Tag: Volatility
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The June 2026 Crypto Deleveraging: Bitcoin Below $60,000 and Strategy’s First Sale
Khan Capitals | June 2026 Key Takeaways The most leveraged corner of global markets is usually the first to tell you when the cost of money is changing. In the week of 1 June 2026, the June 2026 crypto deleveraging delivered that message with characteristic violence. Bitcoin, which had spent the spring consolidating in the…
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The $1 Trillion AI Semiconductor Selloff: When Good News Became Bad News
Khan Capitals | June 2026 Key Takeaways A Record Week That Broke on Friday The AI semiconductor selloff of 5 June 2026 will be remembered for its violence, but the more instructive detail is what preceded it. On Monday 1 June the Nasdaq Composite closed above 27,000 for the first time. On Tuesday the S&P…
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Q1 2026 Bank Earnings: Trading Desks Ride the Volatility Wave as Net Interest Income Compresses
Khan Capital | April 2026 Key Takeaways A Volatility Quarter That Rewarded the Right Desks The first-quarter 2026 bank earnings season opened this week with results that, taken in isolation, would have been read as a clean beat for the American banking sector. Every one of the six large US franchises that reported between 14…
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Q1 2026: The Worst First Quarter Since 2022 as Iran War and Oil Shock Sink Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 4.6% in Q1 2026 as the Iran war, an oil shock, and a 23% Microsoft drop produced the worst first quarter since 2022.
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Tech Volatility in 2026: Software Stocks Drop $400B in a Week
The MSCI Software Index plunges 21% as AI agents threaten per-seat licensing, Microsoft loses $400 billion in a day, and $400 billion in software sector value is destroyed in a week. Why this is the AI trade’s Phase Two, not its ending.
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August 5 Flash Crash: The Yen Carry Trade Unwind That Shook the World
The Nikkei crashes 12.4% in its worst day since 1987 as a 15-basis-point BoJ rate hike triggers the violent unwinding of an estimated $250-500 billion in yen carry trade positions. A masterclass in how hidden leverage and crowded trades can destabilise global markets.
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Crypto’s Flash Crash: Bitcoin Drops 50% in Two Months
Khan Capital | May 2021 Key Takeaways Bitcoin has fallen from its all-time high of approximately $64,000, set on 14 April, to below $35,000 this week: a decline of nearly 50% in barely five weeks. Over $1 trillion in value has been wiped from the total cryptocurrency market capitalisation. Ethereum, which touched $4,100 earlier this…
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Archegos Capital Collapse: The $30 Billion Margin Call
Khan Capital | March 2021 Key Takeaways On Friday 26 March 2021, banks began liquidating billions of dollars’ worth of stocks after a single client, Archegos Capital Management, failed to meet margin calls on its leveraged equity positions. By the time the fire sale was over, ViacomCBS had lost 27% of its value. Discovery plunged…
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GameStop and the Meme Stock Revolution: Reddit vs. Wall Street
A Reddit forum, a dying retailer, and 140% short interest collide in the most extraordinary retail-versus-institutional market confrontation in modern history. How options mechanics, social media coordination, and commission-free trading reshaped the balance of power.
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COVID-19: The Fastest Bear Market in History
The S&P 500 falls 34% in 23 trading days, the fastest bear market in US history. Four circuit breakers, record VIX, Treasury market dysfunction, and an unprecedented policy response that will define the decade ahead.