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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 1.6, positive 2.7, negative -1.1) on 20251016. The forces of Price Level (2), Sentiment towards Fundamentals (1.8), Option Speculation (1.5), and Broad Market Trend (-0.3) will drive up the price. The forces of Sector Price Trend (-0.9), 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 (2.7). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | 5% | 5.6% | 288.98 | 83 | 0.47% | 0.28% | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 2025-10-15 | 7% | 5.4% | 287.64 | 83 | 3.09% | 0.39% | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| 2025-10-14 | 4% | 5.4% | 279.03 | 61 | -2.13% | 0.28% | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 2025-10-13 | 7% | 6% | 285.1 | 79 | 4.82% | 0.57% | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| 2025-10-12 | 7% | 6.6% | 1.2 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2025-10-11 | 4% | 6.3% | 1.3 | 0 | 2.4 | 6.5 | ||||
| 2025-10-10 | 5% | 6.1% | 271.99 | 48 | -6.27% | 0.11% | 1.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2025-10-09 | 4% | 5.9% | 290.19 | 93 | -0.46% | 0.79% | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| 2025-10-08 | 7% | 6% | 291.54 | 102 | 3.42% | 0.84% | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| 2025-10-07 | 8% | 5.6% | 281.91 | 85 | -2.24% | 0.44% | 2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| 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) Meta, Blue Owl Seal $30 Billion Private Capital Deal for AI Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc. is set to seal an almost $30 billion financing package for its data center site in rural Louisiana, marking the final step for the largest private capital deal on record. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 2 (9) New York approves power line for Micron’s $100 billion semiconductor plant The two-mile, 345-kilovolt line is a key piece of infrastructure for Micron’s planned $100 billion investment in Central New York, the largest private investment in the state’s history, Hochul's press release said. The project is expected to create more than 50,000 jobs over the next two decades, including 9,000 direct positions at Micron. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 3 (8) Meta, Blue Owl Seal $30 Billion Private Capital Deal for AI Blue Owl Capital Inc. and Meta will split ownership of the Hyperion data center site in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with the tech giant retaining just 20% of it, according to people with knowledge of the matter. To finance the build-out, Morgan Stanley arranged over $27 billion of debt and about $2.5 billion of equity into a special purpose vehicle — a structure for large deals that’s becoming increasingly common. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 4 (7) Intel, AMD equity giveaways send stocks soaring despite share dilution Issuing new shares usually kicks off souring sentiment but in an artificial intelligence-crazed market, this logic is upside down. Read on (https://financialpost.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 5 (2) Qualcomm: What Last Friday’s Drop Says About Its Q4 Prospects Qualcomm’s 7% drop last Friday made investor sentiment look quite fragile, but its quick rebound and low valuation keep the Q4 recovery story alive. (https://www.marketbeat.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 6 (8) Advanced Micro Devices Eyes $300 as AI Demand Surges Advanced Micro Devices is well-positioned to accelerate its GPU business to triple-digit growth and sustain it for several quarters. (https://www.marketbeat.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 7 (8) An AI Play Hiding in Plain Sight: A Look at Johnson Controls Johnson Controls is transforming into a key AI infrastructure provider by solving the critical cooling and power challenges of modern data centers. (https://www.marketbeat.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 8 (8) Chipmaker TSMC reports nearly 40% surge in its net profit, thanks to AI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., the world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer, beat analysts' forecasts for the third quarter of 2025. (https://www.fastcompany.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 9 (8) Wall Street Is Even More Bullish on Micron, Seagate, and Western Digital. Here's Why. Wall Street analysts say growing AI demand and persistent supply shortages could support higher prices and margins for these data storage providers. (https://www.investopedia.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 10 (8) TSMC’s Results Add Another Feather in the Hat of AI Bulls—What You Need to Know Nvidia supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted record earnings and lifted its outlook. (https://www.investopedia.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 11 (8) Who Benefits From AI Spending? JP Morgan's Top Picks AI and hyperscale demand drive semiconductor growth for Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom. Rising hyperscaler capex and AI infrastructure investments lead to multi-year opportunities. Top beneficiaries include Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Marvell, Micron, and Western Digital. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 12 (8) AMD Technical Setup Targets $300 as Analyst Confidence Builds on AI Growth Market Analysis by covering: Oracle Corporation, Amazon.com Inc, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 13 (8) Taiwan Semiconductor CEO C.C. Wei Just Delivered Incredible News for Nvidia Stock Investors The semiconductor foundry just provided proof positive that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution continues to gain ground. (https://www.fool.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 14 (-4) In internal documents, Amazon warned that AI startups are delaying spending on AWS AWS faces a "fundamental" shift in how startups are allocating their cloud budgets, one of the documents warned earlier this year. