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The vacuum cleaner effect on the financial markets: Why tech stocks are exploding and what investors need to know

The financial markets currently resemble a gigantic vacuum cleaner, sucking up all liquidity and pulling it into specific areas. While some feel the best course of action is to switch off their brains and simply go with the flow, financial expert [name omitted] takes a different view. Zsolt Janos In his current analysis, he examines the mechanisms behind this development. On June 2nd, he will shed light on how markets chase "phantom money" and which factors are fueling the tech rally.

The current market rally: astonishing figures

The latest figures from the technology sector have astonished many investors. It has almost become the norm for large tech companies to react to the release of their quarterly results with significant share price movements. plus 30 to 40 percent react.

Tech giants soaring

• Last week, they reported Cisco High numbers, which then raised expectations.
• Then it delivered Lenovo Gigantic results, which led to further upward revisions.
• Dell It also raised expectations.
• Most recent example: HP exceeded the already high expectations once again, whereupon the stock rose by 36 percent exploded.

This development is causing a certain amount of confusion. Some analysts advise against overthinking it and suggest simply going with the flow. Those who analyze too much risk missing out on the strong performance.

More than just good numbers: The pull of liquidity

However, the soaring share prices are not solely attributable to strong corporate results. A crucial factor is the sheer amount of capital available in the market, which is mobilized through specific mechanisms.

Mechanisms of capital mobilization

We are dealing with mechanisms that can mobilize non-existent capital:

• Options trading: Many small investors don't buy the expensive stock itself, but cheaper ones. Call optionsto profit from rising prices. Market makers who issue these options need to hedge their positions and therefore buy the underlying shares. This increases demand and amplifies the upward pull.
• Leveraged investments: Numerous investors use loans and various financial structures to gain access to a two-, three-, five- or even ten-fold leverage Entering the market also drives demand and thus prices upwards.

However, this effect also works in the opposite direction: if prices turn, options are dumped, market makers sell shares, and leveraged positions have to be unwound. This can massively amplify a downward spiral.

The "vacuum cleaner" effect in the financial markets

Currently, this "vacuum cleaner" seems to be sucking up all the liquidity that can be liquidated from all corners of the market and pumping it into the tech sector.

Catalysts of the hype: AI, innovation and visions

The euphoria is further fueled by a series of developments and announcements.

Nvidia: The PC market is being reimagined

At a conference in Asia, Jensen HuangNvidia CEO, is causing a stir. Nvidia, known for its chips, is now entering the PC market and rethinking it from the inside out. The high-performance chip developed for this purpose RTX Spark It is intended to manage AI agents on laptops and PCs – across various applications. The vision is clear: AI agents will no longer operate solely in large, centralized data centers, but directly on our devices. This requires more powerful hardware and, according to Huang, paradoxically... More Software. Good news for software companies, which have often been penalized recently.

This example shows the Problem-solving capacity of the economyCompanies identify problems and independently develop solutions that then open up new markets.

Softbank and the “Tornado” AI revolution

Another impetus came from Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank. His company recently became the most valuable in Japan, even ahead of Toyota – a situation last seen during the dot-com bubble. Asked about the dot-com bubble comparisons, Son explained that the current AI revolution is not only "ten times stronger," but "no, fifty times stronger like the dot-com bubble.” Such statements greatly fuel investors’ imaginations and trigger a chain of considerations: If this vision is even half true, what does that mean for the necessary hardware, chips, and memory?

The “Elon Musk Effect” and Mega-IPOs

The upcoming roadshow and potential IPO of SpaceX illustrates the current market sentiment. SpaceX is expected to launch with the 94 times the revenue They go public while the average S&P 500 company has a valuation three times its revenue – and that's for profitable companies. SpaceX, on the other hand, is posting losses.

Here, the so-called "Elon Musk effect" is being exploited: investors are lured in with comparisons of how much $1.000 invested in Tesla back then would be worth today. Visions of robotaxis on the moon, which have not yet been realized, are given precedence over facts.

At the same time, other tech giants are mobilizing enormous capital:

• SpaceX plans to 80 billion Dollar to collect.
• anthropic has also recently filed for an IPO and is aiming 70 billion Dollar
• Non-personal or anonymized information remains protected by tax secrecy. Disclosure to third parties is only allowed if no identification is possible and both states confirm that no harm to tax administration will occur. Google (alphabet) announced that he would be 80 billion Dollar to take it from the market – a large part of it for AI development.

Even a legendary investor Warren Buffett, through his Berkshire Hathaway, has increased his stake in Google, further enhancing the mobilization of capital in this environment.

Conclusion: Between euphoria and caution – what now?

The current situation in the financial markets is characterized by a mixture of euphoric anticipation and the feeling that rational considerations are not rewarded in the short term. It seems as if investors who act "without thinking" (in the sense of unreflectively participating) are currently achieving better performance.

But Zsolt JanosWith nearly 40 years of market experience, he warns against forgetting the "aftermath." Those who have already experienced avalanches view such developments with a necessary distance. In the long run, it is the market's problem-solving ability that creates value. The question is how investors position themselves in this situation without losing their heads.

In the coming days, Zsolt Janos will discuss in further analyses what investors can do who are now waking up to this “vacuum cleaner development” and want to get involved in the topic for the first time.

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