Know Your Risk Podcast Tech vs. Hard Assets
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Feb 12, 2026 They debate tech capital spending and whether AI investments will pay off soon. They contrast tech giants with hard assets, covering metals volatility and junior mining opportunities and pitfalls. They discuss market-wide selloffs, retail leverage, and how volatility creates buying chances. They flag inflation prints, dollar trends, and why recession risks feel muted right now.
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Broad Cross‑Asset Degrossing
- Market sell-offs recently have been broad and non‑discriminatory across sectors and assets.
- Zach Abraham says portfolios fell nearly identical to the Qs, implying systemic, not sector, selling.
Retail Degrossing Drives Volatility
- Cross‑asset volatility may come from levered retail positions and crypto moves like Bitcoin.
- Chase Taylor suggests retail degrossing can cascade into selling unrelated assets.
Don’t Overreact To Single Volatile Days
- Avoid extrapolating one volatile day into a long‑term trend.
- Zach Abraham advises watching bounce days to confirm if you remain on the right side of a trend.