This barchart article says leverage magnified the AI stock losses yesterday. AI helped write the article. Changes in capital spending plans are the critical test ahead.

How Quant Strategies and Leveraged ETFs Helped Fuel Thursday's QQQ Bloodbath on Wall Street — and Whether It's Safe to Buy Yet
Sarah Holzmann - Barchart, November 6, 2026
"The selloff was ostensibly triggered by a sharp reassessment of the AI infrastructure buildout following the Democratic sweep of both chambers of Congress and key governorships... However, the reaction to that headline was wildly amplified by massive selling on the part of systematic quant strategies, according to JPMorgan analysts... The critical test ahead is whether hyperscaler capital spending plans hold firm or are curtailed...
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