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Semiconductors Sector: News Highlight, Sentiment and Fundamentals
Tue. Oct 21, 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 3.1, positive 3.6, negative -0.5) on 20251021. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.2), Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Sector Price Trend (0.9), 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 (3.6). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (3.1) 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.


DateAttentionAverage
Attention
PricePrice
Level
ChangeSMA10
Trend
Market
Sentiment
Trend
Sentiment
FundamentalsNews
Sentiment
2025-10-214%      4.7%      291.33      80      -0.56%      0.31%      1.6      0.9      2.2      2.8     
2025-10-204%      4.7%      292.97      88      1.67%      0.18%      1.3      0.7      2.3      2.9     
2025-10-195%      5.1%      1.4      1.1      1.8      4.8     
2025-10-185%      5.4%      1.4      1.1      1.8      4.3     
2025-10-173%      5.3%      288.17      78      -0.28%      0.28%      1.5      1.1      1.9      4.5     
2025-10-165%      5.6%      288.98      83      0.47%      0.28%      0.3      -0.2      1.8      6.5     
2025-10-157%      5.4%      287.64      83      3.09%      0.39%      0.4      -0.3      1.9      6.2     
2025-10-144%      5.4%      279.03      61      -2.13%      0.28%      0.5      -0.2      1.7      5.4     
2025-10-137%      6%      285.1      79      4.82%      0.57%      0.5      0.4      1.9      5.7     
2025-10-127%      6.6%      1.2      0      2.2      1.6     
 
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 (5) OpenAI Launches Its Own Web Browser—ChatGPT Atlas—As Alphabet Shares Fall The browser will be immediately available on MacOS and come to Windows, iOS, and Android soon. (https://www.forbes.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
2 (8) Anthropic, Google in Talks on Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Deal Anthropic PBC is in discussions with Alphabet Inc.’s Google about a deal that would provide the artificial intelligence company with additional computing power valued in the high tens of billions of dollars, according to people familiar with the matter. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
3 (-5) Are we in an AI bubble? Here's what analysts and experts are saying The euphoria is drawing comparisons to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s and the 2008 financial crisis. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
4 (6) OpenAI launches AI browser Atlas in latest challenge to Google OpenAI launches AI browser Atlas in latest challenge to Google (https://www.investing.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
5 (4) Germany's Northern Data withdraws 2025 forecast Northern Data said in a statement that the forecast withdrawal is partially offset by improved utilization of its GPU capacity driven by customer traction after the second-quarter technology upgrade. The company said that its Taiga cloud business initiated an upgrade of its infrastructure in March to enable access to its GPU estate, which led to improving the company's ability to serve existing customers and added a new and diversified customer base. Currently, more than 15,000 GPUs of Northern Data's 22,000 H100 and H200 GPU estate have been allocated to customers, Northern Data added. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
 
6 (8) Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
7 (6) Anthropic, Google in talks on cloud deal worth tens of billions, Bloomberg News reports The deal, which has not been finalized yet, includes Alphabet's Google providing cloud computing services to Anthropic, according to the report. Google declined to comment, while Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Anthropic, which counts Google and Amazon.com as its major investors, is the creator of the Claude chatbot and competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT for AI dominance. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
8 (5) Anthropic, Google in Talks on Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Deal The plan, which has not been finalized, involves Google providing cloud computing services to Anthropic, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the information is private. Google is a previous investor in, and cloud provider for, Anthropic. Anthropic and Google declined to comment. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
9 (7) Tesla Q3 preview: Robotaxi, AI ambitions on the agenda following high-water mark in sales Tesla stock went on a tear to end the third quarter, erasing early 2025 losses with investors betting on the firm’s AI-related ambitions. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
10 (-5) OpenAI’s new browser puts Google in the hot seat, and Alphabet’s stock drops OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser is the latest in a series of new products that are challenging Alphabet’s ecosystem. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
 
11 (8) Meta, Blue Owl and AI: Here are the details of Wall Street’s biggest private-credit deal ever Meta and Blue Owl struck a record $27 billion joint venture for the tech giant’s Hyperion data center, signaling a pivot in how Big Tech is funding its AI ambitions. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
12 (3) Halliburton Is Branching Into Data-Center Power Supplies as Frack Demand Stagnates Halliburton Co. is diversifying into data-center power generation amid slackening worldwide demand for oilfield fracking. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
13 (8) Pimco Lands $2 Billion in Paper Gains From Meta Data Center Pacific Investment Management Co. is already cashing in on the $27 billion debt package it led for a Meta Platforms Inc. data center. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
14 (8) HIVE targets 35 EH/s by 2026 with 100 MW hydro expansion HIVE plans a 100 MW hydro-powered expansion in Paraguay and a fivefold increase in its AI and HPC operations. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
15 (0) Analysts update Broadcom stock forecast Analysts updated their model for semiconductor industry and AVGO stock. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
 
