๐Ÿ“Œ Nasdaq Breaks 21,000! ๐Ÿš€ New Bull Market or the Calm Before a Correction?


๐Ÿ’ฅ Nasdaq just closed above 21,000 for the first time ever โ€” a historic milestone that has traders buzzing and algorithms humming. Big tech is leading the charge once again, but with sentiment running hot, many are asking: Are we riding the next leg of the bull โ€” or about to fly too close to the sun? ๐Ÿค”


๐Ÿ’ก Whatโ€™s Fueling the Rally?

The rally has been powered by a perfect storm of bullish forces: AI exuberance, improving macro signals, and a Fed increasingly seen as โ€œdone hiking.โ€ Traders are pricing in two rate cuts by year-end โ€” and risk assets are responding accordingly.


Leading the Nasdaq surge are familiar names:

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$   continues to dominate with its AI compute moat, $Microsoft(MSFT)$   is expanding its Copilot push, and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  โ€” the Nasdaq-tracking ETF โ€” is seeing massive inflows from institutions and retail alike ๐Ÿ“ˆ


Earnings from the tech majors have mostly impressed, with guidance pointing to resilient demand and operational efficiency. Combine that with a market starved of yield alternatives, and tech is once again the go-to trade.


But behind the euphoria, a few voices of caution are emergingโ€ฆ


๐Ÿ“‰ Risk Radar: Running Hot or Just Heating Up?

Valuation multiples are stretching again. The Nasdaqโ€™s forward P/E is hovering above 30x, higher than pre-pandemic levels. RSI signals are flirting with overbought territory across many megacaps โ€” a possible sign that a cooldown may be due.


Some investors point to similarities with 2021โ€™s melt-up, where momentum drove markets to new highs before macro reality caught up. The Fed may be on pause, but sticky inflation or weak earnings next quarter could reignite volatility ๐Ÿ”„


Thereโ€™s also the geopolitical shadow: escalating tensions in the South China Sea and soft demand signals from Europe and China may challenge earnings momentum in H2.


And letโ€™s not forget positioning. With tech now 35%+ of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq mega caps driving most of the yearโ€™s gains, is the market becoming too top-heavy?


๐Ÿ’ฌ Your Move, Traders: Bullish or Bearish From Here?

๐Ÿ‘‰ Do you think Nasdaq can hold above 21,000 โ€” or is a pullback brewing?

๐Ÿ“ˆ Are you chasing breakouts in $NVDA, $MSFT, or $QQQ?

๐Ÿ“‰ Or rotating into laggards while the index rides high?

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  • AgathaHume
    ยท07-22
    It's an exciting time, but that overbought territory could really bite us if the tides turn.
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  • groovix
    ยท07-22
    Great insights
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