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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, positive 3.5, negative -0.5) on 20251018. The forces of Price Level (2), Sentiment towards Fundamentals (1.8), Option Speculation (1.5), Sector Price Trend (1.1), Broad Market Trend (0.5), 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 (3.5). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (3) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 | 5% | 5.4% | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2025-10-17 | 3% | 5.3% | 288.17 | 78 | -0.28% | 0.28% | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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