Episode 299: Tech Panic

In Episode 299, David Zarling and Ian McMillan break down a market that remains heavily driven by semiconductors, with tech and energy the only sectors above their relative 200-day lines versus the S&P 500. They discuss the dominance of AI-related leadership, emerging markets’ semiconductor exposure, Apple’s relative strength, and whether software could benefit from a rotation if AI enthusiasm broadens. The conversation also weighs growing warning signs beneath the surface, including weak breadth, rising rates, struggling financials and homebuilders, and the possibility that the market is either setting up for rotation or becoming increasingly vulnerable after a narrow advance.