When the “Big Short” Turned Its Eye on Tech: Interpreting the Burry Shock Through Stock Trends Indicators
When the news broke that famed investor Michael Burry—whose 2008 “Big Short” foresight became legend—had placed large put options against Nvidia (NVDA) and Palantir (PLTR), the market reacted with a collective shudder. Within hours of the disclosure, technology shares that had led the 2025 rally wavered. Headlines proclaimed the “AI bubble” had met its doubter, and retail investors who had crowded into the artificial-intelligence narrative… 
Stock Trends’ Unusually High Volume () indicator flags stocks whose weekly trading volume is at least 200% of their 13-week average. In the October 31 weekly reports, only a small slice of the universe qualifies—making these signals rare and valuable. When high volume coincides with a bullish trend state (or a new Bullish Crossover), it can mark institutional footprints at the start of a multi-week advance. 
The easing of tensions between the world’s two largest economies has given markets a fresh narrative. By stepping back from new export restrictions and cutting key tariffs, the United States and China have removed some of the most disruptive threats hanging over global supply chains. For investors, this détente creates a backdrop of relative stability in which powerful price trends can resume and new trend… 
The market’s October tremor—an abrupt but short-lived flash crash—has given way to a familiar pattern in the Stock Trends framework: the rapid repair of breadth and the birth of new trends. Where panic once pressed prices indiscriminately, order is returning through a disciplined sequence of new bullish signals, rebuilding sectors, and the subtle reorganization of leadership beneath the surface.