The last couple of weeks have been brutal for the market, especially for AI-related stocks. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 20,948.36 on March 27, 2026, down over 2% that day alone, extending a painful correction.

In my previous video I warned we might see a significant correction or even bearish pressure. Today I want to share my updated thoughts on where we stand and what I expect going forward.

It is easy for anyone to look like a market genius in a parabolic bull run. True systematic edge, however, is proven when the tide turns.

Over the last six months, the equity markets have been a brutal, choppy, sideways mess that has punished both buy-and-hold investors and trend-followers alike. From September 26, 2025, to March 20, 2026, the performance of the major indices tells the story:

• S&P 500 (SPY): -2.37%
• NASDAQ (QQQ): -4.35%
• DOW (DIA): -1.59%

In that exact same out-of-sample window, the core CNN-LSTM engine behind retailtrader.ai generated +33.88% across my live brokerage accounts.

The AI boom remains the loudest story in markets—hyperscaler capex announcements, data-center expansions, and the long-term promise of transformative productivity continue to dominate headlines, earnings calls, and investor attention. Beneath that surface, however, a clearer and more pressing dynamic is unfolding: the market’s leadership stocks—the “generals”—are under sustained pressure from geopolitical escalation, severe energy market disruptions, rising inflation risks, and deteriorating risk sentiment. This goes beyond routine tech “digestion”; it’s leadership exhaustion amid real macro and geopolitical headwinds, while AI infrastructure players (the “shovel sellers” of the gold rush) press forward aggressively.