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 15 (8) What Is Going On With Nvidia, Broadcom Stocks On Thursday? Taiwan Semiconductor reports strong earnings, driven by high demand for advanced processor technologies critical to AI applications. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 16 (5) From Chips to Clinics: More AI Startups Securing Millions Including Y Combinator's Latest AI Ventures While some critics warn of an impending AI bubble reminiscent of past market crashes, the AI industry remains a magnet for substantial investment. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 17 (5) Wall St mixed; chipmakers rise after TSMC’s results support AI optimism Wall St mixed; chipmakers rise after TSMC’s results support AI optimism (https://www.investing.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 18 (4) Mortgage rates inch lower, Nvidia & Broadcom boosted by TSM Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman tracks Thursday's top moving stocks and biggest market stories in this Market Minute. Mortgage rates are slightly lower this week, with the 30-year fixed rate down to 6.27% from 6.3%, according to data from Freddie Mac (FMCC). Chip stocks, including Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), and Arm Holdings (ARM), are jumping after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) delivered on third quarter earnings results. American Battery Technology Company (ABAT) stock is sinking after the company announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) canceled its grant funding. Stay up to date on the latest market action, minute-by-minute, with Yahoo Finance's Market Minute. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 19 (2) Why Q3 earnings will be extra crucial for AI sector Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal joins Opening Bid host Brian Sozzi to discuss the possibility of an artificial intelligence (AI) market bubble and to explain why this earnings season will be especially key for the AI space. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Opening Bid. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 20 (8) The stock market just got its first signal from earnings that the AI trade is still booming TSMC reported strong third-quarter earnings, with executives pointing specifically to the "mega trend" of AI as the force powering its stellar results. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 21 (8) Congo Says World’s Biggest Hydro Site Can Power AI Data Centers The Democratic Republic of Congo is pitching the world’s biggest hydroelectric site as a source of cheap, green power for energy-hungry data centers, as artificial intelligence usage surges. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 22 (-6) Carmakers Push to Secure Chips as China Trade Spat Escalates Automakers are bracing for fresh potential chip disruption, with China’s retaliatory export controls on an obscure Dutch supplier threatening to set off a chain reaction that could halt production lines. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 23 (8) Micron will get a boost from supply shortage in memory storage, UBS says The bank reiterated its buy rating on the semiconductor stock and raised its 12-month price target. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 24 (8) ABB CEO 'very confident' of demand for data centers powering AI ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland's ABB is "very confident" about future demand from data centers that power artificial intelligence, its CEO Morten Wierod told Reuters. The engineering company has seen double-digit percentage growth this year in orders for electrification products from data centers being built to meet AI and cloud computing demand. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 25 (8) Chip stocks rise after TSMC's rosy outlook on strong AI demand (Reuters) -Semiconductor stocks advanced on Thursday after top contract chipmaker TSMC (TSM) issued a rosy forecast, fanning optimism about demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure in a week of multi-billion-dollar deals across the sector. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 26 (8) Micron may follow Nvidia and AMD with this move that could send its stock higher, Citi says The memory-chip maker’s DRAM chips are expected to be the next target for long-term AI-infrastructure contracts, Citi says, and higher prices should help the company’s margins and stock. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 27 (8) AI Chip Boom Propels Chairman Of Korean Circuit Board Maker Into The Billionaire Ranks The surging demand for computer chips and related components to fuel the AI boom has boosted shares of ISU Petasys by 215% so far this year. (https://www.forbes.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 28 (6) Dow Set to Open Up as AI Rally Surges on Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are rising in premarket trading as the stock markets gains amid the AI rally. Trump, China trade fears remain. (https://www.barrons.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 29 (8) TSMC profit surges 39% to beat estimates and hit yet another record on AI chip demand Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported a 39.1% increase in third-quarter profit, hitting a fresh record despite missing estimates. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 30 (8) Taiwan Semiconductor Lifts Outlook After Blowout Quarter, CEO Says AI Signals From Clients Are 'Very Strong' Taiwan Semiconductor stock (TSM) gains as global demand for advanced processor technologies drives strong Q3 results. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 31 (9) TSMC profit surges to record high on AI chips boom; China concerns dismissed TSMC profit surges to record high on AI chips boom; China concerns dismissed (https://www.investing.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 32 (5) Intel Takes Another Stab at AI GPUs Intel will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) inference with its new Crescent Island GPU. (https://www.fool.