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There's Going To Be One Hell Of A Hangover When The Market Party Ends | Louis Gave

June 28, 2026

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“You never know when you’ve had enough until you’ve had too much.” That line from Louis Gave captures the central tension of today’s markets. The AI and semiconductor boom has been extraordinary, but the numbers behind it are starting to look fantastical. On Thoughtful Money, Adam Taggart and Gave—founding partner and CEO of Gavekal—walk through the mechanics of the current cycle, where the real opportunities may lie outside the AI trade, and why a “deflationary bust” is the least likely but most dangerous scenario on the horizon.

The Semiconductor Mirage in Global Markets

International stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 in 2025 and 2026 so far, but Gave warns that the headline masks a dangerous concentration. “If you bought semiconductor stocks, you’ve had a monster year. And if you didn’t, you didn’t,” he says. North Asian markets like Korea, Taiwan, and Japan have ripped higher because of their heavy semiconductor exposure—Samsung, SK Hynix, TSMC. Strip out those three names from the MSCI Asia index, and the picture changes completely.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (02:45) **International Market Snapshot** - Semiconductors dominate performance globally with extreme concentration in North Asia
  • 2 (06:16) **Financials as Leading Indicator** - Bank performance diverges sharply by region and signals economic health
  • 3 (08:39) **AI/Semi Boom Scale Examined** - Massive capex requirements and concentration raise sustainability questions
  • 4 (10:09) **Historical Boom-Bust Parallels** - Broadband and railroad cycles compared to current AI buildout
  • 5 (13:03) **Revenue Reality Check** - Projected AI spend requires industry to generate twice global advertising revenue annually
  • 6 (14:13) **FOMO-Driven Concentration** - Market psychology and limited exposure options fuel the current cycle
  • 7 (16:41) **Four-Prism Investment Framework** - Fundamentals, momentum, positioning and valuations must all align

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Guests on this episode

Adam Taggart

Show Notes

International investor Louis Gave returns to share where he sees risk & opportunity in the markets right now.

As for risk: he sees a LOT of it.The market is drunk on speculation.

And when the party ends, there's going to be one hell of a hangover as the painful correction from today's overvaluation sets in.

As for opportunities, to learn what they are, watch this video.

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