Michael Burry is pulling the plug on his funds after years spent arguing that valuations had drifted far beyond reason. And his departure lands at a tense moment: tech is finally wobbling, short bets are climbing and investors are waking up to the fact that the Fed will make its December call without the full set of data. Yields look poised to climb, nerves are tightening and markets that once floated on AI-driven optimism suddenly feel like they’re bracing for something heavier.
The dollar is sliding even as expectations stay hawkish, the yen is stuck defending the 155 line, and sterling is faltering as the Autumn Budget approaches. Underneath all this is the real question:
is this the point where the cracks start to show — or exactly when the bulls decide to push even harder?

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Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.