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title: 'How to spot a bubble bursting. Forget valuations. Look out for search-engine hits and fund managers getting fired.'
description: "'Surges in Googling do a much better job than valuations at forecasting an imminent fall as the chart’s third column shows. In each case the price of the stock, basket, fund or cryptocurrency dropped considerably over the 12 months following the peak in internet searches.'\n\n'Naturally, such observations do not constitute a rigorous study. There will have been many instances of internet traffic concerning popular investments spiking with no subsequent fall in prices. In fact, searches for 'AI stocks' hit their zenith in mid-August and their prices continued to rise serenely for weeks.'\n\nhttps://lnkd.in/epm6nUdP\n\nSource: MastersInvest.com, The Economist"
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# ['How to spot a bubble bursting. Forget valuations. Look out for search-engine hits and fund managers getting fired.'](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/how-to-spot-a-bubble-bursting.-forget-valuations.-look-out-for-search-engine-hits-and-fund-managers-getting-fired)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Dec 3, 2025, 4:33:22 PM

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