16 (-7) China Says Dutch Nexperia Seizure Places Supply Chain at Risk China’s Commerce Minister warned that the Dutch state’s move to take control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia has “seriously affected” the stability of the global supply chain. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
17 (5) Engaged Capital urges cost cutting at Cognex to boost share price NEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist investor Engaged Capital has built a sizable stake in Cognex and is urging the maker of machine vision systems to cut costs and use cost consultants, arguing this could help the stock price nearly double in the next two years. "This is an AI company without the AI valuation," Engaged's founder and chief investment officer Glenn Welling said on Tuesday at the 13D Monitor Active-Passive Investment Summit in New York. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
18 (8) Broadcom left investors with a mystery. This analyst thinks he’s cracked the case. The custom chip maker added a fourth customer that is expected to deliver $10 billion in revenue, and Mizuho analysts believe it could be OpenAI rival Anthropic. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
19 (2) Amazon Web Services finally recovers after major outage The AWS outage affected sites from Amazon to Disney + to Coinbase. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
20 (-3) Amazon's Reputation At Risk After 15 Hours Of Disruptions; May Spark Customer Demand For 'Cloud Diversification' ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
 
21 (-2) AWS Outage: What To Know As Amazon Says Cloud Service Is Back To Normal Reports of outages were slowly rising again Tuesday morning. (https://www.forbes.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
22 (-6) Amazon Cloud Reputation Hit After Outage Lasting 15 Hours Amazon.com Inc.’s reputation as a reliable provider of cloud services took a hit on Monday when an outage lasting some 15 hours disrupted the operations of hundreds of companies, ranging from Apple Inc. to McDonald’s Corp. to Epic Games Inc. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
23 (2) AI set to be a boon for emerging markets — but some investors aren't convinced Venture capitalist told CNBC that AI-generated code cannot replace good technical talent. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
24 (8) Navitas (NVTS) Climbs to All-Time High Ahead of Earnings, Strong Optimism We recently published 10 Big Names Beating Wall Street at its Own Game. Navitas Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:NVTS) is one of the best performers on Monday. Navitas rebounded on Monday to hit a new all-time high as investors began loading positions ahead of the results of its earnings performance, supported by strong optimism for the booming […] (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
25 (7) Serval raises $47 million to bring AI agents to IT service management Serval is using agentic AI models to automate IT service management, but the company has a unique approach that takes advantage of agentic AI’s powers while avoiding many of its pitfalls. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
 
26 (-6) Europe Auto Industry Braces For Chip-Linked Output Curbs in Days Europe’s auto industry is preparing for production disruption within days because of China’s export restrictions on semiconductors made by Nexperia. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
27 (-6) Amazon Cloud Reputation Takes Hit After Outage Lasting 15 Hours Amazon.com Inc.’s reputation as a reliable provider of cloud services took a hit on Monday when an outage lasting some 15 hours disrupted the operations of hundreds of companies, ranging from Apple Inc. to McDonald’s Corp. to Epic Games Inc. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
28 (8) We're initiating a position in a company that is a key player in the AI buildout The rise of artificial intelligence is driving strong demand for the company's fiber and connectivity products used inside data centers. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
29 (7) Veeam acquires data security company Securiti AI for $1.7bn Veeam plans to offer Seucriti's data command center product alongside its existing data resiliency products. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
30 (-6) Amazon Cloud Reputation Takes Hit After Outage Lasting 15 Hours The incident, which some analysts are calling Amazon’s worst outage since 2021, reminded the world of the perils of depending on a handful of cloud companies to deliver crucial computing and internet services. Outages like Monday’s strike at a core premise of the cloud: that a centralized operation full of sharp engineers will keep servers running better and more efficiently than individual companies’ own staff. The breakdown occurred at a challenging moment for the Amazon Web Services cloud unit, which has long touted reliability and accountability as a core piece of its pitch to customers. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
 
