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Re:The AI sell-off compared to well-known stock market crashes by mkotlikov on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:33AM (#50402464)
The NASDAQ dropped 5% out of nowhere.

It wasn't midterms. Everybody expected that the Democrats would take the house and senate, it should have been priced in. The results of the election played out on election night on the futures markets overnight and into the next day. Thursday was something else, perhaps some fund blew up.

Re:The AI sell-off compared to well-known stock market crashes by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:39PM (#50407828)
Everybody expected the House but not the Senate. The way the Senate flipped and by so much was unexpected.
Re:The AI sell-off compared to well-known stock market crashes by fakedang on Sunday November 08, 2026 @01:56AM (#50411033)
Senate and governorships, which now puts a lot of DC projects at risk.
Re:The AI sell-off compared to well-known stock market crashes by deaux on Sunday November 08, 2026 @09:08AM (#50413506)
The day before the midterms the prediction markets gave 78% chance of a senate flip.
Re:The AI sell-off compared to well-known stock market crashes by cedws on Sunday November 08, 2026 @10:47PM (#50420830)
I feel like the effect of retail traders is understated, it’s not only hedge funds that move the market. Retail responds more reactively.