⚠️ Black Friday Comes Early: Market Selloff or Golden Setup?
The market didn't wait for November 29. Black Friday came early, and it came swinging.
A sudden macro shock, falling rate-cut odds + rising long-term yields + geopolitical uncertainty, triggered a broad de-risking wave.
🟥 Nvidia down
🟥 AMD down
🟥 Oracle down
🟥 Tesla & Palantir: -7%
🟥 SanDisk: -14%
Meanwhile...
🟩 Berkshire is UP 2%
🟩 Cash-rich defensives rotate back into favour.
This wasn't random. It was a positioning reset.
🔍 Here's what actually caused the plunge:
1️⃣ Rate-cut expectations collapsed
Traders went from fantasizing 5 cuts in 2025 → to maybe 2, maybe none.
That alone repriced tech margins instantly.
2️⃣ Liquidity stress from the U.S. shutdown
Government shutdown = frozen contracts, slowed spending, delayed payments, lower liquidity.
This ALWAYS hits tech harder.
3️⃣ Mega-cap tech was extremely overbought
NVDA, PLTR, TSLA had gone parabolic.
A flush was overdue.
🧠 So... should you buy this dip?
Depends which bucket your stocks fall into:
✅ High-quality AI winners (NVDA, PLTR, AMD)
Temporary pullback.
Great for scaling.
These names lead every recovery.
⚠️ Speculative / momentum names
Use caution — liquidity crunch affects them most.
🟢 Defensive giants (BRK, UNH, JPM)
They outperform in this environment.
No surprise Berkshire popped.
🎯 My read:
This looks like a 1–3 day panic flush, not the start of a bear market.
If the shutdown resolves OR bond yields cool even slightly...
🔥 market bounce likely between Wednesday–Friday.
A real rally may spark once Powell reaffirms stability at the next Fed window.
For traders, this dip is a gift wrapped in fear.
I'm not a financial advisor. Trade wisely, Comrades!
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