There’s a silver lining for markets as investors recover from a sharp tech sell-off

• The market crash on Monday could mark the start of a longer period of broadening gains.
• Software stocks were a bright spot amid the DeepSeek sell-off.
• Revenue-generating apps are set to benefit from cheaper AI models.

The market chaos that battered the most dominant tech stocks on Monday may have been a welcome event for other corners of the market.

Although China’s DeepSeek AI app initially crushed investor confidence in US mega-caps, with traders worried…