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A tech- and semiconductor-led market selloff has fueled fears of a broader correction, with traders amplifying talk of a Black Monday repeat and citing oil, inflation and geopolitical risks. The community is divided between expecting further downside and viewing crash fears as overblown, with some anticipating a rebound as major tech earnings approach.

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A sharp tech- and semiconductor-led pullback has focused attention on QQQ, with traders debating whether concerns about AI spending and debt signal a deeper correction or a temporary shakeout. Crash warnings compete with dip-buying and oversold-bounce expectations, while oil and geopolitical risks add to market unease.

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USO is drawing attention as crude rises amid fears that Iran- and Houthi-linked attacks and Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions could constrain oil supply. Bulls see a sustained supply shock, while bears argue prices include too much war premium and could fall if tensions ease or flows normalize; traders also debate whether Russian diesel shipments will meaningfully relieve tightness.

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Concern over Robloxs weaker bookings outlook and Jefferies downgrade dominates, with traders debating whether safety and discovery changes are slowing growth and monetization. Some bulls counter that stronger engagement, viral hits and developer tools could support a recovery, leaving sentiment divided.

Cardano is a blockchain platform built on academic research that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications while using significantly less energy than traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.   What sets Cardano apart is its methodical, research-driven approach — every major feature is peer-reviewed by scientists and cryptographers before being added to the network. This careful process aims to create a more secure and stable foundation compared to platforms that prioritize speed over thorough testing. The platform's native cryptocurrency, ADA, is used to send money, pay transaction fees, and participate in network governance.  Cardano uses a proof-of-stake system to process transactions, which works differently from Bitcoin's mining approach. Instead of competing to solve complex puzzles, users can "stake" their ADA — essentially locking it up temporarily — to become validators who verify transactions. The system selects validators based on how much ADA they've staked and for how long, then rewards them with additional ADA for their participation. This approach uses far less energy than traditional mining while keeping the network secure. The platform also features a two-layer design that separates basic payment transactions from smart contract operations, allowing each function to be optimized independently for better performance.   ADA holders can earn staking rewards by locking up their tokens to help secure the network, vote on proposed changes to the platform, and use ADA for international money transfers with lower fees than traditional services.  Cardano was founded in 2017 by Charles Hoskinson, who previously helped create Ethereum. Hoskinson leads Input Output Global (IOG), the technology company that builds and maintains Cardano's core software. The ecosystem operates through three organizations: IOG handles technical development, the Cardano Foundation promotes adoption and standardization, and Emurgo helps businesses integrate blockchain technology into their operations. This structure distributes responsibilities across multiple groups rather than concentrating control in a single entity.   In February 2025, major asset manager Grayscale Investments filed to create an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Cardano with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which would allow traditional investors to buy ADA through their regular brokerage accounts without needing to set up cryptocurrency wallets.

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Cardano is drawing attention amid a volatile rally-and-pullback, with traders watching resistance and debating whether the move can continue or will fade. Bulls point to the Mastercard partnership and other adoption developments, while skeptics describe the rebounds as short-lived and expect more weakness.

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Neon EVMs announced wind-down of active development and support is driving concern about the tokens prospects, with traders also discussing possible delistings and continued selling pressure. Some are buying the dip and anticipating a rebound, but the conversation is sharply divided.

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VOO is drawing attention amid a broader S&P 500 pullback, with traders linking market pressure to elevated inflation and oil prices, rising Treasury yields, and concern that the Fed may keep rates high or hike again. The conversation is split between crash warnings and investors treating declines as opportunities to add to long-term positions.

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Rising oil and jet-fuel costs tied to the Iran conflict dominate discussion, with traders concerned about pressure on Americans margins, earnings outlook and capacity amid its heavy debt load. Bears expect prolonged fuel-cost headwinds, while dip buyers argue strong travel demand and a possible easing in oil prices could support a rebound.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Charles Hoskinson criticized <a class="mention" data-mention="$ETH.X" data-symbol-id="ETH.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ETH.X" target="_blank">Ethereum</a>’s “world computer” concept.</li><li>He argued that personal computing should prioritize privacy and user control.</li><li>He promoted Midnight’s privacy tools, including zero-knowledge proofs and trusted execution environments, as an alternative.</li></ul>Ethereum (ETH) was wrong with its “world computer” idea, Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson said. He suggested using Midnight (NIGHT),, the privacy network developed alongside Cardano, as the solution.He described Midnight’s approach as “What they got wrong with this idea of one giant shared world computer. Computers are personal,” he said. Public blockchains reveal too much of their users, Hoskinson said. He asked whether people want everyone to see “what you buy, who you talk to,” forever.That problem grew as AI agents continued to proliferate. Personal data was needed for it to be useful, he said. He said he was not comfortable sharing that data with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, or Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic.&nbsp;He called his answer a “night frame,” his personal computing box built on Midnight. It employs three tools. Zero-knowledge proofs verified the validity of an outcome without revealing the details. Multi-party computation allowed multiple parties to compute on data without revealing their inputs. Trusted execution environments ran code in a sealed portion of a chip. Hoskinson summed up the design simply. “What goes in, no one else can see,” he said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Midnight City Opens Soon</h2>Midnight City will be fully operational “in the next few months,” said Hoskinson. It will be a simulated world where AI agents live, trade, and test each other. It already has about 14,000 beta testers, he said. Users will be able to host an agent with its own wallet and identity,” he said. That agent could rent a trading strategy developed by somebody else. The marketplace will reach Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Binance (BNB), Hoskinson said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Warning On Wall Street</h2>He said crypto might still chase small improvements in speed and fees, or it could "hand control of this industry back to Wall Street, have them run all the nodes.” He called on builders to show the world “what a crypto-native civilization would look like.” He also downplayed rivalries among chains and said users shouldn’t have to worry about which network settles their transactions.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Tokens Slides This Week</h2>However, all three tokens were struggling.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/midnight-3">Midnight’s price</a> was trading around $0.0401, down 19.3% over the past week.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/cardano">Cardano’s price</a> dropped 13.1% during that period to about $0.2158.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/ethereum">Ethereum’s price</a>, meanwhile, dropped 6.7% this week to around $2,372.On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around NIGHT and ADA remained in the ‘bearish’ zone, while the retail sentiment around ETH stayed in the ‘extremely bearish’ zone over the past day.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-turning-point-bear-market-risks-bullish-hopes/cZxNFYvRBtM">Bitcoin’s Next Move Could Shake Stocks And Metals: Bloomberg Strategist Warns As Fidelity Sees Bull Run</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Ethereum’s ‘World Computer’ Has A Privacy Problem, Charles Hoskinson Says As Midnight Eyes AI Agents

Ethereum (ETH) was wrong with its “world computer” idea, Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson said. He suggested using Midnight (NIGHT),, the privacy network developed alongside Cardano, as the solution.

