Wedbush has highlighted ten critical factors that could halt the decline in technology stocks and counter the negative impact of what it terms "phantom AI trading." An analyst team led by Dan Ives stated, "Currently, the narrative that 'AI threatens all industries... with the software sector bearing the brunt as the primary adversary' is widespread in the market. AI has consistently been a source of anxiety for the technology and software industries, particularly among those fearful of the unknown. For bulls, it feels like fighting a phantom, especially with AI-related capital expenditures approaching $700 billion this year alone... There is concern that AI startups could become a nightmare for the tech sector." The analysts added that the AI technology industry is at a precarious crossroads, and it is now time for tech leaders to step up and provide direction. Wedbush analysts listed the ten tech-related news events they believe are most likely to drive positive momentum in AI-related trading: 1. OpenAI completes a $100 billion funding round, quieting external noise. 2. NVIDIA (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirms the robust demand trajectory for AI chips during next week's earnings call, exceeding Wall Street expectations. NVIDIA is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter results on February 25. 3. Oracle (ORCL) achieves strong initial success in its crucial $45 to $50 billion funding effort. 4. Salesforce.com (CRM) issues earnings/guidance indicating that AI monetization has begun. 5. Strategic, larger-scale public software mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will commence in the coming months. 6. Apple (AAPL) finally releases the first phase of its Siri AI, marking the beginning of the consumer AI chapter. 7. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) becomes the first cybersecurity firm to genuinely begin monetizing AI, as evidenced in its upcoming earnings report. 8. AI monetization begins to show up in the March quarterly results from Microsoft (MSFT) and ServiceNow (NOW). 9. AI-driven digital ad monetization at Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) and Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google will accelerate in the first half of 2026. 10. Enterprises begin adopting Anthropic's Claude AI and encounter scalability and security challenges.