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The Market Ear

May 25, 2026

Long Chips or Long Disappointment

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The global equity market has narrowed into a singular trade focused on AI and semiconductors, with hedge fund exposure reaching record percentiles.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.The current equity market rally is extremely narrow, driven almost exclusively by AI capex and semiconductor stocks.
  • 2.Hedge funds have shown extreme divergence in positioning, buying AI-related industries while selling almost all other sectors since late 2025.
  • 3.The S&P 500 (SPY) is outperforming its equal-weighted counterpart by the widest margin in over two decades, signaling high market concentration.

Table of Contents

  • Long chips or long disappointment
  • New ATH
  • Semis buying
  • One trade
  • 100th percentile
  • Tech inflow
  • Largest in 24 years
  • Bro's separated

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