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 Hoskinson said Midnight City could launch fully in the coming months, enabling AI agents to operate with their own wallets and identities.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Mike McGlone said <a class="mention" data-mention="$BTC.X" data-symbol-id="BTC.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BTC.X" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a> was "rolling over from an extended plateau akin to 2018 and 2022.”</li><li>He said that "dominoes could tumble" if it failed to prove strength.</li><li>Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer said "a new 4-year cycle bull market could be underway" for Bitcoin, adding that "bull markets rarely start with" a narrative.</li></ul>Mike McGlone, a Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist, said on Sunday that Bitcoin (BTC) "may have to prove strength, because if it doesn't, dominoes could tumble" for stocks and metals, even as Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer said a new bull market for crypto could already be underway.McGlone&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/mikemcglone11/status/2111832320382492682?s=20">explained</a> that Bitcoin was "rolling over from an extended plateau akin to 2018 and 2022," based on a chart of 50-week moving averages. He described Bitcoin as "a leading indicator for risk assets since its inception in 2009."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/mikemcglone11/status/2111832320382492682?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_10_18_at_11_15_25_AM_6dc8f934a8.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-10-18 at 11.15.25 AM.png" width="1044" height="1062"></a><figcaption>Source: @mikemcglone11/x</figcaption></figure>According to him, the S&amp;P 500 (SPX), the Bloomberg Commodity All Metals Total Return Subindex and copper have not followed Bitcoin lower, as they did in earlier crypto bear markets, which set the period apart. "Is the first-born crypto issuing a warning or a feint?" he wrote.McGlone also called October "notorious for market inflection points" and said that Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations "may signal an endgame for rapidly rising risk-assets, wealth creation and inflation."So far, the month has not gone Bitcoin’s way. The apex cryptocurrency is down more than 2% in October and on track for its first&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-on-track-for-first-back-to-back-losing-octobers-in-over-a-decade-as-downtober-continues/cZxkfoRRBtS">back-to-back losing October</a> in more than a decade.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Bull Markets Rarely Start With A Narrative</h2><figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/TimmerFidelity/status/2111214601861787801" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_10_18_at_1_32_00_PM_d9108dac7e.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-10-18 at 1.32.00 PM.png" width="1036" height="996"></a><figcaption>Source: @TimmerFidelity/x</figcaption></figure>Timmer, Fidelity's director of global macro,&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/TimmerFidelity/status/2111214601861787801">read</a> Bitcoin's chart differently, saying that "a new 4-year cycle bull market could be underway," based on Bitcoin's power law patterns. "There doesn't seem to be a narrative, but then again, bull markets rarely start with one," Timmer said. His chart placed Bitcoin's current reading in the area Fidelity labeled the "accumulation zone."<h2 class="st-heading-2">Liquidity Holds The Key</h2>Both strategists flagged tighter conditions in the near term. Timmer said gold and Bitcoin "both remain in holding patterns,” and added that gold saw steady inflows but continued “to be held down by a deceleration in global liquidity growth," which he tied to tightening financial conditions.&nbsp;The Fed raised its target range to 3.75% to 4.00% in September and is scheduled to meet again between October 27 and October 28.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin’s price</a> fell 0.2% over the past 24 hours. On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around BTC moved to the ‘extremely bearish’ from ‘bearish’ zone, while chatter around it stayed at ‘low’ levels over the past day.Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/black-monday-fears-rise-dollarm-ai-chip-bets-get-liquidated-bitcoin-near-danger-zone/cZxNVSaRBts">AI Chip Bets Suffer $34M Liquidation Wipeout As Bitcoin, Ethereum Near Danger Zone Ahead Of Black Monday Fears</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Bitcoin’s Next Move Could Shake Stocks And Metals: Bloomberg Strategist Warns As Fidelity Sees Bull Run

Mike McGlone, a Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist, said on Sunday that Bitcoin (BTC) "may have to prove strength, because if it doesn't, dominoes could tumble" for stocks and metals, even as Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer said a new bull marke

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McGlone said stocks, metals and copper have not followed Bitcoin lower this time.


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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Crypto venues recorded over $33 million in liquidations tied to AI chip stocks, with leveraged long positions accounting for most losses.</li><li>SOXL contracts led with $13.05 million liquidated, followed by SanDisk and Micron.</li><li><a class="mention" data-mention="$BTC.X" data-symbol-id="BTC.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BTC.X" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a> traded near its $80,862 long liquidation-risk level, while Ethereum hovered close to its comparable $2,354 threshold.</li></ul>Bitcoin (BTC) traded just above a cluster of leveraged long bets on Sunday. Traders who piled into AI chip stocks lost about $33.8 million on crypto exchanges a day earlier. The wipeout hit contracts tied to Micron (MU), SanDisk (SNDK) and SK Hynix (SKHY) one day before the 39th anniversary of the Black Monday crash.<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI Chip Liquidations As Leveraged Longs Get Wiped Out</h2>The losses were seen in perpetual futures, contracts that have no expiration date and follow the price of a stock. Traders kept placing bets even as Wall Street was closed, with exchanges such as Binance and OKX offering around-the-clock trading.A liquidation event occurs when an exchange liquidates a leveraged position that has run out of margin. Most liquidations on Saturday were long positions, or bets on prices rising.&nbsp;Contracts tied to the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) took the biggest hit, CoinGlass said. The fund seeks to deliver three times the daily performance of a chip-stock index. Its contracts saw $13.05 million worth of liquidations over a period of 24 hours. The largest single position liquidated was worth roughly $3.17 million.SOXL's contract was up more than 8.5% on the day, according to CoinGlass data, while Micron and SK Hynix contracts each rose more than 7%. However, all three later rebounded from those lows.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Longs Took Most Losses</h2>SanDisk followed with liquidations worth approximately $11.98 million. Longs accounted for 95% of that. Micron contracts also dropped about $4.45 million, almost all of it from longs. SK Hynix’s contracts lost $3.77 million.&nbsp;CoinGlass data also showed more than 4,000 traders had been liquidated on five chip-linked contracts. Each one reached its liquidation peak in the same hour on Saturday. Binance was responsible for more than 50% of the losses on each contract.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Bitcoin Sits Near Danger Zone</h2>The chip losses were included in a broader wave of forced selling. Crypto markets have seen about $352.1 million in liquidations during the past 24 hours, a rise of 67% over the past day. The largest single liquidation was a $7.27 million short on Binance’s contract for the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS).Bitcoin is now trading near its next risk zone. According to CoinGlass, it was around $80,996. CoinGlass has $80,862 as Bitcoin’s long “max pain” level in the past 24 hours. That’s just $134 more. The gauge shows where the biggest pile of leveraged bets on one side would be forced to close.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin’s price</a> was down by 0.2% over the past 24 hours. On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around BTC moved to ‘extremely bearish’ from the ‘bearish’ zone, while chatter around it stayed at ‘low’ levels over the past day.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Leveraged Bets Face Risk</h2>At that level, about $46.39 million in long positions would be liquidated, data from CoinGlass showed. The same amount of short positions is close to $82,493, about 1.85% higher than the current price.Ethereum (ETH) had a comparable setup. It was trading around $2,372, or about 0.75% above a long max pain level of around $2,354, according to CoinGlass. Longs sit there, valued at around $25.98 million. Shorts are about $2,451, up about 3.3%.Monday will be the 39th anniversary of Oct. 19, 1987. The Federal Reserve said the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508 points, or 22.6%, on that day.&nbsp;Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/eth-sits-in-the-middle-of-nothing-heading-into-the-back-half-of-a-red-october/cZxNlsWRBtr">ETH Sits 'In The Middle Of Nothing' Heading Into The Back Half Of A Red October</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

