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Leverage is making the punishing semiconductor plunge even harder to recover from.
Optics stocks that soared triple digits this year are getting hammered Tuesday, and the reason traces back to a single line in Alphabet's latest earnings report that traders cannot stop talking about.
Chip stocks are getting hammered Tuesday while NVIDIA barely budges, and the gap between winners and losers reveals a stark shift in how investors are positioning ahead of the biggest earnings week of the year.
Two of the big stock market benchmarks were going in radically different directions Tuesday morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 320 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite sank 1.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.
A Wall Street Journal report about NVIDIA potentially backstopping OpenAI's compute ambitions at a staggering scale has triggered a broad selloff across AI hardware names, and the concern investors cannot shake goes straight to the heart of how sustainable the AI spending boom really is.
The broader stock market remains seemingly calm, but a brutal 20% semiconductor plunge has veteran strategist Ed Yardeni warning that high-flying tech equities have even further to fall. While the S&P 500 is hovering securely around the 7,500 level—just 2.0% below its June 2 all-time high—momentum tech stocks are in freefall. Tech Wreck Beneath the Surface “The surface stayed calm while the engine broke,” Yardeni noted, highlighting the stark divergence between the broader market and the tech se
<p>Chip funds have plunged since June 22, but the money keeps coming in.</p>
A wave of selling swept through semiconductor stocks Friday as investors began questioning whether the AI spending boom can justify chip valuations built on optimism alone. The forces driving this rotation reveal cracks in the narrative that sent some semis up triple digits this year.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -2.23%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.95%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Marvell has surged over 100% this year, but a sudden wave of AI spending fears is now erasing billions in market value across the entire chip sector. Whether this is a brief shakeout or the beginning of a deeper unwind depends on one crucial question.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.40%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The AI optics trade just handed back a chunk of its parabolic gains in a single afternoon, and the question now is whether the stocks leading this year's most crowded hardware rally are taking a breather or signaling something worse.
A single report on Chinese memory chip makers sent Micron tumbling and pulled Intel, AMD, and Marvell down with it, raising a question traders need to answer fast: is this a sector-wide buying opportunity or the start of something bigger?
A surprise profit warning out of South Korea sent shockwaves through the chip sector Monday, and the fallout is hitting equipment makers and AI hardware names in ways that point to a much bigger risk lurking beneath a historic rally.
Crude oil prices are on the move higher again, putting pressure on equities and precious metals. Treasuries are also modestly lower, while the dollar is flat.
It’s been an unforgiving past week for the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), down just over 8%, even with the 3.6% bounce on Wednesday. Meanwhile, shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) are up close to 6%, a stark contrast to the action we’ve seen in the semis of late. In many ways, it feels like Nvidia trades more ... Why NVIDIA Might Be Immune to the Semiconductor Sell-Off
Chip stocks are trying to bounce after a $2 trillion sell-off pushed the group back to the line between a pullback and a breakdown.
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are down 10% in Tuesday morning trading to $110, while Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is off 8% to $508. The moves cap a sharp reversal after both names rallied Monday. The declines are part of a broader chip selloff triggered by Samsung Electronics’ quarterly report. Equipment maker Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) ... Intel and Applied Materials Dive 10%, AMD Craters 8% as Samsung Earnings Trigger Chip Selloff
Microsoft stock is having a terrible year but it’s starting to get a boost for an unlikely reason. The shares started the second half of the year well, rising 3% Wednesday and pointing higher again in premarket trading Thursday. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software exchange-traded fund, has climbed for four consecutive days through Wednesday–and was pointing higher again ahead of the open Thursday.
The Nasdaq was down 1%, while the Dow was down 206 points, or 0.4%. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, a proxy for breadth since it counts every single S&P 500 stock as if it had the same market capitalization, was rising. At the sector level, a rotation to health care, consumer staples, real estate, and utilities came at the expense of tech and industrials.
Tom Lee, Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, used a CNBC appearance on June 24, 2026 to argue that the latest sharp semiconductor pullback is the kind of dislocation long-term buyers should welcome. His core message: sharp one-day drops in the chip complex have historically marked mid-cycle dislocations inside bull markets. Lee’s framing matters ... Famous Tech Investor Tom Lee: Yesterday’s SMH & SOXX Sell-Off Has Historically Led to an 88% Win Rate the Next Month
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JPMorgan ups its S&P 500 price target for year-end, but warns of a possible 'flash crash' ahead.
Janet Mui, Head of Market Analysis at RBC Brewin Dolphin, used a CNBC appearance on Tuesday, June 23, to push back against the idea that the recent pullback in AI and semiconductor stocks signals that something is broken in the sector. She believes the move looks like classic profit-taking after a vertical run, with the ... Market Strategist Says AI Selloff Is ‘Just Profit-Taking,’ Not a Broken Story