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Semiconductors Sector: News Highlight, Sentiment and Fundamentals
Sat. Oct 11, 2025

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 2.1, positive 3, negative -0.9) on 20251011. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.4), Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Sector Price Trend (0), and Broad Market Trend (-0.7) will drive up the price. The forces of Valuation Sentiment (-1), 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 (3).

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.


DateAttentionAverage
Attention
PricePrice
Level
ChangeSMA10
Trend
Market
Sentiment
Trend
Sentiment
FundamentalsNews
Sentiment
2025-10-114%      6.3%      1.3      0      2.4      6.5     
2025-10-105%      6.1%      271.99      48      -6.27%      0.11%      1.3      0      2.5      0.5     
2025-10-094%      5.9%      290.19      93      -0.46%      0.79%      2.4      1.2      2.8      6.1     
2025-10-087%      6%      291.54      102      3.42%      0.84%      2.4      1.8      2.4      6.3     
2025-10-078%      5.6%      281.91      85      -2.24%      0.44%      2      0.9      2.4      4.4     
2025-10-0611%      5.1%      288.36      104      3%      0.66%      2.3      1.9      2.2      6.7     
2025-10-055%      4%      2      1.2      1.8      4.4     
2025-10-043%      3.4%      2      1.2      1.7      2.6     
2025-10-033%      3.4%      279.96      91      -0.61%      0.55%      2.1      1.2      1.9      2.6     
2025-10-025%      3.4%      281.69      99      1.94%      0.52%      2.4      1.6      2.3      6.5     
 
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 (8) At SF Tech Week, the AI 'gold rush' shows no signs of slowing down The good times are back in tech, and San Francisco is the white hot center of it all. It was hard to find events where AI was not the dominant theme. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
2 (8) Nvidia Has a Brilliant AI Business Poised to More Than Double Revenue to $20-Plus Billion This Year, Yet It Gets Little Coverage Nvidia's sovereign AI business is on track to grow annual revenue much faster than its overall business. (https://www.fool.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
3 (7) OpenAI's dominance is unlike anything Silicon Valley has ever seen OpenAI's position at the heart of the AI boom, and its expansion up and down the stack, is putting the company in competition with a growing list of startups. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
4 (-3) Chamath Palihapitiya Says Hyperscalers Like Microsoft, Google Need To Cushion Rising Power Bills Or 'See A Lot More Pushback' Chamath Palihapitiya warned that Big Tech firms such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) could face growing backlash from local communities unless they act to offset rising electricity rates tied to massive AI data center expansion. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
5 (8) The Smartest Growth Stock to Buy With $250 Right Now AMD just scored a massive AI processor deal with OpenAI, giving the company a significant tailwind for more growth. (https://www.fool.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
 
6 (8) Dell Technologies Lifts Long-Term Targets, Mizuho Sees AI Upside Potential Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) is one of the AI Stocks In The Spotlight For Investors. On October 8, Mizuho raised its price target on the stock to $170 from $160 while maintaining an Outperform rating. The rating affirmation follows Dell’s Analyst Day in New York City. According to the firm, Dell boasts robust artificial intelligence momentum […] (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
7 (9) Astera Labs (ALAB) Gets Street-High Price Target as Citi Sees Major AI Upside Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) is one of the AI Stocks In The Spotlight For Investors. On October 7, Citi set a Street-high $275 price target on the stock and reiterated a “Buy” recommendation. The firm believes that ALAB is poised to soar after Monday’s landmark multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal between Advanced Micro Devices and OpenAI. The […] (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
8 (7) India's Modi meets Qualcomm CEO; discusses AI and innovation "Great to see Qualcomm's commitment towards India's semiconductor and AI missions," Modi said in a post on X. On Friday, China initiated an investigation into the U.S. semiconductor manufacturer over its acquisition of Israel's Autotalks, China's market regulator said. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Sat. Oct 11, 2025
9 (8) Here's Why Applied Digital Stock Is Soaring Friday Applied Digital reported much stronger-than-expected revenue on growing demand for its artificial intelligence data center services. (https://www.investopedia.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
10 (8) Nvidia-backed AI stock’s monster run gets CoreWeave jolt Nvidia (NVDA) is clearly the poster child of the AI boom. It’s got a hold on chipmaking, the software stack, and invests in virtually any startup or business (https://www.thestreet.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
 
