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It Only Happens at Bottoms | Andy Constan on the Options Extreme That Showed Up at the Highs

On the Latest First Principles, Andy Constan explains what the options market is signaling about the AI and semiconductor boom, why he believes earnings expectations have outrun the size of the economy, and where the next risks may emerge. We discuss speculative call buying, single-stock volatility, AI capital spending, consumer dissaving, the Fed put, Kevin Warsh's monetary policy framework, and the looming reset of US tariffs.Topics covered:

* Why parabolic moves in AI infrastructure and semiconductor stocks may reflect a speculative bubble

* What rising single-stock volatility and…

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