Global chip stocks fell roughly 13% in July, erasing over $1 trillion in market value in the worst monthly performance since 2022, as investors question whether the AI spending boom can sustain lofty …
The PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOXX) lost roughly 10% in a single day in June and July 2026, with implied volatility on the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) surging above 46%—more than double the S&P 500…
A violent unwind in AI and chip stocks is hiding beneath a resilient broader market, with the gap between expected volatility in semiconductor stocks and the S&P 500 reaching nearly 47 points, accordi…
Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model, on Thursday, ranking alongside Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score of 57…
Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 4% to 64,141 on Friday, entering correction territory more than 10% below its June 25 peak, as a Wall Street sell-off in AI and semiconductor stocks spread across Asian mark…
Semiconductor ETFs have logged 34 daily moves exceeding 4% in 2026, a record level of volatility, according to BTIG analyst Jonathan Krinsky. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) delivered over 62% year…
US semiconductor ETFs saw a record $7.1 billion in daily inflows, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF alone absorbing $5 billion, driven by investor demand for AI-related chip exposure. The surge refle…
Major chip stocks including SK Hynix, Samsung, Micron, and AMD have plunged double digits in a semiconductor sell-off driven by profit-taking, stretched valuations, and disappointing guidance from Bro…
NVIDIA Corporation appears on lists of brain-computer interface stocks, but has underperformed in 2026 with a 12% year-to-date gain versus the VanEck Semiconductor ETF's 85% rise. The B200 compute pri…
Retail investors poured a record $22.5 billion into US-listed semiconductor ETFs in the first half of 2026, with inflows surging 1,200% in a single month as AI demand accelerated. The iShares Semicond…
Retail investors poured a record $12 billion into US semiconductor ETFs in a single month through mid-to-late June 2026, a 1,200% surge since April, driven by the AI chip trade. The VanEck Semiconduct…