The Market Ear
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
