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| The price action of Semiconductors (SOXX) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The overall sentiment for Semiconductors sector is very positive (overall 3.5, positive 4, negative -0.5) on 20251002. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.3), Price Level (2), Sector Price Trend (1.6), Option Speculation (1.5), Broad Market Trend (0.6), and Valuation Sentiment (-1) will drive up the price. The forces of and Market Risk Prefrence (0) will drive down the price. 'Buy the dips' is the preferred trading strategy. Hourly SMA 20 trend line is likely to provide a support from any pullbacks. The swing to upside will be significant considering the high positive sentiment forces (4). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (3.5) may signal the top of this uptrend. The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on SOXX trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. The Risk Prefrence is calculated from Bitcoin price trend. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Valuation Sentiment, and Sentimentals towards Fundamentals are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale. |
| Date | Attention | Average Attention | Price | Price Level | Change | SMA10 Trend | Market Sentiment | Trend Sentiment | Fundamentals | News Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | 5% | 3.4% | 281.69 | 99 | 1.94% | 0.52% | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 6.5 |
| 2025-10-01 | 4% | 3.1% | 276.34 | 91 | 1.93% | 0.67% | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2025-09-30 | 5% | 3.7% | 271.12 | 81 | 0.81% | 0.45% | 2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 6.3 |
| 2025-09-29 | 3% | 3.9% | 268.93 | 78 | 0.04% | 0.41% | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 5.8 |
| 2025-09-28 | 1% | 4.6% | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 2025-09-27 | 3% | 5.1% | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2025-09-26 | 3% | 5.3% | 268.83 | 81 | 0.22% | 0.49% | 1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 2025-09-25 | 3% | 4.9% | 268.24 | 82 | -0.32% | 0.53% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| 2025-09-24 | 8% | 4.4% | 269.1 | 88 | -0.15% | 0.57% | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 2025-09-23 | 6% | 3.3% | 269.51 | 95 | -0.12% | 0.81% | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Both emotion scores and sentiment scores are calculated in a -10 - +10 scale. | The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band. |
| 1 (4) AI Data Centers Give Private Credit Its Mojo Back Private credit managers have proven their prowess in fundraising, but are falling short on dealmaking. With mountains of cash waiting to be deployed, they are latching onto the artificial intelligence data center boom, hoping to stay relevant as banks reclaim their dominant position in corporate lending. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 2 (7) Nvidia heads for 6-day win streak, and BlackRock gets ringing analyst endorsement Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 3 (8) Intel stock is up 50% over the last month, putting U.S. stake at $16 billion U.S. chipmaker Intel's shares climbed 3% Thursday, putting the monthly gain over 50%. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 4 (8) AMD Stock Is Surging Thursday: What's Driving The Action? Shares of AMD are trading higher late Thursday, extending gains from Wednesday's session fueled by multiple developments. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 5 (5) DraftKings' competition in prediction markets, AI stock rally Market Domination host Myles Udland and Bullseye American Ingenuity Fund's Adam Johnson track several of the day's top trending stock tickers, including DraftKings' (DKNG) increased competition with other prediction markets like Robinhood Markets (HOOD) and the AI catalysts driving stock moves in companies like CoreWeave (CRWV), Nvidia (NVDA), Applied Digital (APLD), and Celestica (CLS). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 6 (8) Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq close 2nd day of shutdown at record highs US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) see another day of gains in spite of the government shutdown, all three of the major averages locking down new record highs. Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre recaps Thursday's market action after the closing bell, noting the stock moves in small-cap stocks and semiconductor companies. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 7 (6) Expect AI to create some jobs amid wider unemployment: Strategist The AI Revolution continues to fuel the market rally (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) and reshape how Wall Street is perceiving artificial intelligence applications and uses. Man Group chief market strategist Kristina Hooper chats with Myles Udland about what the AI boom could mean for the US labor market and workers, going on to comment on how companies are assessing possible risks in over-investment into AI. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 8 (8) This could be 'the best growing technology company': Here's why The artificial intelligence (AI) trade is top of mind for investors as US stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) trade at record highs. Niles Investment Management founder and portfolio manager Dan Niles shares one AI play that is relatively unknown: Impinj (PI). