u/FourCrossedWands ·
Reddit — r/ValueInvesting
· April 27, 2026 at 10:54
· ⬆ 70 pts
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The post argues that current tech sector valuations are unsustainable, comparing them to the 1999 dot-com bubble and questioning the long-term AI spending trajectory.
The author believes the market is irrational, with tech now valued equal to all other sectors combined, and expects a significant correction.
Quality assessment: Speculation / noise – lacks data, specific valuation metrics, or fundamental analysis; relies on anecdotal comparison and broad sentiment.
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This post will get a lot of downvotes because most of you are heavily invested in momentum stocks, eventhough we are literally on the value investing sub (the first reason why this market is so idiotic).
It's so obvious the current valuations of tech stocks will be unsustainable in the future. Does everyone actually believe that 5-10 years from now, there will be trillions pumped into AI every single year? Because that's what the current valuations suggest.
Where will this money come from? Who will be the customers of these companies when everyone will be unemployed because of AI?
The tech sector's market cap is literally the same as all other sectors combined (finance, healthcare, industry, energy, retail, real estate, etc.) and going up 2-3% every day.
This is the exact same thing that happened back in 1999. The tech sector was heavily overvalued because everyone's expectations were comically high, and everyone knows what followed - the dot com bubble crash, and valuations dropping by up to 80-90%.
Feel free to downvote me and tell me to put the fries in the bag... and no, I don't own NVO and PayPal 😁
Tech sector market cap equals all other sectors combined; valuations imply unsustainable AI spending for years to come. History (dot‑com crash) shows extreme tech overvaluation can lead to 80–90% drawdowns; a correction in overpriced tech ETFs is a plausible asymmetric trade. Shorting the tech‑heavy QQQ ETF as a macro bet against inflated valuations, with bearish conviction from the author’s comparison to 1999. Momentum continues driven by AI catalysts and strong earnings; central bank liquidity keeps prices elevated; recession fears could actually push money into megacap tech as a “safe” haven.
This Reddit post, published April 27, 2026,
features u/FourCrossedWands
discussing QQQ.
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