RiskReversal Pod Selling Software Until No One Is Left To Buy It
Mar 11, 2026
They dig into persistent software weakness versus semiconductor strength and recent rotation back to AI and semis. Conversation spotlights concentration risks in a few mega-cap software names and why one big cloud name has not bounced. They debate a valuation-sensitive data-analytics story and preview an infrastructure name’s earnings amid OpenAI data-center questions. They warn shallow selloffs may be feeding speculative dip-buying.
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Rotation Favors Semiconductors Over Software
- Software has underperformed while semiconductors have outperformed as investors rotate back to AI and chip names when risk feels “all clear.”
- Dan Nathan and Guy Adami note IGV briefly bounced from late-February lows but faded as buyers favored semis and AI names again.
IGV Concentration Creates Fragile Rally
- IGV's top four holdings (Microsoft, Palantir, Salesforce, Oracle) make up ~30% of the ETF, concentrating risk in those names.
- Dan highlights Microsoft’s weak bounce (from ~550 to ~406) and IGV’s dependence on those few large caps.
Palantir Remains A Story Stock Prone To Repricing
- Palantir is a valuation-sensitive story stock where belief in the narrative outweighs fundamentals for bulls.
- Guy notes Palantir traded above 100x sales and remains expensive, so any crack in the story could trigger sharp downside.