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A pullback in AI-trade winners is a reminder that market narratives need earnings support

Yahoo Finance reported that some of the biggest winners in the AI trade took a hit. The useful reading is that technology narratives can move markets quickly, but valuation eventually needs revenue, margins and durable demand.

• AI remains a structural theme, but not every stock exposed to the theme deserves the same multiple.
• Rotation away from crowded winners can happen even when the long-term technology story remains intact.
• Investors should separate product adoption, capital expenditure, chip demand and software revenue instead of treating AI as one trade.