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 33 (7) AI's boom continues as TSMC reveals a big jump in profits The world's biggest producer of advanced chips, raised its full-year revenue forecast on a bullish outlook for spending on artificial intelligence. TSMC (TSM) posted record profits that blew past market estimates. The world's largest food company, Nestle (NESN.SW) saw it shares soar after it announced 16,000 global job cuts. Bank of New York Mellon (BK) and KeyCorp (KEY) also revealed Q3 earnings before the opening bell. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 34 (8) Taiwan Semiconductor tops earnings expectations, raises guidance again on AI boom TSMC’s ADRs have rallied more than 50% already in 2025 and raised guidance will reinforce trading sentiment. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 35 (8) Tekscend Shares Rise 19% From IPO Price in Tokyo Trading Debut Tekscend Photomask Corp. shares gained 19% in their debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday after the maker of semiconductor material concluded a $1 billion initial public offering last week. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 36 (7) AI buildout spend is justified even if there are 'casualties,' Jim Cramer says CNBC's Jim Cramer argued that Big Tech's enormous investments in AI will be worthwhile. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 37 (6) Arm CEO says moving some AI workloads from the cloud will make it more sustainable Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas discussed AI technology's energy use in an interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 38 (2) TSMC earnings, Fed comments, homebuilder data: What to Watch Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Thursday, October 16, including corporate earnings from companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) and Charles Schwab (SCHW), commentary from Federal Reserve officials, and October's homebuilder confidence reading. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 39 (9) Samsung Electronics shares hit record high Shares of South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose as much as 2% on Thursday to an all-time high on investor optimism surrounding the semiconductor industry. Shares of the world's leading memory chip maker were up 0.95% at 95,900 won ($67.52) per share as of 0022 GMT, after hitting a record 96,900 won earlier in the session, surpassing the previous record of 96,800 won on January 11, 2021. Samsung Electronics shares have risen 80% so far this year. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 16, 2025 | |
| 40 (7) Apple updates iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Vision Pro with M5 chip Apple Inc. updated its iPad Pro, Vision Pro and MacBook Pro, refreshing products ahead of the crucial holiday-shopping season. Read here (https://financialpost.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 41 (2) Tempus AI Hits $100—Are Shares Due for a Pullback? After hitting $100, Tempus AI has retreated, but shares have still provided huge returns. Multiple factors suggest that the stock could see a larger correction. (https://www.marketbeat.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 42 (8) BlackRock, Nvidia-backed group buys Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion Aligned has been a big winner of the AI infrastructure spending boom, raising $12 billion in equity and debt earlier this year. (https://www.fastcompany.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 43 (8) Nvidia, Microsoft, and BlackRock Just Struck a Massive AI Data Center Deal AI darling Nvidia just struck another big data center deal—this time as part of a group with Microsoft, BlackRock, and others. (https://www.investopedia.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 44 (7) What Chipmaking Equipment Giant ASML's Q3 Results Said About AI Demand, China Trade Chipmaking equipment supplier ASML said it's upbeat on AI demand, even in the face of trade policy headwinds. (https://www.investopedia.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 45 (7) Chip Stocks Are Hot Today. AMD Is Just One Example. Semiconductor stocks are rising Wednesday, led by Advanced Micro Devices. The SOX index of chip stocks was recently up 2.5%, looking strong even on an upbeat day for stocks broadly. (https://www.investopedia.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 46 (-6) Pixelworks To Sell Shanghai Semiconductor To Verisilicon For RMB 950 Mln; PXLW Shares Drop Over 32% Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW), a provider of video and display processing solutions, said on Wednesday that it has inked a deal to sell its subsidiary, Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co. (https://www.rttnews.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 47 (7) Options Corner: Advanced Micro Devices Is Up Big But The Math Suggests There's More Room For Growth While Advanced Micro Devices has attracted strong analyst endorsements, AMD stock flashed a quant signal that forces a critical rethink. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 48 (6) Western Digital Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day Shares of Western Digital Corp. WDC rallied 6.46% to $120.44 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.40% to 6,671.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.04% to 46,253.31. Western Digital Corp. closed 12.34% below its 52-week high of $137.40, which the company achieved on October 2nd. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 49 (7) KLA Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day Shares of KLA Corp. KLAC rose 6.03% to $1,087.57 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.40% to 6,671.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.04% to 46,253.31. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
| 50 (2) Lam Research Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains Shares of Lam Research Corp. LRCX advanced 4.71% to $144.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.40% to 6,671.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.04% to 46,253.31. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Wed. Oct 15, 2025 | |
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