When leverage becomes the buyer... it eventually becomes the seller.
Mania Made In KoreaMarkets often become most dangerous when everyone believes they only go one way. Korea's AI trade has reached that point. Leverage is extreme, volatility has exploded and the mechanics that fueled the rally are increasingly capable of amplifying the downside.The first crack
Korean retirees are increasingly turning into leveraged AI momentum traders. Investors aged 50+ now account for over 60% of…
The most speculative corner of the AI trade is starting to crack.
An employee in her 20s wrote that rather than missing out on the rally, she would “risk complete collapse,” adding that she had…
Leveraged ETFs, extreme volatility and dealer flows are feeding off each other in one of the most unusual market structures on…
Retail leverage that felt like genius in May is now being stress-tested in real time - with the Korean market’s extreme…
The last Korea wobble triggered a massive VIX spike despite orderly SPX price action.
