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$2.5T has been wiped from US stocks

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  • Points26
  • Comments9
–Rank now
#21Peak rank
1Days on list
19Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

On Hacker News

Points
26
Comments
9
Submitted by
madihaa
Posted
Nov 5, 2026
Site
reddit.com

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Trending history

$2.5T has been wiped from US stocks was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 5 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #21 of 29, reached on Nov 5, 23:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 23:22 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 22:2222:3722:5223:0723:22 Nov 5, 22:22 UTC · #28Nov 5, 22:37 UTC · #27Nov 5, 22:52 UTC · #24Nov 5, 23:07 UTC · #22Nov 5, 23:22 UTC · #21

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0326396 22:2222:3722:5223:0723:22 Nov 5, 22:22 UTC · 23Nov 5, 22:37 UTC · 42Nov 5, 22:52 UTC · 60Nov 5, 23:07 UTC · 84Nov 5, 23:22 UTC · 96

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

As usual, I was right about the market but way too early. I sold all of my AI-exposed stocks last year, as I knew the investment going into it couldn't be recouped in a reasonable time. If I'd held longer, I'd be up about 2x on those shares even if I'd only sold in a panic yesterday. But, it also means I can probably…

Selling AI stocks before year-end makes sense, right? New Congress, new House take over in January. Cost of living so tax hikes next year. Better to lock in gains now than pay more later? Besides cash is now bringing more than 4% pa

Similar to the old saw about you owning the bank $10 thousand vs. $10 billion, the "value" of stocks does not scale.

Questions

Is $2.5T has been wiped from US stocks trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 23:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank $2.5T has been wiped from US stocks reached?

#21 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 23:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has $2.5T has been wiped from US stocks been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (5 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

26 points and 9 comments; submitted by madihaa on Nov 5, 2026.