Bitcoin Reclaims $63K as Weekend Rebound Tests Market Fear
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The selloff last week revealed something important about how the market prices different types of AI exposure — and why the rotation from hardware to software could be both inevitable and violent.
Hardware AI (Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, Micron) is a capex cycle bet. You're essentially betting that hyperscalers continue spending $50–60B per quarter on AI infrastructure indefinitely. The thesis is simple and powerful when rates are low: borrow cheap, build fast, the ROI comes later. When rates spike — as they did Friday with the 10Y hitting 4.54% — the "ROI comes later" part becomes a problem. Higher discount rates make future cash flows worth less. Hardware AI stocks get hit hardest because their earnings are largely front-loaded (the spending is happening now) while the monetization is still uncertain.
Software AI (Apple, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft) is a monetization cycle bet. You're betting that AI features drive incremental revenue — higher prices, lower churn, more seats, new services. The multiple is lower (40-60x vs 80-90x for hardware), but so is the sensitivity to rates. More importantly, software AI doesn't require the customer to keep spending on infrastructure. Once the AI feature is in the product, the revenue recurs.
The irony: the market spent six months rotating INTO hardware AI because the ROI story was clearer. Now, with rates rising and hardware stocks repricing, the rotation is reversing. Software AI — which looked boring compared to Nvidia's vertical chart — suddenly looks like the safer bet.
Apple sits at the intersection. 2.2 billion devices is the distribution advantage no hyperscaler can match. If Siri 2.0 drives even a 5% increase in services revenue, that's $5B+ in high-margin, recurring revenue that doesn't require a data center to scale.
Today's WWDC is the first real test of whether the rotation from hardware AI to software AI is real — or just a wishful narrative.
Hardware AI (Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, Micron) is a capex cycle bet. You're essentially betting that hyperscalers continue spending $50–60B per quarter on AI infrastructure indefinitely. The thesis is simple and powerful when rates are low: borrow cheap, build fast, the ROI comes later. When rates spike — as they did Friday with the 10Y hitting 4.54% — the "ROI comes later" part becomes a problem. Higher discount rates make future cash flows worth less. Hardware AI stocks get hit hardest because their earnings are largely front-loaded (the spending is happening now) while the monetization is still uncertain.
Software AI (Apple, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft) is a monetization cycle bet. You're betting that AI features drive incremental revenue — higher prices, lower churn, more seats, new services. The multiple is lower (40-60x vs 80-90x for hardware), but so is the sensitivity to rates. More importantly, software AI doesn't require the customer to keep spending on infrastructure. Once the AI feature is in the product, the revenue recurs.
The irony: the market spent six months rotating INTO hardware AI because the ROI story was clearer. Now, with rates rising and hardware stocks repricing, the rotation is reversing. Software AI — which looked boring compared to Nvidia's vertical chart — suddenly looks like the safer bet.
Apple sits at the intersection. 2.2 billion devices is the distribution advantage no hyperscaler can match. If Siri 2.0 drives even a 5% increase in services revenue, that's $5B+ in high-margin, recurring revenue that doesn't require a data center to scale.
Today's WWDC is the first real test of whether the rotation from hardware AI to software AI is real — or just a wishful narrative.
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TeslaCoin1000000:I’m trimming speculative hardware and increasing software weight. Keeping cash for dips; if rates stay sticky, recurring AI revenue feels like the safer portfolio position.
therealchengarang:Volatility like this is where I nibble. If NVDA keeps selling out, I’ll add; if MSFT/AAPL show real AI stickiness, I’ll rotate.
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The 172K NFP print wasn't just a beat. It was a structural signal that the market had been pricing wrong for months.
Here's the context. Wall Street consensus was 85K — itself a downgrade from April's 115K. The prevailing narrative was: Iran conflict + oil shock + DOGE federal job cuts = labor market cooling. The Fed could afford to be patient. Rates would eventually come down.
172K shattered that narrative on three levels.
First, it confirmed the "war economy resilience" thesis. Despite a genuine geopolitical conflict that drove oil above $90, US private sector hiring accelerated. Healthcare added 40K+. Transportation and warehousing surged. The consumer economy is not breaking.
