
The stock had been up 111% over the past year, which is, admittedly, impressive. It felt like a late-stage party where everyone pretended the fun hadn’t already peaked. The optimism, fueled by promises of turnarounds and a surprising influx of cash from Nvidia, SoftBank, and the U.S. government (who, let’s be honest, are always looking for a good investment, or at least, the appearance of one), was…fragile. The recent guidance, though, was the equivalent of the band announcing they were taking a break mid-song. Investors, predictably, panicked. They started booking profits, as if anticipating a very long, awkward silence.