A screenon the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shows market numbers towards the close of the day on August 24, 2015 in New York City. As the global economy continues to react from events in China, markets dropped significantly around the world on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average briefly dropped over 1000 points in morning trading and closed down 588 points. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

AI Chip Bets Suffer $34M Liquidation Wipeout As Bitcoin, Ethereum Near Danger Zone Ahead Of Black Monday Fears

Bitcoin (BTC) traded just above a cluster of leveraged long bets on Sunday. Traders who piled into AI chip stocks lost about $33.8 million on crypto exchanges a day earlier. The wipeout hit contracts tied to Micron (MU), SanDisk (SNDK) and SK Hynix (SKHY)

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According to Coinglass, broader crypto markets saw nearly $352 million in liquidations over 24 hours.


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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li><a class="mention" data-mention="$ETH.X" data-symbol-id="ETH.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ETH.X" target="_blank">Ethereum</a> is down almost 10% so far this month, on course for a third straight red October.</li><li>Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said ETH remains directionless in the near term but could turn bullish if it breaks key resistance levels.</li><li>Analyst Ted Pillows warned that a weekly close below $2,450 could trigger another correction.</li></ul>As Ethereum (ETH) slid nearly 10% this month and headed for its third straight red October, crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said on Sunday the token was "in the middle of nothing.”The MNFund founder&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/2111785614542794920">said</a> that Ethereum still showed "a potential bullish divergence," but added that it "needs to break resistances in order to be actually approved." Until then, he sees the direction as open. "At this point, it's in the middle of nothing, and we could have both ends," he wrote. He was more upbeat on the longer view, saying that "on the higher timeframe," the "dips are generally for buying."<figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/2111785614542794920" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_10_18_at_11_03_30_AM_664cec9cdc.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-10-18 at 11.03.30 AM.png" width="1048" height="682"></a><figcaption>Source: @CryptoMichNL/x</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">Ethereum’s Next Correction</h2>Crypto analyst Ted Pillows was more cautious in the near term. "$ETH is looking weak here," he&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/TedPillows/status/2111751566621393260">w</a><a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/TedPillows/status/2111751566621393260">rote</a> on X. Pillows said a weekly close below $2,450 looked likely and could lead to "one more correction." His chart marked about $2,357 as the first support level, with resistance near $2,802.<figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/TedPillows/status/2111751566621393260" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_10_18_at_11_05_42_AM_f8ba979226.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-10-18 at 11.05.42 AM.png" width="1062" height="506"></a><figcaption>Source: @TedPillows/x</figcaption></figure>Like van de Poppe, he saw value for patient buyers. "But if you're thinking long-term, Ethereum is in a good accumulation zone," Pillows said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Potential Third Red October In A Row</h2>October has rarely been kind to Ethereum, with a median return of just 0.08%, according to CoinGlass&nbsp;data. The token is down 9.91% so far this month, after falling 7.02% last October and 3.4% in October 2024.&nbsp;A red finish would mark Ethereum's first three consecutive months losing streak since it started trading.&nbsp;This year's slide also followed a strong summer, when the token gained 32.53% in August and 8.77% in September. Even after this month's drop, Ethereum remains roughly 30% above its July close, based on CoinGlass monthly figures.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Losing Ground To Bitcoin</h2><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/koyfin_20261018_101719257_25273d18c4.png" alt="koyfin_20261018_101719257.png" width="3600" height="1860"><figcaption>Ethereum and Bitcoin ratio 0.82%. Source: Koyfin</figcaption></figure>Ethereum is falling behind Bitcoin, with the ETH/BTC pair sliding to near 0.0294 BTC, down 0.82% on the chart. While this ratio has bounced back from its lows in June and rallied through the summer, it topped out in September and has drifted lower in October, meaning that Ethereum has been underperforming Bitcoin recently.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/ethereum">Ethereum’s price</a> was trading around $2,386, down over 1% in the past 24 hours. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around ETH remained in the ‘extremely bearish’ zone over the past day.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin’s price</a> was trading at $81,240, up 0.1% in the past 24 hours. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around BTC dropped to ‘extremely bearish’ from the ‘bearish’ zone, over the past day.&nbsp;Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/wall-street-veteran-jordi-visser-ties-bitcoin-s-next-leg-up-to-big-tech-earnings/cZxN0JJRBtY">Wall Street Veteran Jordi Visser Ties Bitcoin's Next Leg Up To Big Tech Earnings</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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ETH Sits 'In The Middle Of Nothing' Heading Into The Back Half Of A Red October

As Ethereum (ETH) slid nearly 10% this month and headed for its third straight red October, crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said on Sunday the token was "in the middle of nothing.”

