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Hedge Funds
Hedge funds reduced gross exposure by 7.8 percent, the largest drawdown since 2016. Goldman Sachs noted $20 billion in tech stock selling over two weeks.
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HotS&P 500
Okta will be included in the S&P 500 benchmark, a move that typically boosts passive fund inflows for the stock.
HotAI Spending
Protection costs for Intel, Amazon, and Broadcom hit all-time highs as 2026 AI infrastructure borrowing approached $500 billion. Barclays notes AI borrowers now hold 14 percent of US corporate single-name CDS volume, a sharp rise from 4 percent last year.
HotTech Selloff
Apple became the world's most valuable company again, reaching a $5.03 trillion market cap against Nvidia's $4.93 trillion. This shift occurred despite both stocks declining, with Nvidia dropping 4.2 percent and Apple falling 1.2 percent.
Leveraged ETFs
Nomura states that sales of leveraged exchange-traded funds have reached their highest level on record.
Markets
The Nasdaq 100 index closed the month of October with a 6.66 percent decline.
HotIntel
Intel stock fell 29 percent, marking its steepest single-day decline in at least four decades.
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