Software Stocks Crash as Walmart Hits $1 Trillion! Is this the biggest market shift of 2025? The market is showing a brutal split right now: Software stocks are getting crushed. While $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ just crossed a $1 trillion market cap, up ~14% YTD â outperforming Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon 1) What happened: software names got hit hard One of the biggest triggers behind this selloff is the market repricing how fast AI could disrupt parts of the software stack. After new developments around Anthropicâs Claude (and the broader narrative that AI tools can increasingly replace knowledge-work workflows), investors started questioning: How much of âsoftware valueâ is truly defensible anymore? Damage report (single day): ~$285B market cap wiped out So
Market Crash! $830B Wiped Out: Would Panic Selling Last?
The S&P 500 Software & Services Index has fallen for six straight sessions, erasing roughly $830B in market value since Jan 28 and sliding 26% from its October peak. After Anthropic unveiled new automation tools aimed at legal workflows, U.S. software stocks suffered their worst selloff since April. A Goldman-tracked software index plunged 6%, while the Nasdaq 100 slid 1.6%, wiping out roughly $285B in market value across software, fintech, and asset managers. Will software continue to dip? Buy-the-dip opportunity or not? How do you view the panic selling?
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