G Sachs: Market in Extreme Greed with Overheating Risk, Single AI Narrative May Be Near Inflection PointGoldman Sachs partner Mark Wilson wrote in a weekly report that the current market condition can be described as
"All Greed, No Fear". He noted that market sentiment has entered an extreme greed phase, while multiple signals suggest that the single AI narrative dominating the market may be approaching a turning point.
He mentioned that his morning routine has changed. In the past, he would first check headlines on developments in the Middle East. Now, the first thing he does after waking up is to check the share price of SK Hynix in S Korea. He added half-jokingly, "I am not the only one refreshing Hynix's share price every morning."
Wilson highlighted three prominent technical features in the current market that point to overheating risks.
First, sentiment indicators are extremely skewed toward greed.
The put/call ratio in the US equity options market has reached historical extremes.
Second, leveraged capital has surged significantly. Assets under management of single-stock leveraged ETFs with 2x leverage or above have climbed sharply, particularly in the memory chip segment.
Third, the momentum factor has become the strongest force in the market. Within Goldman Sachs global prime brokerage book, exposure to momentum strategies has hit a record high.
He believes multiple signals suggest the market regime may be nearing a turning point: the appointment of a new Federal Reserve Chair, a slowdown in EPS growth after the summer, and the initial framework of a ceasefire agreement with Iran.
If the agreement is finalized, a pullback in oil prices could undermine the "AI + Energy" barbell strategy, with Europe and emerging markets likely to be the biggest beneficiaries.
However, beyond highly elevated sentiment indicators, fundamentals continue to provide considerable support.
Wilson emphasized that, surprisingly, despite already strong earnings growth in 1Q26, expected earnings growth for the next two quarters is still accelerating.
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The YoY increase in export prices of S Korea's semiconductors over the past nine months was described by Wilson as "jaw-dropping."
Nevertheless, he also pointed to a key counterargument: excluding AI infrastructure and the energy sector, S&P 500 EPS estimates have seen almost no growth YTD.
In other words, the current earnings-driven logic is highly concentrated, and the market is effectively betting on a single dominant theme.
Source: AASTOCKS Financial News
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