03 Feb 26' THE TRADER PERSPECTIVE 'Saaspocalypse'
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The market is currently suffering through a ‘Saaspocalypse,’ a term coined for the disastrous ‘get me out’ style selling of software-as-a-service stocks. This collapse was triggered after “claude cowork” hit the market, as Anthropic supercharged disruption fears across the sector. The primary concern is that AI creates shallower competitive moats, leading to increased replacement risks, higher pricing pressure, and competition that is only one click away. In an environment where pricing trends toward zero, the outcome for these SaaS AI businesses remains unpredictable. This downturn is widespread; not only is the SaaS sector struggling, but NVDA is also down more than -5%.
In Washington, the Trump administration applied lessons from the previous government shutdown to resolve the current impasse quickly. It took only four days to reopen the government, with the funding bill apparently signed today. Bitcoin reacted immediately to the news.
While crypto prices keep trending lower, they appear close to a bottom, and the passing of the Market structure bill could unlock a wave of positivity to drive prices higher. It could take a little more, but I believe incentives are align to close it asap.
Wall Street is increasingly focused on stablecoins and tokenization as key growth sectors. Adoption is accelerating: YC-Combinator announced it will fund startups with stablecoins rather than fiat; ONDO is now offering 20x leverage via perps on US equities; and MetaMask is integrating ONDO tokenized stocks and ETFs.
Although Bitcoin ETFs started the week with significant positive inflows of +$561m, helping the comeback narrative, the current market performance suggests we may return to red territory regarding flows today.
Geopolitically, there are two major tensions to track. First, the US and Europe are partnering on critical minerals to curb China’s influence, with the Trump administration prioritizing dominance in mineral exploration and stockpiling. Second, tension is escalating in the Middle East after the US shot down an Iranian drone in ‘self-defense’ in Gulf waters. While this conflict could ignite a larger war, the nuclear implications remain unclear at this stage.
That is all for today; while Bitcoin is trading below $80k, I suspect it will be trading higher in 30D.