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May 26, 2026

In Semis We Trust

Market ReportEquitiesMacro Economic IndicatorsCommoditiesInformation Technology

The semiconductor sector has entered a 'macro mania' phase, dominating global market indices and the economies of Taiwan and Korea. While momentum remains strong, extreme technical indicators and crowded positioning suggest high vulnerability to a rotation or leadership disruption.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Semiconductors are behaving like a macro mania, increasingly dominating equity indices, volatility dynamics, and trade balances.
  • 2.Taiwan and South Korea are suffering from a 'Semis syndrome' (Dutch disease), where the chip sector overwhelms the broader economy and electricity consumption.
  • 3.Market vulnerability is concentrated in leadership disruption of the crowded AI and semis trades rather than broad panic.

Table of Contents

  • Vertical
  • Modern-day record
  • Sold semis
  • Upside semis fear
  • Soggy NVDA
  • Without the general
  • Chip economy
  • Semis syndrome
  • South Korean exports
  • Vulnerability

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Authors

Lee Coppersmith

Securities

SOXNVDASMHTSMC

Themes

Macro Mania and Speculative FeverSemiconductors as Geopolitical/Strategic CommodityEconomic Concentration and Dutch Disease

Regions

Asia PacificNorth AmericaTaiwanSouth KoreaUnited States