Second, it changes the Fed's calculus for June 17. Warsh now walks into his first press conference with a labor market running above trend, inflation still at 3.8% PCE and 6.0% PPI, and oil hovering near $93. A dovish statement becomes nearly impossible. The best-case scenario is a "neutral hold" — which the market will interpret as hawkish relative to prior expectations.
Third, and most importantly, it resets the discount rate for every high-multiple growth stock. At 4.54% on the 10-year, an 80x earnings AI stock needs to grow faster — or reprice lower. That math doesn't care about Broadcom's Q3 guide or Snowflake's AWS deal. It's pure arithmetic.
The NFP number didn't say AI is over. It said the free lunch is over. Growth has to justify valuation from here — not the other way around.
Here's the context. Wall Street consensus was 85K — itself a downgrade from April's 115K. The prevailing narrative was: Iran conflict + oil shock + DOGE federal job cuts = labor market cooling. The Fed could afford to be patient. Rates would eventually come down.
172K shattered that narrative on three levels.
First, it confirmed the "war economy resilience" thesis. Despite a genuine geopolitical conflict that drove oil above $90, US private sector hiring accelerated. Healthcare added 40K+. Transportation and warehousing surged. The consumer economy is not breaking.
Second, it changes the Fed's calculus for June 17. Warsh now walks into his first press conference with a labor market running above trend, inflation still at 3.8% PCE and 6.0% PPI, and oil hovering near $93. A dovish statement becomes nearly impossible. The best-case scenario is a "neutral hold" — which the market will interpret as hawkish relative to prior expectations.
Third, and most importantly, it resets the discount rate for every high-multiple growth stock. At 4.54% on the 10-year, an 80x earnings AI stock needs to grow faster — or reprice lower. That math doesn't care about Broadcom's Q3 guide or Snowflake's AWS deal. It's pure arithmetic.
The NFP number didn't say AI is over. It said the free lunch is over. Growth has to justify valuation from here — not the other way around.
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thrwawyye:Holding MSFT and NVDA; not convinced this changes my thesis.
LeftHandedWave:Kinda nervous—did I miss the reset?
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Part 1: (What's the next move for Crypto and Stocks)
Friday, 5th June 2026, was one of the worst days for financial markets in the past 12 months. Nearly $2.5 trillion got wiped out in a single day. Stocks crashed hard, crypto and
$BTC
got hit, commodities dropped, $OIL weakened, $XAU sold off, and panic spread across almost every asset class. It is very rare to witness such a broad-based selloff where virtually everything gets sold together.
After digging much deeper into it, I came to understand that there were three major reasons behind this move.
1️⃣ The Mega IPO Liquidity Drain
The market has three massive upcoming IPOs on the horizon: $SpaceX, $OpenAI, and $Anthropic, carrying a combined valuation of around $4 trillion.
Now think about it for a moment. How will the funding for these offerings come from retail and institutional investors? Money doesn't magically appear. Large investors need liquidity, and liquidity is often raised by selling existing positions. Money never leaves the financial markets, it just rotates.
According to Business Insider reports, SpaceX and other IPO candidates will not be fast-tracked into the S&P 500 after all, but that doesn't change the fact that investors have been preparing for these listings. SpaceX alone is expected to raise approximately $75 billion, making it one of the largest IPO events in history.
When opportunities of this size emerge, money gets pulled from somewhere else. That "somewhere else" is often the market you're currently invested in.
2️⃣ Hot U.S. Jobs Data & Rate Hike Fears
The second major reason was the surprisingly strong U.S. employment data.
Reports suggested the U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs, while expectations were around 88,000, almost double the forecast.
This immediately changed the market's expectations. Strong employment data means the economy is still running hot, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to justify rate cuts. Instead, the possibility of further rate hikes gained momentum, with probabilities jumping from roughly 25% to 60%.
This pushed both the DXY (U.S. Dollar Index) and Treasury yields higher.
