Tech Is Keeping the Stock Market Afloat. Why There Could Be a Pullback on the Horizon.

“Too good to miss” or “why can’t anything else rally” might be the pithiest summations of the stock market’s 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.