Bearish for the Nasdaq
Nasdaq 100 AI Bubble Deflation
Stable
Steady attention in Nasdaq 100 coverage, without a clear trend.
Updated 14 October 2026
The bearish argument: AI-driven rally has pushed Nasdaq 100 valuations to elevated levels that may not be justified by future earnings growth
How attention has changed
0% of Nasdaq 100 coverage
Rolling 3-day share · as of 14 Oct 2026
This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.
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| 2026-09-15 | 0% |
| 2026-09-16 | 0% |
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| 2026-09-22 | 0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 0% |
| 2026-09-24 | 1.8% |
| 2026-09-25 | 1.5% |
| 2026-09-26 | 1.8% |
| 2026-09-27 | 0% |
| 2026-09-28 | 0% |
| 2026-09-29 | 0% |
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| 2026-10-06 | 0% |
| 2026-10-07 | 0% |
| 2026-10-08 | 2.4% |
| 2026-10-09 | 1.5% |
| 2026-10-10 | 1.1% |
| 2026-10-11 | 0% |
| 2026-10-12 | 0% |
| 2026-10-13 | 0% |
| 2026-10-14 | 0% |
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The argument and its evidence
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Recent coverage
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CNBC · Published 7 Oct 2026
Strange market anomaly is creating a buying opportunity in the Nasdaq 100
In coverage record: 8 Oct 2026
“Narrow leadership means the market's strength relies on a small, undiversified group of companies.”
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Earlier coverage
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CNBC · Published 23 Sep 2026
Michael Burry adds to shorts as Nasdaq-100 hits all time high. Why he's betting against chips
In coverage record: 24 Sep 2026
“The NDX is ~flat since mid-August, but the percent of names above their 200 [day moving average] has gone from 77% to 56%”
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CNBC · Published 5 Sep 2026
We got more defensive last week as Wall Street raised the bar for AI stocks
In coverage record: 6 Sep 2026
“Even Nvidia's blowout earnings the prior week failed to spark a broader AI rally, reinforcing our concern that investors are becoming less willing to reward even strong results across the group. Despite better-than-expected revenue and earnings and a bullish long-term AI outlook on Wednesday, the market remains reluctant to reward Broadcom's growth.”
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Barchart · Published 9 Jul 2026
iShares’ New Nasdaq-100 ETF May Be Cheap. But IQQ Is a Giant Red Flag That the AI Bubble Is Getting Ready to Burst.
In coverage record: 10 Jul 2026
“After an exponential, multi-year advance driven entirely by AI dreams, the Nasdaq-100 looks increasingly exhausted. This QQQ chart of daily prices has one of the most ominous percentage price oscillator (PPO) indicators I've seen in a major market ETF. The story I'm getting is one of slowly but surely falling demand.”
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CNBC · Published 9 Jul 2026
Here are analysts' favorite Nasdaq 100 stocks for the second half
In coverage record: 10 Jul 2026
“With the Nasdaq 100 trading near record highs thanks to the AI-fueled rally, investors are weighing whether earnings can continue to justify elevated valuations”
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