Historically, a strong DXY is one of the biggest headwinds for global financial markets. Even more importantly, whenever the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield remains above 4.5% while maintaining a bullish structure, financial markets tend to experience stress and liquidity pressure.
This is not a new narrative for me.
Since last year, I have repeatedly stated since last year that the market could eventually face a scenario where rates stay elevated and could hike for much longer than we expect. Persistent inflation, resilient economic data, rising energy prices, and geopolitical uncertainty have consistently supported that view.
Now, with a new Fed Chairman brought in by Trump, his key meeting scheduled within the next 10 days, elevated inflation concerns, double hot jobs data, high oil prices, and ongoing geopolitical tensions while the U.S. remains involved in global conflicts, investors simply do not know what comes next.
And when uncertainty rises, investors reduce risk.
Historically, Bitcoin and crypto are often among the first assets sold during risk-off events.
3️⃣ Cracks Starting to Appear in the AI Trade
The third major reason is that cracks are beginning to emerge in the AI trade.
Despite strong reports, Broadcom Inc. suffered a 15% decline, marking one of its worst performances of the year. The primary reason was simple: investors expected the company to raise its future revenue targets aggressively, and that didn't happen.
That single disappointment was enough to shake confidence across the entire AI space.
Broadcom's weakness quickly spread to other AI-related names, including NVIDIA, as investors started asking a very uncomfortable question:
"Are we paying too much simply because something has AI attached to its name?"
Friday, 5th June 2026, was one of the worst days for financial markets in the past 12 months. Nearly $2.5 trillion got wiped out in a single day. Stocks crashed hard, crypto and
$BTC
got hit, commodities dropped, $OIL weakened, $XAU sold off, and panic spread across almost every asset class. It is very rare to witness such a broad-based selloff where virtually everything gets sold together.
After digging much deeper into it, I came to understand that there were three major reasons behind this move.
1️⃣ The Mega IPO Liquidity Drain
The market has three massive upcoming IPOs on the horizon: $SpaceX, $OpenAI, and $Anthropic, carrying a combined valuation of around $4 trillion.
Now think about it for a moment. How will the funding for these offerings come from retail and institutional investors? Money doesn't magically appear. Large investors need liquidity, and liquidity is often raised by selling existing positions. Money never leaves the financial markets, it just rotates.
According to Business Insider reports, SpaceX and other IPO candidates will not be fast-tracked into the S&P 500 after all, but that doesn't change the fact that investors have been preparing for these listings. SpaceX alone is expected to raise approximately $75 billion, making it one of the largest IPO events in history.
When opportunities of this size emerge, money gets pulled from somewhere else. That "somewhere else" is often the market you're currently invested in.
2️⃣ Hot U.S. Jobs Data & Rate Hike Fears
The second major reason was the surprisingly strong U.S. employment data.
Reports suggested the U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs, while expectations were around 88,000, almost double the forecast.
This immediately changed the market's expectations. Strong employment data means the economy is still running hot, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to justify rate cuts. Instead, the possibility of further rate hikes gained momentum, with probabilities jumping from roughly 25% to 60%.
This pushed both the DXY (U.S. Dollar Index) and Treasury yields higher.
Historically, a strong DXY is one of the biggest headwinds for global financial markets. Even more importantly, whenever the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield remains above 4.5% while maintaining a bullish structure, financial markets tend to experience stress and liquidity pressure.
This is not a new narrative for me.
Since last year, I have repeatedly stated since last year that the market could eventually face a scenario where rates stay elevated and could hike for much longer than we expect. Persistent inflation, resilient economic data, rising energy prices, and geopolitical uncertainty have consistently supported that view.
Now, with a new Fed Chairman brought in by Trump, his key meeting scheduled within the next 10 days, elevated inflation concerns, double hot jobs data, high oil prices, and ongoing geopolitical tensions while the U.S. remains involved in global conflicts, investors simply do not know what comes next.
And when uncertainty rises, investors reduce risk.
Historically, Bitcoin and crypto are often among the first assets sold during risk-off events.
3️⃣ Cracks Starting to Appear in the AI Trade
The third major reason is that cracks are beginning to emerge in the AI trade.
Despite strong reports, Broadcom Inc. suffered a 15% decline, marking one of its worst performances of the year. The primary reason was simple: investors expected the company to raise its future revenue targets aggressively, and that didn't happen.
That single disappointment was enough to shake confidence across the entire AI space.
Broadcom's weakness quickly spread to other AI-related names, including NVIDIA, as investors started asking a very uncomfortable question:
"Are we paying too much simply because something has AI attached to its name?"
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Monqoloid:Staying on sidelines; risk-off vibes make me wait.
Tadikif:If the Fed leans hawkish again, does that mean crypto stays under pressure until cuts resume, or can we see a liquidity rotation back to equities?
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After shrugging off $AVGO -12.6% on Thursday, the strong jobs report drove the 2yr yld +10bps to the highest levels since early 2025 & S&P -2.6% on Fri. For the wk, S&P/Nas/SOXX/Mag7 were -2.6%/-4.7%/-4.7%/-5.8% despite oil -3% to $91.
This is what I posted on X on last Sunday night “Over the near-term, the overall market at some point will need to take a breather from increasingly overbought technical conditions. After nine straight weekly gains, the S&P is now up 19% from its recent closing low on March 30th. But I feel like any losses will be contained to the typical ~5% pullback which is typically seen three to four times per year.”
After being up for nine straight weeks, the S&P went from an all-time closing high on Tuesday June 2nd and 14-day RSI of 75 to an RSI of 49 on Friday June 5th and down 3.0% from that Tuesday level.
During the internet infrastructure buildout between December 31, 1994 and the peak on March 10, 2000, the S&P tripled, the Nasdaq went up 6.7x and the SOXX Index advanced 9.5x. The S&P during this time had its 14-day RSI cross below 70 (overbought level) fifty times. 36% of the time, that day was the low point before it crossed back above 70 again. 42% of the time the low was reached within 2 trading days and 62% within three days. The average was 10 trading days to hit a short-term low and down 2.5% on average from the overbought level before the advance started to the next overbought reading.
Next week, there will be several potential market moving events. The $AAPL WWDC is on Monday. With the stock price surge into this event, a sell the news reaction would not be surprising much like with recent tech results. But I am bullish longer-term given after a 2 year wait we should finally get an AI infused iPhone. I am also very bullish on the larger form factor of a foldable phone that has driven major upgrade cycles in the past. Samsung introduced a foldable in 2019.
CPI on Wednesday will be closely watched along with how bond yields react. $ORCL results are also that day which should be solid given recent commentary from major customer OpenAI as well as related hyper-scaler cloud results. Having said that, a new CFO may want to set very achievable initial FY27 guidance that could disappoint.
The ECB is likely to raise rates on Thursday since being on hold after cutting rates in June of 2025 to 2.0%. Commentary will likely set the bar for the Fed in the following week.
Over the long-term I remain bullish given: 1) S&P earnings are expected to increase 25% this year driven by the advent of Agentic AI, 2) I believe oil prices will come down to the $80ish level given the political toll it is extracting on the US administration every day that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and 3) new Fed Chairman Warsh is likely to push back against calls to raise rates. I view this recent pullback as well needed to work off the recent froth versus marking "the top."
All the best in the week ahead.
This is what I posted on X on last Sunday night “Over the near-term, the overall market at some point will need to take a breather from increasingly overbought technical conditions. After nine straight weekly gains, the S&P is now up 19% from its recent closing low on March 30th. But I feel like any losses will be contained to the typical ~5% pullback which is typically seen three to four times per year.”
After being up for nine straight weeks, the S&P went from an all-time closing high on Tuesday June 2nd and 14-day RSI of 75 to an RSI of 49 on Friday June 5th and down 3.0% from that Tuesday level.
During the internet infrastructure buildout between December 31, 1994 and the peak on March 10, 2000, the S&P tripled, the Nasdaq went up 6.7x and the SOXX Index advanced 9.5x. The S&P during this time had its 14-day RSI cross below 70 (overbought level) fifty times. 36% of the time, that day was the low point before it crossed back above 70 again. 42% of the time the low was reached within 2 trading days and 62% within three days. The average was 10 trading days to hit a short-term low and down 2.5% on average from the overbought level before the advance started to the next overbought reading.
