NASDAQ: FOMO is tired, fear is louderUS Tech 100 CashIG:NASDAQPsyduckTraderNASDAQ is no longer in clean “buy the dip” mode. After failing near the 30,227 area, price is now slipping below the 9 EMA and testing whether buyers still have discipline. The problem is psychological: many traders missed the earlier rally, then tried to buy every small pullback as if the trend could not break. But today the market has more pressure points: higher yields, oil/geopolitical risk, weak mega-cap sentiment after Walmart/Alibaba earnings, and rotation away from crowded AI/tech names. This is where FOMO turns into fear. Buying only because “NASDAQ always recovers” is not a setup. Sellers also need confirmation, but buyers now need to prove they can reclaim the 29,550–29,600 area. Are traders buying a real dip — or just trying to recover the rally they missed? Personal market commentary, not financial advice.