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Tesla and SpaceX will give investors a rare back-to-back look at Elon Musk’s sprawling AI ambitions, with SpaceX reporting Tuesday and Tesla following Wednesday.</li><li>For SpaceX, the focus will extend well beyond its traditional rocket business as investors assess the growth of Starlink and its emerging AI operations.</li><li>Meta is set to kick off the next major stretch of hyperscaler earnings on Wednesday, putting the spotlight squarely on the economics of the AI spending boom.</li></ul>The stock market heads into another critical week with earnings season moving into a higher gear, putting some of Wall Street’s biggest names back in the spotlight.After a bruising week for technology stocks, investors will be looking for clues on whether corporate results can help steady sentiment, or add to the pressure already building across the market.<h2 class="st-heading-2">TSLA, SPCX Earnings Put Musk’s AI, Robotaxi Bets Under The Microscope</h2>Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) will give investors a rare back-to-back look at Elon Musk’s sprawling AI ambitions, with SpaceX reporting Tuesday and Tesla following Wednesday.For SpaceX, the focus will extend well beyond its traditional rocket business as investors assess the growth of Starlink and its emerging AI operations.Tesla, meanwhile, enters its report with&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tsla-gary-black-waymo-robotaxi-autonomous-driving-tesla-q3-deliveries/cZDFVH6RB1V">third-quarter deliveries</a> already in hand, shifting attention toward margins, cash flow and how aggressively the company plans to fund its robotaxi, Optimus and AI push.Investors will also keep an eye out for potential management commentary on the speculated merger of the two companies led by Musk.Wall Street expects Tesla to report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 on revenue of $28.11 billion, according to Fiscal.ai data. SpaceX is expected to report an EPS of $0.18 on revenue of $13.16 billion.<h2 class="st-heading-2">META Kicks Off Hyperscaler Earnings As WDC Tests The AI Memory Trade</h2>Meta Platforms Inc. (META) is set to kick off the next major stretch of hyperscaler earnings on Wednesday, putting the spotlight squarely on the economics of the AI spending boom.Investors will be looking for updates regarding Meta’s massive investments in data centers and AI infrastructure, and whether they are beginning to translate into stronger growth and returns.Meta is expected to report an EPS of $6.76 on revenue of $63.39 billion, after the bell.Joining Meta will be Western Digital Corp. (WDC), which is expected to report an EPS of $4.08 on revenue of $4.13 billion.<h2 class="st-heading-2">NFLX, IBM, Airlines And GE Round Out A Packed Earnings Week</h2>Beyond the biggest tech names, a broad mix of companies will offer investors a read on everything from consumer demand to corporate spending and travel.Netflix Inc. (NFLX), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), GE Aerospace (GE) and major airlines such as United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL), American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL), and Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) are among the notable reports on the calendar this week.During the after-hours session on Friday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, declined 0.26%; the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) edged lower by 0.27%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) fell 0.21%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits toward the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/michael-burry-warns-stock-market-months-away-2000-style-reckoning/cZxNKi7RBtp">Michael Burry Warns Stock Market Could Be Months Away From A 2000-Style Reckoning — ‘The Preconditions Seem Set For Fireworks’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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After a bruising week for technology stocks, investors will be looking for clues on whether corporate results can help steady sentiment, or add to the pressure already building across the market.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The S&amp;P 500 closed at a record high on Oct. 6, but Burry argues that the headline index is telling only part of the story, while the market breadth has deteriorated sharply underneath.</li><li>Burry said that his bear market ratio, which is the percentage of S&amp;P 500 stocks trading at least 20% below their 10-year highs, stood at 55% on Oct. 6, up from 47% when the index reached a record on Aug. 13.</li><li>He found only one other instance in the past four decades when the S&amp;P 500 reached a record high while most of its constituents were already in bear markets.</li></ul>“The Big Short” investor Michael Burry is once again sounding the alarm on the stock market, arguing that a seemingly calm rally is masking a deterioration underneath the surface.In his latest Substack&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://michaeljburry.substack.com/p/foundations-performance-in-the-next">note</a>, Burry dug through decades of S&amp;P 500 data to examine what happens when the index keeps hitting records while an increasing number of its stocks are already in bear markets.<h2 class="st-heading-2">A 2000-Like Warning Is Emerging, Cautions Burry</h2>The S&amp;P 500 closed at a record high on Oct. 6, but Burry argues that the headline index is telling only part of the story. Underneath it, market breadth has deteriorated sharply.Burry said that his bear market ratio, which is the percentage of S&amp;P 500 stocks trading at least 20% below their 10-year highs, stood at 55% on Oct. 6, up from 47% when the index reached a record on Aug. 13.He found only one other instance in the past four decades when the S&amp;P 500 reached a record high while most of its constituents were already in bear markets.“That makes two times in four decades that the market made new highs with most of its stocks in bear markets relative to 10-year rolling highs. 2000 and today,” Burry said.He also highlighted that his Fresh Drawdown Ratio stood at 27% in October, versus 53% at the March 2000 peak. Burry cautioned that today's market has not yet reached the extremes of 2000, but the direction is what concerns him.“If the market keeps going like it is, it could surpass 2000 within months, as broken stocks took a massive stepdown late in the summer, continuing into October,” he said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Just 15 Stocks Hit New Highs, Burry Highlights</h2>Burry's other major warning sign is how narrow the market's leadership has become. Only 15 S&amp;P 500 stocks closed at new highs on Oct. 6, while just 97 were within 10% of a high.At the March 2000 peak, the corresponding figures were also 15 stocks at new highs and 87 within 10%, he said.Burry sees that concentration as evidence that a relatively small group of market leaders is carrying an increasingly fragile index. “This is a very narrow top - so little dirt I could barely fit in my text, and close to as narrow as 2000,” he warned.Burry described the phenomenon visually as a “caldera”, which is a seemingly calm market sitting above layers of increasingly broken stocks.He noted that the median S&amp;P 500 stock is now 22% below its high, compared with 31% in March 2000. Meanwhile, 406 of the index's 503 members were more than 10% below their 10-year highs.Burry argues that the deterioration in breadth is particularly significant because the Bear Market Ratio is rising while the overall index continues to climb.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Burry Sees A Different Kind Of Bear Market</h2>Burry does not necessarily expect a sudden 2000-style collapse and his base case is that market leaders could fall while previously beaten-down stocks recover.In his historical analysis, 2000 was the only major market top where leaders suffered dramatic losses while broken stocks subsequently posted significant gains.“The key stat for me, after all these stats, is the number of new highs and the number of stocks within striking distance - within 10%,” he said.Burry believes that outcome could repeat as the mechanical flows supporting the largest companies lose momentum and fundamental problems become harder to ignore.“All this taken together with the other work I have done, the market will fail in a manner that lifts the median broken stock. This is my base case,” Burry added.He said that failure may not come as a single devastating crash, but rather through a market that “will drift lower, sometimes violently” as fundamental concerns filter into the AI narrative.The biggest warning from Burry is not simply valuation or a potential recession. It is the growing gap between the index's record highs and the deteriorating condition of the stocks underneath it. “The preconditions seem set for fireworks,” he said.During the after-hours session on Friday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, declined 0.26%; the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) edged lower by 0.27%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) fell 0.21%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits toward the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/fed-problem-cant-fix-stocks-surprising-winner-says-io-fund/cZxNLxGRBto">The Fed Has A Problem It Can’t Fix — And Stocks May Be The Surprising Winner, According To IO Fund</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Michael Burry Warns Stock Market Could Be Months Away From A 2000-Style Reckoning — ‘The Preconditions Seem Set For Fireworks’

In his latest Substack note, Burry dug through decades of S&P 500 data to examine what happens when the index keeps hitting records while an increasing number of its stocks are already in bear markets.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Jordi Visser said <a class="mention" data-mention="$BTC.X" data-symbol-id="BTC.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BTC.X" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a>'s next rally will likely come when the AI trade bounces.</li><li>He said investors have already pulled much of their money out of AI bets.</li><li>According to the Wall Street veteran, December would be the second window for a move.</li></ul>Wall Street veteran Jordi Visser said Bitcoin's (BTC) next leg higher would likely come with Big Tech earnings, as he expected the AI trade to bounce "either right during or after the hyperscalers report."On Anthony Pompliano's&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nUxci_05jA">podcast</a> on Saturday, Visser said Bitcoin's next rally now depends on a recovery in AI stocks, which he said could come around the end of this month, when the largest tech companies report earnings.&nbsp;Visser said investors have already pulled much of their money out of AI bets, which had set the stage for a rebound. “So the risk has been completely taken off," Visser added.He added that month-ends matter&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-is-jordi-visser-s-most-asymmetric-bet-ever-as-tokenization-threatens-to-upend-hedge-funds/cZxk5YkRBtg">when hedge funds are under strain</a>, because stressed managers tend to hold back on risk until a new month starts.Additionally, the midterm elections are scheduled around Nov. 3, Visser added, saying, “You have the midterms, so right around there also kind of coincide.”&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">A Second Window For Bitcoin Rally Now Stands In December</h2>Visser, however, added that tech earnings “are not all about OpenAI and Anthropic.” The AI trade might be one of bursts rather than sustained gains, he argued, with December providing another potential window for a rally.&nbsp;He thinks Bitcoin will make another run toward its highs. More capital into the sector could be brought in through increasing adoption of tokenization and increasing attention on crypto, which will benefit Bitcoin as money flows back into the market, he added.Visser saw another chance in December, when many investors closed out their books."That is the time when a lot of people just say, 'I'm done with the year,'" he said. "So go for Bitcoin. I expect it to have its next move up to the highs," he added.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin’s price</a> was trading at around $81,916.8, up 0.6% in the last 24 hours. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around BTC dropped to ‘extremely bearish’ from the bearish zone, with ‘low’ chatter levels over the past day.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Visser Says Bitcoin Outpaces Stocks And Bonds Amid Global Market Turmoil</h2>Visser said Bitcoin has held up while other markets have stalled. “Bitcoin's Sharpe ratio right now over the last four months stands out, and it stands out as the rest of the world is kind of going through this chaos,” he said. The Sharpe ratio compares an asset’s return with its risk.Other measures painted a more mixed picture. Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio stood at about -0.62 as of October 13, according to Bitbo&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://charts.bitbo.io/sharpe-ratio/">data</a>. That is up from around -1.4 in early August, but still below zero.Visser’s case rested on how Bitcoin compares with other assets. He said the Nasdaq Composite and the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) were flat over that stretch, bonds fell, and Bitcoin was up nearly 30%.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/circle-usdc-finance-higher-bank-rates-pose-threat-bis-report/cZxNh4KRBt8">Circle CEO Seeks ‘The Happy Middle’ For USDC As BIS Finds Deposit Rates Weigh More On USDC Than Tether</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Wall Street Veteran Jordi Visser Ties Bitcoin's Next Leg Up To Big Tech Earnings 

Wall Street veteran Jordi Visser said Bitcoin's (BTC) next leg higher would likely come with Big Tech earnings, as he expected the AI trade to bounce "either right during or after the hyperscalers report."

Wall Street Veteran Jordi Visser Ties Bitcoin's Next Leg Up To Big Tech Earnings

Jordi Visser said BTC’s Sharpe ratio over the last four months stood out, while the SPX and NDAQ have been flat.