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 9 (8) OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup OpenAI could now be the world's most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk's SpaceX and TikTok's parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. The investors buying the shares included Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group and T. Rowe Price, along with Japanese tech giant SoftBank and the United Arab Emirates' MGX, the source said Thursday. The valuation reflects high expectations for the future of AI technology and continues OpenAI’s remarkable trajectory from its start as a nonprofit research lab in 2015. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 10 (8) Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch records on AI buzz even as government shutdown drags on A wave of upbeat AI news is giving markets more reason to shrug off shutdown risks. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 11 (8) Chip stocks rise as OpenAI’s Stargate project fuels AI memory demand hype Chip stocks rise as OpenAI’s Stargate project fuels AI memory demand hype (https://www.investing.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 12 (2) Mortgage rates higher, chips rally on OpenAI news, Rivian plunges Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal tracks Thursday's top moving stocks and biggest market stories in this Market Minute. Mortgage rates are ticking higher, with the 30-year fixed rate at 6.34%, according to data from Freddie Mac (FMCC). Chip stocks are rallying, with Nvidia (NVDA) momentarily touching an intraday high. Rivian (RIVN) stock is under pressure despite strong delivery numbers last quarter. Stay up to date on the latest market action, minute-by-minute, with Yahoo Finance's Market Minute. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 13 (2) These 3 risks threaten the market rally, strategist says US stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are trading at record highs as the artificial intelligence (AI) trade lifts the tide. State Street Investment Management's US Intermediary Business Group's chief investment strategist, Michael Arone, says the market is due for a pullback, highlighting three risks in particular. Watch the video above to hear the strategist's barbell approach to benefiting from AI trade gains while minimizing risk. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 14 (5) AI, chip stocks to own beyond just Nvidia in Q4 Tech stocks and chip players continue to drive the market rally (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC), even as Wall Street shares concerns about a possible bubble forming due to AI oversaturation. Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and CIO Nancy Tengler comes on Market Catalysts to talk about where her firm is buying the dips in Big Tech, including her top stock picks in the mega-cap tech landscape. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Catalysts. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 15 (5) Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq gains fizzle with AI buzz, Trump's shutdown threats in focus A wave of upbeat AI news is giving markets more reason to shrug off shutdown risks. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 16 (8) SK Hynix shares hit 25-year high, Samsung also surges as chipmakers partner with OpenAI The partnership will "focus on increasing the supply of advanced memory chips essential for next-generation AI and expanding data center capacity in Korea." (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 17 (8) European stocks hit record highs; tech stocks rally after OpenAI’s bumper share sale European stocks moved higher on Thursday, building on positive momentum in the previous session. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 18 (9) OpenAI wraps $6.6 billion share sale at $500 billion valuation OpenAI has completed a $6.6 billion secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation, cementing its status as the most valuable private company in the world. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 19 (7) Microsoft Bets $33 Billion on Neoclouds like Nebius to Ease AI Crunch As part of the deal, Microsoft will get access to more than 100,000 of Nvidia Corp.’s latest GB300 chips, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss an internal matter. The strategy is aimed at coping with a shortage of AI data center capacity and letting Microsoft free up its own server farms to provide lucrative AI services to customers. This is just one of a string of deals Microsoft has struck with so-called neoclouds — a new category of small infrastructure providers that lease out AI-focused computing power. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 20 (-6) Data Centers Added $7.3 Billion in Supply Costs in PJM Auction The data center boom added $7.3 billion in power-supply costs on the largest US grid, raising bills for nearly a fifth of Americans from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 21 (8) Intel stock pops on news company is in early talks to add AMD as a customer The U.S. government, Nvidia and Softbank have all taken recent stakes in Intel. