven disruption may be nearing a turning point. 

In a post on X platform, Ives pointed to a recent product showcase by AI startup Anthropic as a potential “bottoming process” in the software trade. 

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Ives said Anthropic’s Enterprise Agent event earlier this week, which highlighted its Claude AI model, could signal that the worst of the so-called software “Armageddon” trade is fading.

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