WS #16999
Global markets are experiencing a historic synchronized sell-off, with the Nasdaq down 5.5% and the Nikkei plunging 6%, erasing trillions in market cap. The decline is being driven by a repricing of AI asset valuations and a broad risk-off rotation into bonds. The severity is indicated by an equity put/call ratio topping 1.0, signaling extreme defensive positioning. This is not a isolated tech correction but a systemic deleveraging event affecting Asian, European, and US equities simultaneously.
Global Equity Selloff and AI De-rating
Global markets are experiencing a historic synchronized sell-off, with the Nasdaq down 5.5% and the Nikkei plunging 6%, erasing trillions in market cap. The decline is being driven by a repricing of AI asset valuations and a broad risk-off rotation into bonds. The severity is indicated by an equity put/call ratio topping 1.0, signaling extreme defensive positioning. This is not a isolated tech correction but a systemic deleveraging event affecting Asian, European, and US equities simultaneously.