Take a Breadth

Big Tech is still carrying global markets higher — but beneath the surface, the picture is becoming far less comfortable. In this episode, we explore the extraordinary rally in AI and semiconductor stocks, Micron’s explosive surge, narrowing market breadth, and why the latest gains in indices like the S&P 500 and Kospi may be masking growing fragilities underneath. We also discuss the risks tied to rising borrowing costs, slowing economic activity, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and even a potential helium supply shock that could quietly become a bottleneck for the AI revolution. Is AI creating a permanently stronger tech cycle — or are investors pricing perfection at the peak of another boom? Listen to find out more! Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.