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AI Upheaval Crushes Retail Traders Crowding Into Leveraged Funds

Bloomberg Markets·July 17, 2026·1 min read

A surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot sent AI and semiconductor stocks sharply lower on Friday, reviving memories of last year's DeepSeek moment. The event reminded markets that assumptions about tomorrow's winners can change almost overnight. Global markets were reshaped at extraordinary speed by the development.

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