$2.5T has been wiped from US stocks
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$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.
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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.
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Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 23:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
#21 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 23:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (5 checks) since.
26 points and 9 comments; submitted by madihaa on Nov 5, 2026.