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Equity Investing Commentary
Atlassian looks set to fall on forced selling tied to its expected removal from the Nasdaq-100, which could be announced this Friday. Funds have flagged the risk since February, after it fell below the size needed to stay in the index, and many have pressed it short to make that self-fulfilling. Though widely known, in a market where nothing is ever priced in it could still drop 8% as index holders must sell. Management only recently became aware of it. x.com x.comÂ
The Nasdaq 100 faces short-term downside because a failed push to a new high leaves crowded bullish sentiment vulnerable to a break below. Despite record institutional accumulation and a long-term bullish position, five months of chop, a failed ATH and an attempted loss of the bullish trend favor hedging rather than adding leverage. x.com x.comÂ
Nasdaq-100 downside could accelerate if QQQ falls below $712: dealer positioning at $700 and $690 would fuel the move unless the index reclaims its moving averages and breaks upward. July and September FOMC lows remain untouched, something that has not persisted across two consecutive meetings; taking out at least one in the next week would not be surprising. x.comÂ
Atlassian has been punished by narrative-driven selling rather than fundamentals, since its estimates have only gone up. Goldman Sachs and other banks pushed AI-loser baskets, pods reinforced the narrative despite tiny position sizes, and Millennium front-ran the resulting index removal, sending the stock from 140 to 56 and back in six months. Such extreme moves risk becoming reflexive, pushing companies toward layoffs or bad management decisions. x.com x.comÂ
Atlassian is hard to buy despite strong contracted demand, because insiders have sold so heavily. Remaining performance obligations, contracted revenue not yet recognized and a precursor to reported revenue, accelerated sharply in Q2 2026. Even so, it does not look like the best opportunity in the market. x.com x.comÂ
There is a reasonable chance, about 35%, of a 10-15% drawdown in the Nasdaq and Magnificent 7 before year-end, alongside a return of value investing. Jim Chanos' chart reinforces the setup for what triggers a drawdown in tech-dense passive indexes, which buy indiscriminately by market cap when dollars come in and sell the same way when they leave. x.com x.comÂ
Atlassian's drawdown has drawn shorts piling in at what looks like a bottom, a consistent market pattern, and they risk being trapped in false narratives as the stock recovers. x.comÂ
SpaceX's Nasdaq inclusion before the July 7 open, one of the fastest ever after an IPO, should bring over $4.5 billion of estimated passive buying from index funds that must buy regardless of price. It follows a Palantir-like post-IPO shakeout from $150 to $215 and back to $165, with $145-165 seen as an accumulation zone and the target still $250+. x.comÂ
Atlassian won't grow beyond inflation because nearly everyone already owns its product, so its rally is simply the market bidding up software as money rotates out of semiconductors. @sv_techie notes 28% growth last quarter and 26% for fiscal 2026, but guidance of 19.7% for the next quarter and about 13% for fiscal 2027. x.comÂ
Atlassian is flagged as bullish with no reason given, only a ticker mention and a link. x.comÂ
Nasdaq index funds will be required to buy SpaceX at market around July 6, and they will have to sell existing holdings to do it. That forced buying should likely lift SpaceX, while the selling puts downward pressure on familiar Nasdaq 100 tech names, which face significant outflows. Anyone buying tech should wait until after that date. x.comÂ
