
TQ Evening Briefing
The market is no longer arguing about whether AI demand exists. It is asking who else benefits and who quietly pays for it.

MARKET STATE
The Win That Didn’t Lift
Nvidia printed the kind of quarter most CEOs would celebrate.
The quarter was clean. The guide was strong. The stock still fell.
The Nasdaq lagged. Yields kept sliding. That divergence is the new tension.
• The 10-year dipped toward 4.02%, extending a steady drop from January highs.
• Software stabilized after weeks of pressure.
• The broader index failed to expand participation.
Lower yields usually help growth stocks.
Today, they felt defensive instead.
Bonds are trading future growth risk while equities are still trading present revenue.
We got the proof. The tape still hesitated.
Trade Implication
When a stock beats decisively and the index does not follow, positioning is stretched.
The market is pricing demand strength but questioning spillover. If yields keep falling while leadership stays narrow, concentration becomes the risk.
Watch breadth, not just earnings beats.
If participation does not widen, rallies remain fragile.
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WHAT ACTUALLY MOVED MARKETS
AI Concentration Hits the Bond Market
The shift is not about revenue. It is about capital strain.
Meanwhile, hyperscalers are seeing free cash flow compress as capex rises. That imbalance is starting to matter.
Just enough to reinforce the idea that the labor market is cooling, not tightening.
Hyperscaler capex climbs.
Free cash flow outside the chip layer compresses.
Jobless claims drift higher.
Long-dated yields slide further.
The bond market is pricing softer growth down the line, even as equities focus on current demand.
Then there is housing.
Mortgage rates under 6% should lift sentiment. Yet housing equities did not surge. That hesitation matters.
Execution Bias
If long yields keep falling while AI capex remains elevated, the bond market is signaling growth caution.
That does not kill the trade. It narrows it.
Favor companies with visible backlog and funding strength.
Avoid those relying on optimistic margin expansion. Let the rate market guide exposure.
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TAPE & FLOW
Retail Buys the Dip
The most aggressive buyer today was not an institution.
VandaTrack showed retail investors recorded their highest level of net buying in Nvidia during the first 80 minutes of trading going back to 2012.
Flows were elevated across Nvidia, Broadcom, SOXX, and IGV.
Volume was heavy. Turnover was active. But price did not break higher.
Retail stepped in aggressively on weakness.
Semis saw heavy two-way trade.
Software caught a three-day stabilization bid.
Equal-weight indices outperformed cap-weight.
RSP continues to edge out SPY this year.
The Magnificent Seven are no longer carrying the entire index. Alternative strategies, equal-weight, low volatility, value tilts, they’re all quietly outperforming.
Leadership is attempting to broaden, even as price action still centers on chips.
When retail buys aggressively into a dip, it often slows downside. It does not guarantee upside.
Execution Bias
Track equal-weight versus cap-weight spreads closely.
If RSP keeps outperforming while Nvidia stalls, capital is reallocating rather than exiting.
That favors selective exposure beyond the chip layer. If Nvidia weakens and equal-weight fails to hold, downside pressure spreads quickly.
Use relative performance as the confirmation tool.
POWER & POLICY
Rates Down, Signals Mixed
Mortgage rates below 6% change affordability math heading into spring.
Housing activity could stabilize if job security holds.
Oil drifted lower toward $64 as Iran talks showed progress. That removes some geopolitical premium for now.
Meanwhile, Congress signaled a potential vote on war powers related to Iran.
The political layer remains active.
Oil eased as diplomacy advanced.
Mortgage rates fell to three-year lows.
Weekly claims edged higher.
Smartphone shipments are projected to fall sharply this year.
IDC forecasts a record drop in smartphone shipments, partly driven by higher memory pricing as AI infrastructure absorbs supply. AI strength is tightening supply in other hardware categories.
One sector’s expansion is another’s cost increase.
Incremental shifts in cost structure affect margin math over time.
Trade Implication
Cost flows through supply chains, not headlines.
If falling oil and lower mortgage rates fail to lift cyclicals, growth anxiety remains dominant.
Watch housing equities and consumer discretionary for confirmation.
If those groups respond to lower financing costs, rotation gains traction. If they lag despite rate relief, the bond market’s caution is winning the argument.
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The Memory Constraint
The sharpest signal today sits in semiconductors, not software.
IDC now expects the largest annual decline in global smartphone shipments on record.
Units may fall nearly 13% in 2026.
Memory pricing is the driver. AI infrastructure buildouts are absorbing DRAM supply. Device makers face higher component costs.
AI data centers pull memory supply.
Memory prices rise.
Smartphone margins compress.
Low-end device makers feel pressure first.
AI demand is redistributing margin across the hardware chain. Nvidia benefits. Consumer electronics absorbs the cost.
It shows up in ASPs, inventory turns, and earnings guidance.
Edge Setup
Watch low-end hardware manufacturers for margin compression while premium ecosystems hold pricing power.
If AI memory demand eases, supply normalizes and pressure fades. If memory tightness persists, the consumer hardware segment underperforms.
That relative trade can develop quietly.
U.S. MARKETS CLOSE

THE CLOSE
Proof Delivered. Breadth Pending.
Nvidia validated demand. That debate is settled for now.
The open question is participation. Rates are falling. Oil is softer. Mortgage costs are lower. Software is steadying.
Yet the bond market is still leaning toward slower growth, and index leadership remains tight.
One path widens the rally. Equal-weight continues to outperform. Software holds gains. Housing responds to cheaper mortgages.
The other path keeps concentration intact. Nvidia stands tall while the rest tread water.
Tomorrow’s breadth decides which one capital prefers.
Execution Bias
Focus on participation in the first hour and relative strength beyond semis. If the rally broadens, risk can scale. If it narrows again, protect gains and stay selective.


