SOURCE: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-06/anatomy-of-a-selloff-sudden-chain-reaction-rattles-wall-street

Anatomy of a Selloff: Sudden Chain Reaction Rattles Wall Street:

- The blue wave initially lifted stocks on Wednesday after the midterms.

- Overnight, Retail investors panicked after seeing AI/data-center messaging from Democrat politicians and policy uncertainty.

- Retail then started the selloff early Thursday morning to lock-in gains with their biggest stock selling wave since the March 2020 Covid crash.

- This selling forced hedge funds and long-only managers to further accelerate the decline while trying to lock-in year-to-date gains.…