Stock Market Records Mask a Rotting Core

“Too good to miss” or “why can’t anything else rally” might be the pithiest summations of the current status, with the at record highs but driven largely by a cohort of tech stocks that have left their rivals in the dust since the Iran war started in late February. The benchmark has gained more than 8.5% this year, powered by a 16.8% rally since the last days of March, amid a stunning comeback for tech and chip stocks that has carried U.S. markets to record highs. “What started as an AI/semiconductor conversation, however, should now be shifting to the rest of the market,” said Jonathan Krinsky, managing director and chief market technician at BTIG.