Tech Stock Volatility

Tech Volatility May Just Be Getting Started. What Jittery Investors Can Do Right Now.

It wasn’t long ago that counting on a mega cap tech stock to rise was a pretty safe bet, but that certainty has been turned on its head this year. The tech-heavy index has dropped 5.9% in 2026, partly from the uncertainty due to the Iran war. A tech selloff isn’t unusual when the market abruptly shifts into risk off mode, said John Belton, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds.