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· The Cookie Chumbles
· 14 февраля 2026, 17:25
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=== SUMMARY ===
•The author's core thesis is bearish on broad US equities, particularly large-cap technology, arguing that the primary tailwinds of the last 16 years are reversing. Key factors include: the shift of hyperscaler free cash flow from buybacks to capital-intensive AI capex, a new hawkish Fed regime reducing liquidity, and the threat of AI-driven white-collar unemployment halting or reversing passive index fund inflows.
•Despite the broad bearishness, the author identifies a bullish exception in the AI supply chain, specifically memory chip manufacturers. These companies are seen as insulated from macro headwinds due to the non-discretionary, secular growth in demand for AI compute, which the author calls a new "inevitability."
Резюме
The author argues that multiple long-standing tailwinds for equities (passive 401k flows, stock buybacks, Fed liquidity) are reversing, while AI capex is replacing buybacks and increasing uncertainty. The result is a bearish near-term outlook for large-cap tech, though memory stocks (Micron, SK Hynix) remain favored due to direct AI compute demand. The author holds a small tactical short on QQQ via puts.
•Hyperscaler buybacks are trending to zero as free cash flow is redirected to AI capex to maintain competitiveness.
•Retail participation in stocks is at all-time highs while cash levels are at all-time lows, suggesting complacency.
•The author estimates the present value of a $100k white-collar worker at ~$2.5mm, creating a massive incentive for AI-driven automation.
•The Warsh appointment signals a regime shift away from the Fed put, with higher threshold for liquidity injections (per Bessent and Warsh WSJ op-eds).
•The author believes AI capabilities are on an exponential growth curve, citing Dario Amodei's claims about recursive self-improvement.
•The Nasdaq has been in distribution since October 2025, per the author's technical observation.
Bearish on large-cap tech due to regime shift (Warsh, buybacks halting, AI-driven uncertainty) and Nasdaq distribution since October 2025; tactical short via puts.
This newsletter, published February 14, 2026,
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