Technology stocks saw a sharp decline after an initial morning rally faded, with the semiconductor-focused ETF SOXL plunging 16.43% and AMD dropping nearly 7%. The selloff was driven by active short selling and investor caution ahead of the upcoming SpaceX IPO, causing a rotation out of tech stocks. Other major tech names like Broadcom, Nvidia, Intel, and Apple also fell significantly, signaling a broad retreat in the sector. The lack of sustained buying pressure suggests further downside risk for tech stocks in the near term.
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...
The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) surged nearly 293% year-to-date but recently fell about 30% in the last month, including a sharp 16% drop in one day. SOXL uses leverage to triple daily semiconductor index returns, but this also...
