The market is FULLY PRICED with US govt long bond yields rising everyday
u/Tallwhitedude123 ·
Reddit — r/ValueInvesting
· August 18, 2026 at 09:07
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The author argues equities are fully priced or overvalued, with AI CapEx spending as the only real support for all-time highs.
Rising long-term US bond yields and “bond vigilantes” are seen as a growing threat to valuations, while low VIX signals complacency.
This is macro speculation and sentiment rather than well-researched stock-specific DD; no hard valuation data or concrete positions are offered.
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The only thing keeping this market alive is AI CapEx spending. THATS IT! I’ve done tons of research and someone correct me if I’m wrong but all the quality, wide moat business are FULLY PRICED OR OVERVALUED. I personally find long bond yields continued rise troubling because the bond vigilantes are essentially forcing the Feds hand as well as the government’s hand when it comes to fiscal policy. Can stocks continue to be at all time highs with these dynamics at play? It is tricky environment for sure because on one hand the AI CAPEX spending is REAL. On the other hand rising yields will eventually slow the economy. Also, money will eventually come out of the best performing stocks and go into bonds if yields become attractive enough.
Basically, in my opinion, I see bond vigilantes emerging after decades of easy monetary and fiscal policy has resulted in inflation that isn’t going away. Nobody in government has the guts to tame the inflation beast so the bond vigilantes are forcing their hand.
Timing the market is a fools errand but every day that passes I’m thinking it’s best to be mostly in cash. Of course most don’t want to do this because it’s been a losing bet for almost 2 decades now. Look at the VIX. It’s at extreme lows which to me is also another RED FLAG. It seems that people are not really in the market because they want to be but just because they feel like they have no choice. They must invest to continue beating inflation.
As I stated though, the bond vigilantes are now changing the dynamics. We all know that the Fed and US government has no intent to solve inflation so we invest in order to beat inflation since the government won’t do it. However, now we have the bond vigilantes doing the job the Fed and government has refused to do.
Of course it’s all very complex but I think the questions to ask are WHY DO LONG BOND YIELDS KEEP RISING EVERYDAY and WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Author claims the market is fully priced/overvalued, supported only by AI capex, with long bond yields rising daily and VIX at extreme lows. Rising long yields lift discount rates and make bonds more competitive with equities, pressuring broad market multiples from all-time highs. Short SPY as a macro hedge against a bond-vigilante-driven repricing; the author does not explicitly short, but clearly warns against long exposure. AI capex remains real and could keep earnings strong; yields may reverse; Fed could pivot dovishly; shorting overvalued markets is timing-sensitive.
Author identifies AI CapEx as the only thing keeping the market alive and says money will eventually leave the best performing stocks. The best performing stocks are heavily concentrated in technology/AI, making QQQ a direct index to express a crowded-trade reversal if bond yields keep climbing. A cautious short on QQQ as AI/tech sentiment faces rising yield pressure and potential fund flows rotating from stocks into bonds. AI capex could continue beating expectations; tech earnings may offset valuation drag; momentum could persist despite macro warnings.
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