VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)

The proliferation of leveraged speculation ensures acute fragility. And, to be sure, faith in liquidity backstops and market bailouts is absolutely fundamental to market structure.

Investors are pulling out of top tech ETFs, despite strong performance, in favor of blue-chip stocks. Defensive sectors see inflows as tech weakens.

Benzinga's options scanner recently caught a string of long-expiry call options on AMD.

Marvell Technology shares are trading higher by 6.5% during Thursday's session. Strong economic data and easing trade tensions fueled the stock higher into Thursday's close.

Intel is scheduled to report first-quarter 2025 results on April 24 after market close. Let’s take a closer look at its fundamentals ahead of the earnings release.

Intel, once a semiconductor frontrunner, has fallen far behind its peers due to a series of product missteps and execution issues.

Taiwan Semiconductor reported strong Q1 results with net sales of $25.53 billion, up 41.6% Y/Y, driven by demand for AI processors.

Advanced Micro Devices shares are trading lower by 11.5% over the trailing week. Investors are weighing U.S. government restrictions on AI chip exports to China and several other regions.

In this brief market report, we will take a look at the various asset classes, sectors, equity categories, ETFs, and stocks that moved the market higher, as well as the market segments that defied the trend by moving lower.

The Blue Whale Growth fund, backed by the English billionaire Peter Hargreaves, has sold its entire stake in Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), citing fears of a global economic slowdown.

The most advanced 3-nm processors accounted for 22% of the total wafer revenue while 5-nm and 7-nm made up 36% and 15%, respectively.

SMH holds steadfast above the 200-WMA even in the face of the tariffs and chip ban to China. 

The Trump tariff dispute with China is getting worse and stock portfolios are feeling the sting. Just look at Dan Loeb's holdings.

Chip stocks are facing selling pressure on Wednesday after NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced that the U.S. government will start requiring a license to export chips to China.

While the first-quarter bottom-line result beat the 5.78-euro consensus estimate compiled by Finchat, revenue fell nearly in line with an estimate of 7.78 billion euros.

The fireworks seem to be over, for now at least. There are still some underlying issues in the market, some uncertainty.

Tariffs on foreign semiconductors may remake supply chains and spook markets. Investors focus on ETFs with heavy chipmaker exposure.

Trump plans to impose tariffs on imported semiconductors, but promises flexibility. Semiconductor stocks rise, but tariffs may impact demand and revenue.

Intel's hiring of Lip-Bu Tan as CEO has sparked controversy due to his investments in Chinese tech firms, including some tied to the PLA. This raises concerns for ETF investors over geopolitical and national security risks.

TSM has seen a 25% decline in stock value and a Death Cross pattern, while President Trump's recent threats of a 100% tax on the company add to the negative outlook. Investors may find more stability in ETFs such as SPY, SOXX, and SMH.

Nvidia and these three other tech giants are at the top of my buy list.

Semiconductors are exempt from reciprocal tariffs, so why are semiconductor stocks down?

In this week's video, we'll review the latest charts and data to help us answer the question, are we on the cusp of another global financial crisis?

Broadcom and Marvell are at the center of the AI networking boom, with their high-performance solutions in demand for hyperscalers' data centers.