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Investors need to adjust to owning more software, says top tech analyst Dan Ives

10 SEP 2026 · 19:49 ET·4:42·82.2K VIEWS·18.3× USUAL PACE

Tech analyst Dan Ives stated that investors need to adjust to owning more software, seeing it as a necessary step following Oracle's recent positive results and the broader software trade. He noted that institutional investors have been caught offsides and will have to embrace software ownership, which has been a 'do not enter zone.' Ives believes that software will likely outperform heading into the rest of the year, despite some companies like Adobe still having 'a lot more wood to chop.'

WHY IT MATTERS

This sentiment shift is critical as it suggests a potential re-evaluation of software stocks, impacting investment strategies and potentially leading to increased capital allocation in the sector.

ALSO DISCUSSED

The episode also covers Oracle's results, Palantir, Snowflake, Salesforce, Adobe, cybersecurity stocks like Crowdstrike and Palo Alto, and the semiconductor market including NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.

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