Escape From Tech Stocks & Rotate Into Defensives? Could CTA Selling Intensify?
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The geopolitical risk premium has just been re-priced for the AI era. On March 11, Iran’s state media and the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency published a chilling manifesto titled "Iran’s New Targets." The document explicitly lists the facilities of Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), Nvidia, IBM, Oracle, and Palantir in Israel, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi as legitimate military targets. Tehran has framed this as a retaliatory strike against the "infrastructure conflict" initiated by U.S.-Israeli cyberattacks on Iranian financial systems. The Disappearing Cash Flow: Where Is Big Tech’s Money Going? The market is witnessing something extremely rare: free cash flow (FCF) at tech giants is turning negative. This has barely happened over the past few decades. Many retail investors see this as bearish