Chip stocks Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel experienced sharp midday declines of 9% and 8%, respectively, driven by broad profit-taking after significant year-to-date gains of 129% and 199%. Despite positive earnings reports and strong AI infrastructure demand supporting their fundamentals, the selloff reflects a rotation out of high-momentum semiconductor names amid rising market anxiety and valuation concerns. These declines also dragged the NASDAQ 100 lower, highlighting the index's heavy reliance on a narrow group of AI and chip leaders. Investors should watch if dip-buyers emerge or if selling continues, as this could set the tone for the semiconductor sector's near-term direction.
Asian semiconductor stocks experienced a significant decline following a sell-off in US chipmakers, with SK Hynix shares dropping over 9% in Seoul after an earlier 8% rally. The sell-off reflects concerns over AI spending and profit-taking after a st...
The FTSE 100 index fell slightly, dragged down by mining stocks reacting to China's slower GDP growth of 4.3% in Q2, its weakest in three years. Despite this, oil prices remained steady amid US-Iran tensions. PayPal shares jumped over 14% following r...
TappAlpha introduced the TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF (TMGN), which offers exposure to the Cboe Magnificent 10 Index featuring leading tech companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple. This ETF applies TappAlpha's options-b...
In Q2 2026, AMD's stock surged 182.4%, driven by growth in AI workloads linked to large language models. CrowdStrike also saw strong gains of 95.6% due to a positive shift in the AI investment narrative. Conversely, Netflix's stock declined after bea...
The ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR) holds nearly 23% of its portfolio in SpaceX, providing direct pre-IPO exposure to investors. In contrast, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) does not hold SpaceX shares but invests in public disruptive tech...
