The Magnificent Seven Myth Cracks as Market Leadership Narrows

Doug and Lee warned that the underperformance of most Magnificent Seven stocks relative to the S&P 500 could signal weakening market leadership after a prolonged bull run.

Published December 18, 2025, 7:25pm ET · 1 min read

A woman with light brown hair pulled back, wearing a dark blue and white striped top, looks upward thoughtfully with her hand resting on her chin. Overlaid text in a distressed white font reads 'THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN MYTH CRACKS as Market Leadership Narrows'. In the blurred gray background, partially visible logos for Meta, Google, and Nvidia represent major tech companies. A '24/7 WALL ST' logo is in the upper left corner.
As the 'Magnificent Seven's' market dominance shows signs of cracking, this image reflects a moment of reconsideration for investors contemplating shifts in market leadership amid narrowing performance. © 24/7 Wall St
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A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

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McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.

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