The Market Ear
May 29, 2026
The Software Rotation
Sector ReportEquitiesDerivativesInformation Technology
The report highlights a potential rotation from overextended semiconductor stocks into the software sector, which has seen a 33% bounce from April lows but remains fundamentally under-positioned.
Key Takeaways
- 1.The software rotation thesis is playing out, with the IGV ETF rallying approximately 33% since mid-April.
- 2.Relative performance between semiconductors and software is starting to shift; while semis have dominated over the past year (+165% vs flat), software has recently begun outperforming.
- 3.Short positioning in the software sector is at an extreme (100th percentile vs past 6 years), creating a high risk of a rapid short squeeze.
Table of Contents
- The Software Rotation
- Nothing beats semis
- Zooming out
- The rotation
- Shorts
- Learn to love convexity
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IGVSOX
Themes
Sector RotationShort SqueezeCrowded Trades
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