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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The core problem, according to IO Fund, is that the Fed has less room to maneuver than it did during previous inflationary periods.</li><li>The U.S. has roughly $40 trillion in debt, while interest payments already consume about 21% of federal tax receipts, the firm stated.</li><li>IO Fund said that while higher interest rates can help restrain inflation, they also increase the government's borrowing costs, potentially widening the deficit and forcing even more borrowing.</li></ul>The Federal Reserve is facing an increasingly difficult balancing act as Treasury yields surge, inflation pressures persist and the U.S. government’s debt burden limits how aggressively policymakers can respond.Despite this, the same forces creating near-term volatility may not be enough to derail the broader stock market rally, according to IO Fund analysts.The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 5.35% earlier this month, its highest intraday level since 2002, while semiconductor stocks have fallen about 10% as investors reassess risk.Analysts at IO Fund expect more volatility in the near term but argue that resilient economic growth could ultimately put a floor under equities.<h2 class="st-heading-2">The Fed Is Trapped By A Growing Debt Problem</h2>The core problem, according to IO Fund, is that the Fed has less room to maneuver than it did during previous inflationary periods. The U.S. has roughly $40 trillion in debt, while interest payments already consume about 21% of federal tax receipts, the firm stated.Higher interest rates can help restrain inflation, but they also increase the government's borrowing costs, potentially widening the deficit and forcing even more borrowing. The firm stated that creates a fiscal-dominance problem, where fiscal pressures increasingly constrain monetary policy.“In our view, no matter what the Fed does, it will likely increase inflation due to the massive deficits we are running. This effectively removes the Fed as the primary driver of monetary policy in exchange for the Treasury,” IO Fund added.The firm explained that a stronger dollar can tighten global liquidity because foreign governments and companies with dollar-denominated debt need more of their local currencies to service those obligations.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Why Stocks Could Still Win</h2>Despite the bond-market turmoil, IO Fund believes the U.S. economy remains strong enough to prevent a sustained bear market in equities.The firm pointed to domestic private demand, which grew at a 9.5% annualized rate in the second quarter (Q2). Roughly half of that growth was real, at 4.6% after inflation, according to the report, which noted that consumer spending, not AI-related business investment, was the biggest contributor to Q2 economic growth.Consumer spending's contribution to real GDP growth jumped from 0.5 percentage points in Q1 to 2.5 percentage points in Q2, while business investment contributed 1.2 percentage points, according to IO Fund. It added that this strength could give equities the cushion they need even as higher yields increase the discount rate applied to future earnings.“It is unlikely to see the start of a meaningful bear market in equities when growth is this robust,” the firm added.IO Fund sees the current environment less as the beginning of a prolonged stock-market downturn and more as a correction within a broader secular bull market. The firm expects AI to remain a key driver and believes strong earnings growth could ultimately offset the pressure from higher yields.“As long as growth remains robust, and AI earnings remain promising, earnings should outpace the higher discount rate, and we can see yields and stocks go up together,” IO Fund concluded.During the after-hours session on Friday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, declined 0.26%; the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) edged lower by 0.27%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) fell 0.21%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits toward the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) gained 0.1% on Friday, while the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) rose 0.08%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/el-erian-warns-markets-pricing-too-many-fed-rate-hikes/cZxNWUIRBtF">El-Erian Warns Markets Are Pricing In Too Many Fed Rate Hikes — ‘I Don’t Think We’re Going To Get Three’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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The Fed Has A Problem It Can’t Fix — And Stocks May Be The Surprising Winner, According To IO Fund

Despite this, the same forces creating near-term volatility may not be enough to derail the broader stock market rally, according to IO Fund analysts.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said Arc’s validators were “known” and “not anonymous.”&nbsp;</li><li>A BIS paper found that higher deposit rates weighed more on USDC’s growth than on Tether’s USDT.&nbsp;</li><li>The paper found that banks passed on more of the Fed’s moves to depositors once rates topped about 3%.&nbsp;</li></ul>Circle (CRCL) CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company was trying to find "the happy middle" for USDC between open crypto networks and bank standards, while a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) study found that higher deposit rates weighed more on USDC's growth than on Tether's USDT.In a Saturday&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3TBOld3r3c">discussion</a> with Chris Dixon, founder of a16z crypto, Allaire explained that anyone could build on Arc blockchain and deploy software on it. He said that the difference was who runs it. “The actual operators of the validation infrastructure are known. They’re not anonymous,” Allaire said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Circle Wants Decentralization, But Not Without Rules</h2>Those operators were chosen based on the operating and legal commitments they made. Allaire said the world’s financial institutions would want those commitments before they relied on the network. “It is not fully decentralized,” he said. “We’re trying to find the happy middle.” Circle launched the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/circle-launches-arc-with-black-rock-and-visa-a-day-after-the-senate-blocked-clarity-act/cZtYnaBRBPi">Arc mainnet</a> in September.&nbsp;According to Allaire, “USDC is [not] centralized. It’s a centralized issuer,” meaning it isn’t decentralized like Bitcoin (BTC). However, the stablecoin does run on the principles of decentralization. For instance, USDC can be transferred across supported blockchains without having to pass through Circle’s own payment system every time.Allaire said that to plug into the real-world financial system, it had to be built that way. “I want the main finance system running on this.”&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/CRCL">Circle stock</a> fell over 5% on Friday. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around CRCL remained in the ‘bearish’ zone, while chatter stayed at ‘low’ levels over the past day.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Higher Bank Rates Pose a Bigger Threat To USDC Than USDT, BIS Study Finds</h2>Allaire’s comments came just days after a Bank for International Settlements&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bis.org/publications/working-paper-1382-are-stablecoins-and-bank-deposits-substitutes.pdf">study</a> found that higher bank deposit rates weighed more on USDC’s growth than on Tether’s USDT.&nbsp;The paper examined weekly U.S. data from January 2019 to June 2025, and found that higher deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth. The effect was “stronger for USDC than for USDT, consistent with the former’s closer ties to U.S. depositors,” the paper said.The paper estimated that a 1-basis-point rise in deposit rates was associated with a 4.8 percentage points less cumulative, USDC growth over 10 weeks, while USDT fell only 1.9%.It linked the gap to USDC’s wider use among US institutional and decentralized finance (DeFi) users and said USDT was mostly used offshore and in developing economies.The paper also found that banks passed on more of the Fed’s moves to depositors once the Fed funds rate rose above about 3%. The Federal Reserve raised its target range to 3.75% to 4.00% last month, putting rates above that level. Stablecoin growth “slows but does not necessarily reverse,” the authors wrote.<h2 class="st-heading-2">The Second Lever</h2>The paper said that “banks retain some influence over the pace of that adoption through deposit pricing.” They called whether issuers may pay holders “a second lever.”That question sat at the center of the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/cZX1ssLRe1v">CLARITY Act</a>, the crypto market structure bill, which stalled in the Senate. Stablecoin yield has been a key sticking point in the talks.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/michael-saylor-strive-strategy-daily-dividends-strc-payout/cZxNQuiRBtN">Strategy Eyes 7-Day STRC Payout As Saylor Targets Lower Borrowing Costs After ASST Beat MSTR In Daily Dividends</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Circle CEO Seeks ‘The Happy Middle’ For USDC As BIS Finds Deposit Rates Weigh More On USDC Than Tether 

Circle (CRCL) CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company was trying to find "the happy middle" for USDC between open crypto networks and bank standards, while a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) study found that higher deposit rates weighed more on USDC's

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Higher Fed rates also push banks to provide better deposit rates, which may slow adoption of stablecoins as users weigh their options.


