VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) News
Track canonical SquawkNews coverage tagged to SMH, VanEck Semiconductor ETF. This hub brings together deduplicated headlines about alpaca us equities, markets catalysts, earnings, analyst actions, and wider market events so traders can review how a developing story changed over time. It contains 83 indexed stories across 38 publication days and is ordered by the same first-publication timeline used by LiveCast.
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S&P 500 Warning Signs: 3 Top-Performing ETFs Caught in a $1 Trillion AI Tug-of-War
Forecasts for the S&P 500, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY ), diverge as AI dictates market direction, while specialized ETFs continue to outperform SPY over a five-year horizon. However, market strategi
LIVE | Sep 16, 2026, 07:24 AM UTC
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Goldman's Panic Index logged third-largest daily drop in 3 years
A sudden three-point drop in the Goldman Sachs Panic Index on Friday wiped out broad market fear, registering as the third-largest single-day decline in the past three years.The collapse in panic left markets entering th
NEWS | Sep 15, 2026, 01:11 PM UTC
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Wells Fargo cuts S&P 500 target to 7,700, sees 5-10% downside first
Wells Fargo cut its year-end S&P 500 (SP500) AMEX:SPY AMEX:VOO AMEX:IVV target to 7,700 from 7,950, saying the index has limited upside from current levels and could fall 5%-10% first as the market enters the late inning
EARNINGS | Sep 15, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC
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Beyond Nvidia: Why Software Stocks Just Crushed Semiconductors in a Historic 25-Year Shift
Software funds have outperformed semiconductor funds by a 25-year record margin on Sept. 14. Capital shifted from chip makers to application software providers, marking a rotation within the technology sector. A Record-B
LIVE | Sep 15, 2026, 07:52 AM UTC
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August ETF flows show redemptions from chip and tech funds
August U.S.-listed ETF flows brought $182.6 billion of net inflows, but information technology and semiconductor ETFs saw some of the largest redemptions, according to FactSet data.
EARNINGS | Sep 04, 2026, 08:50 PM UTC
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Nvidia earnings and Jackson Hole put ETF bets in focus
Nvidia’s earnings and the Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting are setting up a pivotal week for ETF investors, with AI spending and higher-for-longer rates pulling in opposite directions.
CENTRAL_BANK | Aug 26, 2026, 06:24 PM UTC
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OpenAI pauses model training to rethink security measures
OpenAI took a two-week break from training new artificial-intelligence models while it rethinks security measures for risky trial runs, after similar sandbox-escape incidents at other AI developers.
EQUITY | Aug 20, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC
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Trump says he has a meeting next week with AI people
Trump says he has a meeting next week with AI people, with the remark cited alongside NVDA, AMD, SMH and AVGO and no further catalyst supplied.
GEOPOLITICS | Aug 19, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC
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BofA survey flashes sell signal as cash falls to 3.5%
Bank of America’s August Global Fund Manager Survey shows global equity allocations at a net 56% overweight and cash at 3.5%, triggering its contrarian sell signal.
MACRO | Aug 18, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC
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U.S. inflation data lifts stocks, chips lead record rally
The S&P 500 tops 7,800 for the first time after a flat July producer-price print and softer core PPI, while semiconductors and SanDisk’s 15% surge drive gains.
EARNINGS | Aug 13, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC
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Former Bridgewater CIO says AI stocks are priced to perfection
Bob Elliott, former Bridgewater Associates executive and CIO of Unlimited, says AI stocks are priced for an extraordinary future of productivity growth, dissaving and interlinked spending among technology companies.
EARNINGS | Aug 13, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC
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Applied Materials Q3 Earnings Preview
Applied Materials is expected to report Q3 revenue of $9.00 billion and EPS of $3.39
EARNINGS | Aug 12, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC
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Bigger Earnings, Bigger Drop: The Sandisk Selloff Explained
Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK ) stock fell nearly 10% in Thursday’s premarket session as investors questioned whether the memory-chip maker can sustain its unusually high profit margins after posting stronger-than-ex
EARNINGS | Aug 06, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC
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S&P 500 Hits Record Highs, Palantir Jumps 27%: Stock Market Today
U.S. equities powered to fresh record highs by midday Tuesday as blowout guidance from Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR ) and a Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT ) earnings beat reignited the AI trade, while crude oil
EARNINGS | Aug 04, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX), at highs +0.6% at 11,375, bouncing off earlier lows of `0,922 and reclaimed its 100dma resistance of 11,080 in st
SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX), at highs +0.6% at 11,375, bouncing off earlier lows of `0,922 and reclaimed its 100dma resistance of 11,080 in strong semi recovery off lows
EQUITY | Aug 03, 2026, 02:52 PM UTC
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Tech Stocks Rise
MSFT, ORCL, and CRM gain
EQUITY | Aug 03, 2026, 01:52 PM UTC
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SMH rises 3.3% premarket
SMH outperforms IGV in premarket
EQUITY | Jul 31, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC
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NVIDIA Stock Is Still Up, But $250 Billion AI Risk Has Spooked The Debt Market
Credit-default swaps, the derivatives synonymous with the 2008 financial crisis, are becoming Wall Street’s preferred system for dealing with the rampant artificial-intelligence spending boom. As hyperscalers tap out the
RATES | Jul 31, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC
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Chipmakers Lift Stocks
Chipmakers rebound lifts stocks
EQUITY | Jul 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC
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IGV Falls, SMH Semis Rise
IGV software falls, SMH semis rise 4.7%
EQUITY | Jul 30, 2026, 01:42 PM UTC
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US Stocks Rally
US stocks rise as dip buyers emerge
EQUITY | Jul 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC
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SMH Drops 23.2% in July
SMH posts worst month since 2002
EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 08:21 PM UTC
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SMH The PHLX Semi Index (SOX) drops another near -3% to 10,700, down over 9% this week and about -25% this month (still up 51% YTD) dropping
SMH The PHLX Semi Index (SOX) drops another near -3% to 10,700, down over 9% this week and about -25% this month (still up 51% YTD) dropping below its 100dma support of 10,975 today
EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 03:10 PM UTC
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SMH -4.3% below $525 and approaching 100dma of $522.80
SMH -4.3% below $525 and approaching 100dma of $522.80
EQUITY | Jul 28, 2026, 02:11 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) pulling back further -2.35% around 11,500 as semis an early drag on tech/Nasdaq
SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) pulling back further -2.35% around 11,500 as semis an early drag on tech/Nasdaq
EQUITY | Jul 27, 2026, 02:12 PM UTC
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SMH semis sliding on the open, turning red
SMH semis sliding on the open, turning red
EQUITY | Jul 27, 2026, 01:40 PM UTC
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STIFEL: “.. Consensus expects hyperscaler capex growth (Y/Y%) to roll over soon. We disagree. Chipmaker revenue leads hyperscaler cape
STIFEL: “.. Consensus expects hyperscaler capex growth (Y/Y%) to roll over soon. We disagree. Chipmaker revenue leads hyperscaler capex by roughly one quarter.. and global semiconductor sales point to accelerating
EQUITY | Jul 27, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC
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Bond Markets Are Rethinking Big Tech’s $1 Trillion+ a Year for AI
Big Tech’s defining financial advantage, an abundant cash flow, is colliding with the physical demands of generative AI. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN ), Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META
RATES | Jul 27, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index tumbles -5% to 11,700 now as the sell off in tech accelerates; QQQ on track for -1.8% weekly loss
SMH PHLX Semi Index tumbles -5% to 11,700 now as the sell off in tech accelerates; QQQ on track for -1.8% weekly loss
EQUITY | Jul 24, 2026, 07:17 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) big move lower -2% at 12,100 as semis/data center/AI plays seeing selling momentum
SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) big move lower -2% at 12,100 as semis/data center/AI plays seeing selling momentum
EQUITY | Jul 24, 2026, 01:43 PM UTC
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SMH semis pushing back near the early highs, down just 0.35% now
SMH semis pushing back near the early highs, down just 0.35% now
EQUITY | Jul 23, 2026, 04:39 PM UTC
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LRCX -3.1%, MU -3.1%, KLAC -3%, AMAT -2.45%, INTC -2.85%, ARM -2.5%, SNDK -2.5%, MRVL -2.1%, AMD -2%, AVGO -1.6% semis weak in the premarket
LRCX -3.1%, MU -3.1%, KLAC -3%, AMAT -2.45%, INTC -2.85%, ARM -2.5%, SNDK -2.5%, MRVL -2.1%, AMD -2%, AVGO -1.6% semis weak in the premarket, SMH down 1.8% has the QQQ underperforming -0.66%
EQUITY | Jul 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC
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ADBE -5% CRM -3.8% WDAY -5.5% premarket on software after MSCO downgrades and broader weakness in software early as semis SMH rebound
ADBE -5% CRM -3.8% WDAY -5.5% premarket on software after MSCO downgrades and broader weakness in software early as semis SMH rebound
EQUITY | Jul 21, 2026, 01:27 PM UTC
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Why Fund Managers Now Fear AI Capex More Than Iran, Tariffs, or a Recession
If you ask institutional investors, the global economy is heading toward a no-landing scenario – growth remains resilient, inflation fears are receding, and recession risk has nearly disappeared from consensus forecasts.
