Wow, why is Buffett & team selling out of these massive names? https://t.co/oWLHPOhKzx
— Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) February 17, 2026
‼️The largest US stock buyer since 2009 is STEPPING BACK:
Combined buybacks by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle fell to $12.6 billion in Q4 2025, the lowest in 7 YEARS.
This marks the 3rd quarterly decline, a -70% DROP from the 2021 peak.
For context, buybacks… pic.twitter.com/WHz60IuikU
— Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) February 17, 2026
This was the top.
You dont see Bearish posts from me.
but when you do- It is time to watch out.$SPX $SPY https://t.co/Wkto460gFe— Prof (@TheProfInvestor) February 17, 2026
Feb–March VIX futures spread just flipped into backwardation (front month premium).
When the term structure inverts → dealers hedge gamma/delta more aggressively → often adds downside pressure on stocks (sells in futures/underlying to rebalance).
If this persists/deepens →… pic.twitter.com/Sacmg5WQD3
— Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) February 17, 2026
Someone just purchased $6M worth of $VIX Calls that are 58% OTM 👀 pic.twitter.com/e5BP1Rllqp
— Andrew Hiesinger (@AndrewHiesinger) February 17, 2026
Fed Officials Say AI Productivity Boost Could Raise Neutral Rate
Or it could lead to millions in layoffs and lower the neutral rate
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 17, 2026
Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Oracle are putting massive cash into AI CapEx instead of supporting their own share prices.