Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Retail search interest in Broadcom is spiking in AI semiconductor basket queries just as AVGO hits 3-month lows, while AMD and Nvidia search attention collapsed 75-84% from peaks despite 11% price gains. Crash queries spiked 4x near SPY highs even as prediction markets price recession odds at just 7.5%.
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Squeeze Graveyard: Phantom Breakout Queries vs Price Destruction
Still TrendingPhantom breakout queries continue across WEN (+65,200%), HTZ (+19,100%), LFVN (+18,950%), IBRX (+12,700%), SLS (+11,350%), and SGBX (+10,450%), yet time-series data confirms all are zero-base artifacts with no sustained retail attention.
See previous coverageOil's Silent Rally: Price Up 18%, Search Interest Down 70%
Still TrendingCrude oil remains at $92, up 17.8% over three months, while 'oil prices today' queries collapsed from 91 to 28 and 'oil stocks' from 33 to 3. Retail attention continues to ignore the energy rally.
See previous coverageSPCX: The Retail Query Explosion Mirage
Still TrendingSpaceX/SPCX continues to dominate rising queries with 'spcx stock price' at +103,000% and 'spcx stock' at +99,200% breakout levels, maintaining its position as the most searched yet least actionable ticker in retail discovery.
See previous coverageStorage Sector Bloodbath: SNDK Interest Peaked, Prices Collapsed
Still TrendingSNDK and SanDisk queries remain elevated at +1,900% to +4,150% in rising searches, but the stock continues to trade near 3-month lows ahead of October 29 earnings.
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The AI Semi Split: Broadcom Left Behind
Over three months, AVGO fell 7.5% while NVDA and AMD each gained 11%, and MU rose 5.5%. Broadcom is the lone laggard in the AI semiconductor basket retail is now searching.
Market Calm vs Crash Query Panic
SPY climbed 4.1% to $778 over three months, but 'stock market crash' search interest surged 400% on October 12 to its highest level since mid-September.
AI Semiconductor Search Exhaustion
Search interest in AMD and Nvidia collapsed 75-84% from August peaks even as both stocks rallied 11% over three months. Broadcom queries flatlined near zero despite basket search breakout trends.
Retail Fear Spikes at Market Highs
'Stock market crash' queries jumped 4x to 20 on October 12 while SPY traded near record highs around $778, creating a sharp sentiment-price divergence.
Retail Buy Conviction Fades at the Top
'Should I buy stocks' queries fell 42% from a September peak of 71 to 41 in October, while 'should I sell' held steady near 17. Retail FOMO is cooling as markets hit highs.