Market Volatility and AI Concerns Dominate Weekly Financial Review
U.S. equity markets closed lower amid heightened volatility, with the Nasdaq-100 suffering its worst weekly decline since April. The tech-heavy index plunged 3.09% as skepticism grows about AI-related valuations. Michael Burry's $1.1 billion short positions against NVDA and PLTR amplified existing Wall Street warnings about an overheated AI sector.
The 'Magnificent Seven' tech giants now represent 36% of the S&P 500's market capitalization, creating systemic vulnerability. Burry's Scion Asset Management simultaneously revealed contrarian bets on undervalued traditional stocks like PFE and HAL, signaling a potential rotation out of high-flying tech names.