Next week, there will be several potential market moving events. The $AAPL WWDC is on Monday. With the stock price surge into this event, a sell the news reaction would not be surprising much like with recent tech results. But I am bullish longer-term given after a 2 year wait we should finally get an AI infused iPhone. I am also very bullish on the larger form factor of a foldable phone that has driven major upgrade cycles in the past. Samsung introduced a foldable in 2019.
CPI on Wednesday will be closely watched along with how bond yields react. $ORCL results are also that day which should be solid given recent commentary from major customer OpenAI as well as related hyper-scaler cloud results. Having said that, a new CFO may want to set very achievable initial FY27 guidance that could disappoint.
The ECB is likely to raise rates on Thursday since being on hold after cutting rates in June of 2025 to 2.0%. Commentary will likely set the bar for the Fed in the following week.
Over the long-term I remain bullish given: 1) S&P earnings are expected to increase 25% this year driven by the advent of Agentic AI, 2) I believe oil prices will come down to the $80ish level given the political toll it is extracting on the US administration every day that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and 3) new Fed Chairman Warsh is likely to push back against calls to raise rates. I view this recent pullback as well needed to work off the recent froth versus marking "the top."
All the best in the week ahead.
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007ggman:S&P -2.6% on Friday, 2y yield +10bps, RSI 49 from 75; weekly losses averaging ~5% post-9-week streak, consistent with prior overbought pullbacks.
pellosanto:Feels heavy; I’ll wait for a cleaner bounce.
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Tjeckster:Market whipsaws won't care about ethics, just liquidity.
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$NEM manipulation sale is ending soon Gulf heating up oil prices rising gold prices rising Bitcoin prices rising cost of living rising all inevitable
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Trump Bitcoin Umm no one saw Trump's comment on Bitcoin came here to see thoughts WTF was that about
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Cultural_Street4852:Another politician drops a tweet, and we’re all trading on it. Feels like the market’s rewarding noise more than fundamentals lately.
dypeverdier:Momentum’s gone; this looks like a fake breakout.
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50% off Bitcoin at its all-time high $125K
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iahord:Big move down from ATH, but BTC still has a decade of adoption tailwind. I’m watching cash flow and network growth more than the price swings.
Former_Designer3293:Feels like a decent risk-off day. I trimmed some COIN and added a bit of cash, keeping BTC exposure at 3% until volatility cools.
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saltywater72:Feels like everyone’s leaning into a soft landing fantasy again. With sticky inflation, higher-for-longer rates, and a weaker dollar, I’m not buying the optimism. If the Fed stays cautious, rallies probably fade fast.
FledDev:Everyone assumes a soft landing, but labor’s still sticky and housing’s propping up rates. Feels like a trap if inflation surprises.
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⚡️ INSIGHT: Peter Schiff says Saylor’s latest $MSTR Bitcoin buy is damage control, not proof it can sell $BTC. https://t.co/19ToQfU3sP
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Just a heads up. I'm the guy who's never had a good trading year and bought Bitcoin five times, and it dropped every single time. I'm about to buy more. You were warned. I'm going to buy some and it always drops when I do.
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$COIN is staying near its $160 support level If it moves above its 200-day moving average, it could make a strong move!
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godson__1029:Watching from the sidelines; this drop makes me uneasy, but the 'no need to sell' line keeps me curious about buying dips.
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$MSTR imagine Saylor uses their $1B cash to buy Bitcoin under 65k this week
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$ETHUSDT OMG!! rebound now taking sister IDEX Crypto up to $23 big AI news like RAVE did in April #1 next runner-up Congrats
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$BTCUSDT Sold my Pokémon stuff to get BITCOIN 🚀
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$COIN keep an eye on them dumping this again overnight
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$BTCUSDT I said this on the 3rd. It doesn't matter that folks are down, what matters is that most people don't get Bitcoin.
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