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Is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bubble About to Pop? Investors Who Make This 1 Move Will Come Out on Top, According to History.

As memory stocks plummet, more losses may be on the way.

Is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bubble About to Pop? Investors Who Make This 1 Move Will Come Out on Top, According to History.

Published August 11, 2026 · Category: Finance

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As it gets closer to the end of 2026, it looks like the market has a fair chance of scoring another year of double-digit gains. Anything can happen over the next five months, but year to date, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up 13.4%. If it remains steady or rises further, it will be the fourth consecutive year with a double-digit gain.

Bull markets tend to last for a long time, but they can't go on forever. There are signs that the market is looking frothy today as artificial intelligence (AI) stocks drive it higher, but there are already some cracks. Memory has been the major AI trend this year, but the three top memory stocks, Sandisk, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix, are all down year to date.

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