11 (7) How to Play Nvidia as It Breaks Out ... Again Here's my price target, pivot and chart-read for the semi-conductor star. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
12 (-7) The World’s Chip Supply Chain Is Bracing for Fallout From China’s Rare-Earth Curbs Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials, which are critical to building the chips fueling the artificial intelligence boom. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
13 (8) Applied Digital stock climbs 16% as AI demand fuels data center growth The company expanded on its $7 billion lease agreement for artificial intelligence data centers with CoreWeave. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
14 (8) IREN Stock's 50% Spike Powered By Nvidia GPUs IREN stock has surged more than 50% since late September when the company announced a game-changing purchase of GPUs. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
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16 (-6) Qualcomm sinks on Chinese antitrust investigation: What to know Qualcomm (QCOM) stock is slumping after China launched a probe into the American chipmaker, following President Trump's recent threat of additional tariffs on China. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley outlines the details. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
17 (8) Brazil to begin construction on TikTok data center in six months, minister says SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Construction on a TikTok data center in Brazil will begin in six months, an official said on Friday, with the project expected to bring in some 50 billion reais ($9.11 billion) in investment. "Six months from now, we will begin construction to host TikTok's data center," Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira said in a statement. Plans for the project, which is expected to be based in the northeastern state of Ceara, were disclosed by Reuters in April, when three people familiar with the matter had said TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance was weighing the move. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
18 (-7) Samsung hit with $445.5 million US jury verdict over wireless communications patents (Reuters) -A federal jury in Marshall, Texas found on Friday that Samsung Electronics owes patent owner Collision Communications nearly $445.5 million in damages for infringing on patents related to 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi communications standards. The jury said that Samsung's laptops, Galaxy smartphones and other wireless-enabled devices infringe four Collision patents. The verdict is one of several nine-figure patent infringement verdicts that Samsung has been hit with in the same Marshall, Texas court in recent years. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
19 (-7) Synopsys Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors Shares of Synopsys Inc. SNPS slid 9.40% to $438.89 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 2.71% to 6,552.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.90% to 45,479.60. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
20 (-6) Monolithic Power Systems Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors Shares of Monolithic Power Systems Inc. MPWR slipped 7.64% to $904.44 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 2.71% to 6,552.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.90% to 45,479.60. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
 
21 (-7) ON Semiconductor Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors Shares of ON Semiconductor Corp. ON slid 8.48% to $45.74 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 2.71% to 6,552.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.90% to 45,479.60. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
22 (-6) Microchip Technology Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors Shares of Microchip Technology Inc. MCHP slipped 8.28% to $60.41 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 2.71% to 6,552.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.90% to 45,479.60. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
23 (-7) NXP Semiconductors N.V. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI shed 7.30% to $205.26 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 2.71% to 6,552.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.90% to 45,479.60. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
24 (4) Lisa Su has built AMD into a $378 billion microchip titan. So why isn't she richer? Lisa Su has overseen a 7,000% rise in AMD shares as CEO, yet she has less than 1% of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's wealth. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
25 (8) Watch These Nvidia Price Levels After AI Favorite's Recent Record-Setting Streak Nvidia shares hovered near their all-time highs Friday after setting a string of records this week on optimism about artificial intelligence demand. Monitor these key chart levels. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
 
26 (9) OpenAI, Sur Energy weigh $25 billion Argentina data center project BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -OpenAI and Sur Energy have signed a letter of intent for a data center project in Argentina requiring an investment of up to $25 billion, the nation's government said on Friday. The project would involve a large-scale facility with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts to support advanced artificial intelligence computing, according to a government statement. Structured under Argentina's RIGI tax break scheme which went into effect last year, the project, if completed, would be "one of the largest technology and energy infrastructure initiatives," in the country's history, the statement said. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
27 (8) Applied Digital shares rally after upbeat quarterly revenue on AI demand Growing demand for AI services such as ChatGPT has triggered the need for robust data center infrastructure that can support intensive computing workloads. Applied Digital's stock was the top trending ticker on retail investor forum Stocktwits on Friday. All nine brokerages that cover Applied Digital rate the stock "buy" or higher, with a median price target of $40, according to data compiled by LSEG. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
28 (-6) AI Jobs Shock Is Coming and Firms Aren’t Ready, Klarna CEO Says From technology firms to translators, the world has not faced up to the consequences of artificial intelligence wiping out swathes of jobs, according to one of AI’s biggest cheerleaders in finance. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
29 (-5) China Targets Qualcomm, US Ships as Xi and Trump Seek Leverage China slapped new port fees on US ships and started an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm Inc., the latest in a string of tit-for-tat moves as Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump jockey for leverage before a key meeting to discuss trade and other issues. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
30 (-6) China blacklists major chip research firm TechInsights following report on Huawei Beijing has banned semiconductor researcher TechInsights from working with or receiving data from entities in China. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
 
31 (8) AMD gets a price target boost from TD Cowen on chipmaker’s partnership with OpenAI There may be more upside ahead from AMD's partnership with OpenAI, according to TD Cowen. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
32 (-3) Singapore police probe Nvidia customer Megaspeed over alleged China export violations Singapore officials are investigating AI computing company Megaspeed, a customer of American AI chip maker Nvidia, for potentially violating domestic laws. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
33 (-6) Qualcomm shares fall after China opens antitrust probe into the U.S. chip giant Qualcomm has a big business in China selling its smartphone chips to some of the biggest players in the country such as Xiaomi. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
34 (-7) China launches customs crackdown on Nvidia AI chips China has stepped up the enforcement of its controls on chip imports, as Beijing seeks to wean the country’s technology companies away from US... (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025
35 (8) Applied Digital beats revenue estimates as AI demand fuels data center growth Businesses are racing to deploy next-generation AI models, driving demand for high-performance data center infrastructure that can support intensive computing workloads. Applied Digital finalized a new lease agreement with CoreWeave in August for an additional 150MW in North Dakota. In a note last week, Roth Capital said Applied Digital could potentially secure another high-performance computing (HPC) colocation agreement by year-end. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 10, 2025


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