31 (8) Broadcom left investors with a mystery. This analyst thinks he’s cracked the case. The custom chip maker added a fourth customer that is expected to deliver $10 billion in revenue, and Mizuho analysts believe it could be OpenAI rival Anthropic. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
32 (6) Korea’s Early Trade Data Show Robust Exports Despite Tariffs South Korea’s early exports advanced in October, aided by resilient semiconductor demand even as US tariffs weighed on momentum and holidays created distortions. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 21, 2025
33 (5) Nvidia-Backed Cohere to Offer Secondary Sale of Employee Shares Cohere Inc., the Nvidia Corp.-backed artificial intelligence startup that raised funds at a $7 billion valuation a month ago, is holding a so-called tender for employees who want to sell their stakes in the company to outside investors. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
34 (7) Analysis-Chip crunch: how the AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory SEOUL (Reuters) -The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some customers and a surge in their prices, industry executives and analysts said. The unexpected ripple effect of the AI boom is giving a much-needed boost to memory chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics, which has lagged rivals in offering advanced AI chips and a rally in their share prices. Supply of the more mundane semiconductors has become so tight that the global memory chip industry is poised to head into what some analysts call a "super cycle", as device makers frantically stock up on memory chips, executives said. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
35 (8) New Credo Trade Idea Offers Nice Profit Opportunity in Big Tech This data center company has been on a roll this year but the upside may not be over. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
 
36 (10) GSI Technology Stock Surges 163% After Cornell Validation Of Compute-In-Memory APU GSI Technology, Inc. (GSIT) shares soared 163.10 percent to $13.39, up $8.31 on Monday after researchers at Cornell University published findings confirming that the company's Gemini-I APU Compute-In-Memory architecture can deliver GPU-class performance for large-scale AI applications while using over 98 percent less energy. (https://www.rttnews.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
37 (-4) AWS Recovering After Major Outage Hits Companies, Services Worldwide Amazon Web Services, following a major outage in its cloud computing service across the world, especiallly the United States, started recovering early Monday. AWS, tech major Amazon's cloud hosting provider, had went offline due to a problem with one of its core database products, affecting millions as it hit the websites and apps of major companies and critical services. (https://www.rttnews.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
38 (7) Data Center Growth Adds to US Onshoring Momentum and GDP Strength Market Analysis by covering: General Motors Company, NVIDIA Corporation, S&P 500, United States 10-Year. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
39 (8) Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD Each Won Deals With OpenAI. Here's the Biggest Winner of the Bunch. These chip rivals each aim to win as AI spending reaches into the trillions of dollars. (https://www.fool.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
40 (5) Can AMD’s stock live up to the hype? Depends on how you look at it. The short-term setup could be promising for AMD’s stock, according to Bernstein. But delivering over a longer period gets more complicated. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
 
41 (8) This startup is building an agentic AI platform for advertisers. See the pitch deck that helped it raise $12M. AdsGency wants to disrupt the traditional ad agency industry by automating ad campaigns across Meta, Google, TikTok, and other platforms. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
42 (6) An ex-Microsoft scientist is building an AI startup to change how companies handle work visas Priyanka Kulkarni's "exhausting" and "confusing" experiences as an employee on an H-1B visa inspired her to launch her startup, Casium. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
43 (-4) How the AWS outage hit people, from missed Starbucks orders to wonky Alexa alarms An Amazon Web Services outage caused some consumers to go without their early morning Starbucks mobile order and Wordle. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
44 (8) AI Marketing Firm Revmatics Unveils Data Platform to Scale Conversions and Lower Customer Acquisition Costs AI-powered platform Revmatics helps brands use data more effectively to scale conversions, lower acquisition costs, and drive sustainable growth. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
45 (-7) Chipmaker Nexperia's China Arm Tells Staff To Ignore Dutch HQ, Deepening Semiconductor Split ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
 
46 (-6) OpenAI-Microsoft Friction Grows As ChatGPT App Growth Slows, Data Center Buildout Risks Overcapacity ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
47 (3) AWS outage, futures rise, CPI report this week: 3 Things Some of the top stories Wall Street is watching on Monday, Oct. 20, include an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage impacting many major websites. Futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are rising ahead of a big week of earnings, which includes reports from Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), and Intel (INTC). This week, traders will also be watching for the delayed September CPI report. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
48 (-5) AWS outage impacts Coinbase, Robinhood: What we know Amazon's (AMZN) cloud services platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is experiencing a widespread outage, affecting major platforms and websites like Coinbase (COIN), Robinhood (HOOD), Snapchat (SNAP). Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley joins Morning Brief host Julie Hyman to discuss what we know. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
49 (3) Elon Musk takes shot at a rival that just made a huge mistake Amazon Web Services experienced a global outage Oct. 20. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025
50 (7) Under-the-radar AI stocks to watch beyond Nvidia Here are the lesser known stocks quietly powering the AI revolution. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Mon. Oct 20, 2025


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