There's no way around it: Tech stocks have been a disaster so far this year. However, the fallout also sets up possible contrarian buys.
### Instruction: What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from {negative/neutral/positive}
### Input: There's no way around it: Tech stocks have been a disaster so far this year. However, the fallout also sets up possible contrarian buys.
### Response: mildly negative