As the chart shows, in two weeks, the BMI rose from 37% to 51%. That reflects Big Money accumulation.
Beaten to a Pulp
So Big Money bought, but some stocks were slaughtered? Yes.
Technology stock liquidations were strong after the DeepSeek announcement. Many of the hottest names and industry groups were beaten to a pulp.
For instance, using the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) as a proxy, we can see semis had one of their steepest daily declines in years, crashing 9.8% on Jan. 27. Using another popular ticker as a proxy, the bellwether semiconductor stock NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) slid 17% that same day.
On the surface, it felt like doom was not just near, but here.
However, acting on emotions is rarely profitable. It’s better to use cold, hard data as a guide. And when possible, dive deep – index-level analysis is the tip of the iceberg.
Big Money was Buying
As the weak hands panicked, MAPsignals data noted healthy accumulation.
From Jan. 27-29, there were 225 Big Money buy signals versus 112 sell signals. That’s twice as many buys as sells, all during “doom.”
Money rarely exits markets, it simply rotates. You can see Big Money was buying across the board:
