AI Crash Wipes Out Retail Traders in Leveraged Funds
📡 Bloomberg Markets · 1 min read ·
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A surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot sent shockwaves through global markets Friday, hammering AI and semiconductor stocks. The sudden slide revived memories of last year’s “DeepSeek moment,” when a similar disruption caught investors off guard.
The event is the latest sign that markets are reshaping at extraordinary speed. Assumptions about which companies will dominate tomorrow can flip almost overnight, leaving retail traders who crowded into leveraged funds exposed to steep losses.