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Jim Cramer says one hedge fund's collapse cleared the way for tech's rally

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business

cramer says the biggest obstacle to tech stocks has been removed. last week, leopold aschenbrenner's hedge fund, situational awareness, blew up after steep losses. the fund, founded by the former openai researcher, was forced to unwind its highly leveraged portfolio. that liquidation, plus selling from copycat traders, flooded the market with ai infrastructure shares and pushed fundamentally strong stocks lower.

now that the forced selling is over, cramer says earnings are again driving stock prices. enterprise software is a clear example: servicenow rallied on a strong late-july quarter instead of selling off like prior quarters. cramer called it "an avalanche" that helped spark a broader tech rebound.

he thanks aschenbrenner for clearing out weak hands, saying "we all owe him a gigantic ocean of thanks."

why it matters: forced liquidation of a leveraged ai fund removes a major seller, letting tech stocks rally on earnings.

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