A Slump in Tech Stocks That Leaves Some Investors Mystified

The real question for investors is what comes next – bloodbath or bliss. To find the answer, we need to take the equivalent of an X-ray of the U.S.

The past two days in the stock market have been frightening for some investors, especially those who own the biggest tech giants, but the current decline was likely needed to readjust expectations that had advanced too far, too fast.

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The jarring sell-off has highlighted the fragility of a tech rally driven largely by a handful of high-flying mega-cap stocks that are more heavily owned by managers of large funds than at any other point in the eight-year bull market. That includes …

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The selloff in technology stocks continued on Monday, with Asian markets following the declines in U.S. tech heavyweights Friday after months of sharp gains.

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Around 3 p.m. ET, the composite was down 0.7% and the intense selling that roiled technology leaders was spreading to other popular stocks. Netflix, one of the largest Nasdaq components, slid 4% in more than double its average volume. Shares fell below …

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Technology stocks continued to slump, pulling the broader market lower. Netflix, Apple and Amazon all fell sharply on Monday, reversing some of the tech sector’s rise this year.

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19 of the 73 stocks that make up the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) are down at least 10 percent from their 52-week highs.