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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>El-Erian argued that the market may be underestimating the economic consequences of higher interest rates, particularly in areas that are more sensitive to borrowing costs.</li><li>He also pointed to the possibility that continued weakness in technology stocks could create a broader drag.</li><li>El-Erian said investors are beginning to recognize that the AI trade depends on more than continued technological breakthroughs.</li></ul>Markets may be expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively than the economy can ultimately withstand, according to Allianz Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Erian.During an interview with CNBC on Friday, El-Erian said investors are currently pricing in roughly two and a half rate hikes by the middle of next year and three by September. But he believes those expectations go too far, particularly as markets contend with weakness in interest-rate-sensitive parts of the economy and growing concerns around the AI trade.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Markets May Be Overpricing Fed Rate Hikes, Says El-Erian</h2>El-Erian said markets have correctly assigned a relatively low probability to a rate hike at the Fed's October meeting, with the odds below 20%, while putting the probability of a December hike at nearly 90%."I think that's right. I think they capture well what is going to happen," El-Erian said of those market expectations. His bigger disagreement is with what investors expect after December.According to the CME FedWatch&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>, the odds of a 25 basis point rate hike in October stood at 15.5% at the time of writing."The market is pricing in total two and a half hikes by the middle of next year, three by September. I think that's too much," he said.El-Erian argued that the market may be underestimating the economic consequences of higher interest rates, particularly in areas that are more sensitive to borrowing costs. He also pointed to the possibility that continued weakness in technology stocks could create a broader drag."I don't think we're going to get three hikes. But I understand why the market thinks we are," El-Erian said.The comments come amid a stronger-than-expected inflation print. September's CPI rose 0.6% from the prior month, putting the annual rate at 3.7%, higher than the expected 3.6%, per a Dow Jones consensus estimate,&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendar">according</a> to MarketWatch.El-Erian said the Fed cannot simply dismiss the recent inflation readings, even as the prospect of a near-term rate increase appears increasingly unlikely.<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI Sell-Off Could Spill Into The Broader Economy, El-Erian Warns</h2>El-Erian also pushed back against the idea that weakness in technology stocks would simply trigger a rotation into other parts of the market.He said investors are beginning to recognize that the AI trade depends on more than continued technological breakthroughs. Wider adoption and the ability to manage unintended consequences will also determine whether the investment boom can continue at its current pace."The AI trade depends not just on invention, which is going really well, but it also depends on broad dissemination, adoption and being able to risk mitigate the unintended consequences," El-Erian said.Those factors, he argued, are not entirely within the control of technology companies. "The market has started to realize it's tougher," he said.El-Erian also warned that a technology sell-off could have consequences well beyond technology stocks. Tech has attracted significant domestic and international capital, meaning a sustained decline could create both an economic and market-related effect."What I don't quite understand is the rotation trade that everybody is advocating what I call the one minus X. If tech does badly, that is going to impact non-tech for two reasons,” he said.The first is the potential economic impact of weaker technology activity. The second is the market's dependence on technology stocks as a destination for investment flows. “So I do think that the non-tech side of the economy is vulnerable to the tech side,” El-Erian said.He added that elevated Treasury yields, wider credit spreads and high oil prices could compound those pressures, potentially making it harder for the Fed to pursue the aggressive series of rate hikes currently priced into markets.During the after-hours session on Friday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, declined 0.26%; the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) edged lower by 0.27%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) fell 0.21%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits toward the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) gained 0.1% on Friday, while the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) rose 0.08%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/anthropic-cofounder-us-gdp-44-trillion-singularity-2030/cZxNXMkRBtn">Anthropic Co-Founder Jack Clark Sees AI Driving US GDP Toward $44 Trillion, Delivering A Nearly 50% Surge In 4 Years — ‘The Singularity Is Here’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, during an interaction

El-Erian Warns Markets Are Pricing In Too Many Fed Rate Hikes — ‘I Don’t Think We’re Going To Get Three’

During an interview with CNBC on Friday, El-Erian said investors are currently pricing in roughly two and a half rate hikes by the middle of next year and three by September.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Clark's central argument is that AI is no longer simply becoming better at performing tasks humans already do.</li><li>Instead, he said that increasingly capable models could begin accelerating the process of scientific and technological discovery itself.</li><li>Clark added that instead of waiting years or decades to train additional researchers, companies and governments could potentially deploy AI systems capable of assisting scientists across thousands of research problems at once.</li></ul>Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said AI could drive an unprecedented acceleration in economic growth and scientific progress, arguing that the technology has already reached a point where its impact could extend far beyond automating existing jobs.Speaking at the 2026 Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Clark pointed to an extreme economic scenario modeled by Anthropic economists in which U.S. GDP could reach roughly $44 trillion by 2030, which is a nearly 50% increase from the current $30.77 trillion in just four years.<h2 class="st-heading-2">‘The Singularity Is Here’</h2>Clark's central argument is that AI is no longer simply becoming better at performing tasks humans already do. Instead, increasingly capable models could begin accelerating the process of scientific and technological discovery itself.“I believe that this year we've gained convincing evidence that it has now begun,” Clark said of the technological singularity. “The singularity is here.”He pointed to rapid improvements in AI's ability to solve difficult problems across mathematics, physics, biology and other scientific fields. In his view, the significance of these advances is not simply that AI can answer increasingly difficult questions, but that the systems are becoming capable of contributing to the research process that produces new knowledge.Clark said that this could create a feedback loop, wherein better AI helps researchers make discoveries, those discoveries improve technology and infrastructure, and improved infrastructure allows even more capable AI systems to be built.“I expect that in the coming years, the whole pace of progress of not just AI, but science as a whole, will speed up,” he said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI Could Create A New Economic Growth Engine</h2>Clark highlighted that the economic implications of that acceleration could be enormous. He discussed an Anthropic economic model examining an extreme, “singularity-esque” scenario in which AI drives a dramatic increase in productivity and scientific output.A major part of Clark's thesis is that AI could effectively expand the world's pool of highly skilled intellectual labor. “What would it mean to be able to run hundreds or thousands of copies of me simultaneously?” he asked.Clark added that instead of waiting years or decades to train additional researchers, companies and governments could potentially deploy AI systems capable of assisting scientists across thousands of research problems at once.“Every human scientist on this planet will become more important and powerful as they gain the ability to supervise hundreds or thousands of like-minded experts on any problem,” he said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Clark Warns Window To Act Is A ‘Small Number Of Years’</h2>Clark also warned that the same acceleration that could produce extraordinary economic gains could create serious risks.AI systems capable of rapidly advancing science could potentially be used for biological or cyber weapons, while increasingly autonomous systems could make decisions and conduct research at speeds that humans struggle to supervise.Clark argued that governments need to prepare for the next phase of AI rather than waiting until the technology creates an obvious crisis.He said the world needs infrastructure capable of supporting much larger amounts of computing, electricity and scientific experimentation, while also establishing stronger safety testing, transparency and oversight.“The window for us to act is a small number of years. The policy conversation has a deadline now,” Clark added.During the after-hours session on Friday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, declined 0.26%; the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) edged lower by 0.27%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) fell 0.21%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits toward the S&amp;P 500 ETF was in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.The Global X Artificial Intelligence &amp; Technology ETF (AIQ) fell about 3.2% on Friday, while the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) fell nearly 3%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tsla-csiq-stocks-focus-china-tightens-solar-technology-exports/cZxNQy6RBtV">TSLA, CSIQ Stocks In Focus As China Tightens Solar Manufacturing Technology Exports</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Anthropic Co-Founder Jack Clark Sees AI Driving US GDP Toward $44 Trillion, Delivering A Nearly 50% Surge By 2030 — ‘The Singularity Is Here’

