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Tech stocks rallied after an AI-focused hedge fund collapse

CNBC said the end of forced selling tied to the AI-focused fund Situational Awareness helped clear the way for a tech rebound.

CNBC Markets reports that Jim Cramer attributed part of the tech stock rally to the collapse of an AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness.

According to Cramer, the fund's failure removed a source of forced selling that had been weighing on technology shares.

Cramer’s comments frame the hedge fund unwind as a catalyst that helped allow investors to rotate back into tech, contributing to the rally momentum.

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