VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)

Broadcom shares are trading lower by 5.2% Wednesday afternoon. Shares of chip stocks are trading lower amid overall market weakness, which may be due to tariff volatility.

The weekly chart while struggling, in contrast to XRT Retail, IYT remains above the 200-WMA.

We’re still not seeing leadership emerge from the right places, although it’s beyond interesting (and no coincidence) that stocks and crypto are now behaving similarly from a technical standpoint.

On the weekly chart, IBB is breaking under the 200-week moving average. 

Correcting the financial mess and policy-made economic dislocations of the past decade was never going to be pain-free.

The market will experience nasty bear markets from time to time as it has throughout history and there’s no reason not to take advantage of them.

Telecom, AI and semiconductor ETFs offer investors attractive opportunities as NVIDIA leads the AI-driven revolution in telecommunications.

Intel has a good solid base going back to October/November 2024. 

Currently, CANE is above all the moving averages and the January 6-month calendar range. It is outperforming the benchmark. 

Both SPY and QQQ must get back over and close above their 50-WMA to convince bulls the move Friday, while a reversal in the works, is not just a dead cat bounce.

The OpenAI and Oracle Corp. partnership will launch the Stargate data center, with $100 billion investment in Texas. This will impact AI and semiconductor sectors, with ETFs like ARCA: AIS and NASDAQ: SMH positioned to benefit.

Super Micro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a top player in AI infrastructure with growing demand and potential for investors. ETFs like SMH, BOTZ and IGV can benefit from its growth.

In 2025, we expect 9.5% growth in the global semiconductor market, driven by robust demand for data centre services, including AI. However, growth in other, more mature segments is expected to be stagnant. 

Adobe momentum sits on the 50-DMA. Ulta momentum shows a bullish divergence as the red dots are above the 200-DMA while the price is below the 200-DMA. 

Trump may scrap US chip subsidies for Taiwan Semiconductor, causing AI chip stocks to trade lower. Big Tech leaders may meet to discuss stricter tariff policies.

Looking at the monthly chart, XRT now sits back in economic contraction, or below the 23-month moving average. 

Tech stocks are struggling, pushing major ETFs to bargain-level prices. These four tech ETFs are trading near 50-day lows.

According to The Wall Street Journal, President Trump is expected to announce the initiative later on Monday.

It has been 2 years and 2 months since the ETF for Semiconductors SMH has traded below the 50-week moving average. 

The S&P 500 had a wild session on Friday based in part on some interesting video from The White House.

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Marvell Technology shares are trading lower by 2.7% during Thursday's session. The stock is trading lower following Nvidia's strong earnings report.

Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) to release Q4 earnings today after market close. Analysts expect EPS of 84 cents and revenues of $38.1 billion. Earnings could influence performance of ETFs with Nvidia exposure, highlighting its significance in the tech market.