unwound
Americanverb
verb
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Markets saw a turbulent summer: the AI trade stumbled as semiconductor stocks fell, hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a bruising decline and leveraged investors unwound their riskiest positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“There is very little crowding risk embedded in the current sector leadership, and little dry powder being unwound against it,” they say.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Before the conflict, markets were pricing in interest-rate cuts, which have since unwound, but they said the Fed could turn more dovish on signs of inflation clearly moving lower in the months ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
South Korean stocks suffered one of their steepest plunges on Wednesday, with the blood-letting that has battered chip firms over the past month deepening as nervous investors unwound their bets on the AI boom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
They unwound more of the toilet paper in silence.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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