AI infrastructure stock selloff October 2026
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Treasury yields slide as investors flee to bonds amid tech rout
Wholesale prices increased at an annual rate of 6.3% in September.
Investors sold shares of technology companies and moved into bonds amid a broader flight to safety.
The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 5.089%.
Analysis: S&P 500 risk as equal-weight fails and tech stocks falter
Market breadth has fallen to its lowest level since the dotcom bubble, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis.
Todd Sohn, chief ETF strategist at Baird Strategas, recommends surrounding the core portfolio with low-tech, low-correlation alternatives.
September 2026 was the most brutal month for equal weight, with the index falling more than 4%.
CoreWeave credit default swaps hit distress levels
CoreWeave's CDS spread last stood at nearly 1,038 basis points, a 16% week-over-week jump and 164% higher than a year ago.
Oracle's five-year CDS spread was last at 282 basis points, a roughly 10% increase in one week.
CoreWeave's stock fell 15.5% on Wednesday.
S&P 500 futures fall and South Korea's Kospi plunges 7% (live updates)
Consumer prices in September rose faster than expected on a year-over-year basis, according to new data released Wednesday.
Alex Shahidi said that when Treasurys are yielding 5%, investors will start weighing that against taking a huge bet on AI.
The Nasdaq Composite closed up 0.08% at 26,713.03 on Thursday.
Traders pile into 'bubble puts' on CoreWeave as neocloud stocks plunge
A new position of 26,000 37.5-strike puts expiring Dec. 18 was opened around 10 a.m. ET.
The 26,000 37.5-strike put contracts sold for 74 cents apiece for a total of $1.9 million.
Prior to the 26,000-put trade, there were just over 1,000 open contracts at that strike.
CoreWeave stock drops on bond yield concerns
CoreWeave lost $626 million in the second quarter.
CoreWeave (CRWV) stock fell 15% on Wednesday.
CoreWeave's revenue more than doubled to $2.58 billion in the second quarter.