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 22 (-6) Google cuts more than 100 design-related roles in cloud unit The latest layoffs come as Google accelerates cuts to focus spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 23 (-5) Analyst on Intel (INTC): $5 Billion Nvidia Investment ‘No Big Deal’ We recently published 10 AI Analyst Calls You Should Pay Attention To. INTC is one of the stocks analysts were recently talking about. Christopher Danely, Citi semiconductor analyst, explained in a recent program on CNBC why he downgraded Intel to sell. The analyst said Nvidia’s $5 billion investment in Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) is “no big […] (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 24 (6) Intel in early talks to add AMD as foundry customer, Semafor reports Inte is in early talks to add AMD as a foundry customer, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 25 (8) Super Micro Computer Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day Shares of Super Micro Computer Inc. SMCI rose 9.28% to $52.39 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.34% to 6,711.20 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.09% to 46,441.10. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 26 (8) Micron Technology Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day Shares of Micron Technology Inc. MU rallied 8.86% to $182.15 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.34% to 6,711.20 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.09% to 46,441.10. This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 27 (6) Microsoft wants to mainly use its own AI data center chips in the future Microsoft has been developing its own chips for the data center designed to handle artificial intelligence workloads. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 28 (8) Factbox-Key stakeholders in $500 billion Stargate AI project The project will be developed by ChatGPT parent OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle and is intended to generate 10 gigawatts in total data center capacity. Oracle will open three new data center sites with OpenAI in Shackelford County, Texas; Dona Ana County, New Mexico; and an undisclosed site in the Midwest as part of efforts to expand Stargate's compute capacity. Oracle and OpenAI announced in July plans to develop up to 4.5 gigawatts of U.S. data center capacity on top of what the two companies were already building at the first Stargate facility in Abilene, Texas. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 29 (4) This Nvidia move has sparked criticism, but it could help the stock, one analyst says The chip maker’s investments into its own ecosystem are being criticized by some for resembling bubble behavior, but they could actually send the stock higher, Melius analysts said. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 30 (-5) Why Nvidia, Broadcom and other highflying stocks are especially risky now Momentum stocks in highflying sectors are vulnerable to a downturn, even if the market doesn’t crash. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 31 (9) Nvidia Rally Hands Ken Fisher $2.36 Billion Windfall In Just 3 Months Investor Ken Fisher made a bet on Nvidia that paid off big time: A $2.36 billion paper gain in just three months. Here's how. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 32 (8) OpenAI announces partnerships with South Korean chip giants over Stargate project OpenAI and South Korean tech conglomerates Samsung and SK on Wednesday announced partnerships to provide chips and other solutions for Stargate, a $500 billion project aimed at building infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence. The announcements came after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Korean corporate leaders in Seoul. Lee hailed the partnerships as a major opportunity for South Korea's semiconductor industry to solidify its role in AI and create more jobs. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 33 (5) Exclusive-Qualcomm shifts chips to newer Arm tech as competition with Apple, MediaTek heats up SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Qualcomm has shifted its flagship chips to the latest generation of Arm Holdings' computing architecture with new features aimed at better AI performance, sources familiar with the matter said, a move that could boost Arm's revenues and help Qualcomm's chips compete against offerings from MediaTek and Apple. The decision at least partially settles a question of whether and how Qualcomm would continue to work with Arm technology, following an acrimonious legal battle between the two last year, and the move is likely to raise revenue for Arm which charges more for the newer tech. San Diego, California-based Qualcomm last week introduced a new generation of PC and phone chips. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 34 (-2) Taiwan will not agree to 50-50 chip production deal with US, negotiator says TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will not agree to a deal with the United States for half of all semiconductor production to take place in the country, the island's top tariff negotiator said on Wednesday after returning home. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told U.S. television network News Nation over the weekend that Washington's pitch to Taiwan would be a 50-50 split in making chips, the vast majority of which are now made on the island. Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, who is leading the tariff talks with Washington, told reporters upon getting back to the island that she had not discussed the 50-50 idea suggested by the U.S. during the talks. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 1, 2025 | |
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