Speaking at the 2026 Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Clark pointed to an extreme economic scenario modeled by Anthropic economists.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Under the proposal, China would prohibit exports of certain technologies used to manufacture perovskite and tandem solar cells, as well as selected thin-silicon wafer and fluidized-bed polysilicon technologies.</li><li>Other advanced manufacturing technologies, including TOPCon, HJT and back-contact technologies, would face restrictions rather than an outright export ban.</li><li>China's Commerce Ministry highlighted national security concerns, pointing to the growing use of photovoltaic technologies in aerospace, national defense, unmanned equipment and high-security infrastructure.</li></ul>Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) are in focus after China proposed tighter controls on the export of technologies used to manufacture solar panels and cells.China's Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday proposed adding 12 photovoltaic technologies to the country's export-control list, including technologies related to polysilicon, silicon wafers and advanced solar-cell manufacturing, per a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-proposes-export-controls-solar-manufacturing-technologies-2026-10-18/">report</a> by Reuters.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TSLA">Tesla shares</a> closed 2% lower on Friday, while&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/CSIQ">Canadian Solar shares</a> fell more than 7%.<h2 class="st-heading-2">China Targets Key Solar Manufacturing Technologies</h2>Under the proposal, China would prohibit exports of certain technologies used to manufacture perovskite and tandem solar cells, as well as selected thin-silicon wafer and fluidized-bed polysilicon technologies. Other advanced manufacturing technologies, including TOPCon, HJT and back-contact technologies, would face restrictions rather than an outright export ban.The measures are part of a broader revision of China's Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export. Beijing said the photovoltaic additions cover technologies used in polysilicon manufacturing, silicon-wafer manufacturing and solar-cell manufacturing.China's Commerce Ministry said the move is aimed at addressing national security concerns, pointing to the growing use of photovoltaic technologies in areas including aerospace, national defense, unmanned equipment and high-security infrastructure.“The national security risks that may be caused by the export of solar technology have been constantly rising. It is necessary to implement timely and appropriate supervision,” the ministry said.At the same time, Beijing stressed that the controls are intended to be narrowly targeted. The ministry said technologies that do not meet the specified control thresholds would remain freely exportable and that products manufactured using controlled technologies are not themselves within the scope of the proposed rules."The scope of technologies listed in this announcement is limited; other technologies that do not meet the control indicators can still be freely exported," the ministry said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">TSLA In Talks With Chinese Firms For Solar Equipment</h2>According to a Reuters&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/tesla-talks-with-chinese-firms-buy-29-bln-worth-solar-equipment-sources-say-2026-03-20/">report</a> from March, Tesla was in talks with Chinese firms to procure about $2.9 billion worth of solar manufacturing equipment, including equipment from Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, Shenzhen S.C New Energy Technology and Laplace Renewable Energy Technology.Tesla CEO Elon Musk&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tesla-shares-edge-lower-as-giant-houston-solar-factory-plans-emerge/cZXuvFEReNQ">outlined</a> his vision at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January this year, with the EV giant planning to add 100 GW of solar manufacturing capacity in the U.S. by 2028.<h2 class="st-heading-2">CSIQ’s HJT Expansion In US Faces New Question</h2>Canadian Solar could be particularly relevant because its U.S. manufacturing expansion relies on heterojunction technology, or HJT, one of the advanced solar-cell technologies specifically identified for export restrictions under China's proposal.Canadian Solar's subsidiary CS PowerTech officially opened the first phase of its HJT solar-cell factory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, earlier this year. The first phase has a total capacity of 2.1 GW, while a second phase is expected to bring total U.S. cell capacity to 6.3 GW in the first half of 2027.The company has described the Indiana facility as the first U.S. plant designed to produce advanced HJT bifacial N-type solar cells. Together with its Texas module facility, the expansion is intended to create a more localized U.S. solar manufacturing supply chain."We are executing on a multidimensional solar technology roadmap, spanning advanced cell innovations to next-generation applications," Canadian Solar CEO Colin Parkin said in August. "In the near to midterm, U.S. manufacturing remains at the forefront of our strategy."However, the proposal does not mean that Canadian Solar's HJT factory is automatically blocked. China's Commerce Ministry emphasized that the controls have specific technical indicators and that only technologies and key equipment meeting those thresholds would be subject to the proposed restrictions.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Retail Investors Think About TSLA Stock</h2>Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around Tesla trended in the ‘bullish’ territory at the time of writing.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TSLA">TSLA stock</a> is down 21% year-to-date, while&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/CSIQ">CSIQ stock</a> is down 59%. The S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY) is up 16% over the past 12 months, while the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is up 18%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/rubio-trump-60-days-russia-sanctions-tariffs-waiver-evaluate/cZxNOESRBtZ">Rubio Says Trump Will Take Up To 60 Days To Assess Impact Of Russia-Related Sanctions And Tariffs: Report</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

The Tesla app Power Flow screen is seen displayed on a smartphone, showing live energy distribution between solar panels generating 1.0 kW, the home consuming 0.5 kW and a Powerwall battery at 96 percent supplying 0.5 kW, with the Tesla logo visible blurred in the background, in this illustration photo taken on July 31, 2026. (Photo by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

TSLA, CSIQ Stocks In Focus As China Tightens Solar Manufacturing Technology Exports

China's Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday proposed adding 12 photovoltaic technologies to the country's export-control list.

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