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 21, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semiconductor index (SOX) rises 3% back above 12,000 after falling around -10% last week, and dropped as much as 20% off highs on F
SMH PHLX Semiconductor index (SOX) rises 3% back above 12,000 after falling around -10% last week, and dropped as much as 20% off highs on Friday (before bouncing) as memory names leading early SNDK MU SKHY as well as AI
EQUITY | Jul 20, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC
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SMH semisignals June – lead time expansion accelerates, pricing surges @ SUSQ
SMH semisignals June – lead time expansion accelerates, pricing surges @ SUSQ
EQUITY | Jul 20, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX chip index (SOX) down 10% for the week, biggest weekly drop since April 2025
SMH PHLX chip index (SOX) down 10% for the week, biggest weekly drop since April 2025
EQUITY | Jul 17, 2026, 08:06 PM UTC
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Inflation Broke Lower, The AI Trade Broke with It: The Week on Wall Street
The best inflation report of 2026 landed on Wall Street this week, and the market sold anyway, abandoning the semiconductor trade that has carried the entire rally for three years. By Friday afternoon, the technology sec
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 17, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) now up on the day +0.55% at 11,930, a more than 700 point bounce off morning lows of 11,194
SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) now up on the day +0.55% at 11,930, a more than 700 point bounce off morning lows of 11,194
EQUITY | Jul 17, 2026, 05:09 PM UTC
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Tech Rout Deepens on China's AI Shock, Crude Rises to $81: Stock Market Today
Tech stocks fell for a third straight session Friday as the semiconductor complex extended one of its worst weeks of the year, with investors fleeing the AI hardware trade after a Chinese startup unveiled the world’s lar
MACRO | Jul 17, 2026, 04:34 PM UTC
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SPY Market futures are sharply lower, driven by the continued pullback in tech and Semiconductor stocks. The latest worry is from a Chinese
SPY Market futures are sharply lower, driven by the continued pullback in tech and Semiconductor stocks. The latest worry is from a Chinese AI startup claiming its new model is competitive with those of OpenAI and Anthro
EQUITY | Jul 17, 2026, 01:15 PM UTC
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SMH NVDA AMD MU SNDK Moonshot's Kimi K3 "performed competitively with Fable 5 (with fallback) and substantially outperformed Anthropic's Opu
SMH NVDA AMD MU SNDK Moonshot's Kimi K3 "performed competitively with Fable 5 (with fallback) and substantially outperformed Anthropic's Opus 4.8, GPT 5.6 SOL, and GPT 5.5" in terms of GPU kernel optimisation, the compan
EQUITY | Jul 17, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC
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SMH NVDA AMD MU SNDK semis again looking lower, watch opticals, data Centers and other AI plays again after Chinese AI startup Moonshot on F
SMH NVDA AMD MU SNDK semis again looking lower, watch opticals, data Centers and other AI plays again after Chinese AI startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said is the world
EQUITY | Jul 17, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) more than 300 points off lows, paring declines to -2.6% around 12,330 helping lift markets off lows
SMH PHLX Semi Index (SOX) more than 300 points off lows, paring declines to -2.6% around 12,330 helping lift markets off lows
EQUITY | Jul 15, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC
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Memory-Chip Selloff Drags Nasdaq 100 Lower, SanDisk Sinks 13%: Stock Market Today
A second straight cool inflation reading and a wave of upbeat bank earnings pushed the Dow and small caps higher by midday Wednesday, even as a selloff across memory-chip and hardware stocks dragged the Nasdaq 100 into t
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 15, 2026, 05:01 PM UTC
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SMH PHLX Index (SOX) notable weakness early -1.3% to 12,500 while software IGV and Mag 7 names take lead today in tech in another rotation
SMH PHLX Index (SOX) notable weakness early -1.3% to 12,500 while software IGV and Mag 7 names take lead today in tech in another rotation
EQUITY | Jul 15, 2026, 02:17 PM UTC
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DIA Dow popping on the open, early outperformer +0.55%, SPY spuz strong +0.42% with QQQ sliding on the open +0.32% - SMH semis red -0.3%
DIA Dow popping on the open, early outperformer +0.55%, SPY spuz strong +0.42% with QQQ sliding on the open +0.32% - SMH semis red -0.3%
EQUITY | Jul 15, 2026, 01:38 PM UTC
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Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday after a softer-than-expected inflation report boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve may not need to tighten monetary policy as aggressively this year. Polymarket traders now expect th
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 15, 2026, 08:25 AM UTC
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The Secret Behind 2026's Biggest ETF Launches Isn't What You Think
The U.S. ETF market launched a record 728 new funds in the first half of 2026, but only a handful have emerged as breakout successes. Their common thread isn’t simply exposure to AI, space or fixed income, it’s tapping i
RATES | Jul 14, 2026, 06:01 PM UTC
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SMH semis been weak from the open, remain +1.5% with IGV software erasing the initial IBM weakness, +0.3% now
SMH semis been weak from the open, remain +1.5% with IGV software erasing the initial IBM weakness, +0.3% now
EQUITY | Jul 14, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC
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SMH Chip stocks climb in premarket trading AMD +3.2%, MU +2.9%, WDC +3.8% NVDA +1%, AVGO +1.8%, MRVL +3.4%
SMH Chip stocks climb in premarket trading AMD +3.2%, MU +2.9%, WDC +3.8% NVDA +1%, AVGO +1.8%, MRVL +3.4%
EQUITY | Jul 14, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC
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QQQ premarket highs +0.6% with SMH semis strong +2.6%
QQQ premarket highs +0.6% with SMH semis strong +2.6%
EQUITY | Jul 14, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC
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SMH PHLX Semi Index at lows -5.1% to 12,300 (off earlier highs 12,646)
SMH PHLX Semi Index at lows -5.1% to 12,300 (off earlier highs 12,646)
EQUITY | Jul 13, 2026, 07:22 PM UTC
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Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
The S&P 500 rallied on Thursday as semiconductor stocks rebounded and oil prices eased, but Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index will open lower on Friday. The S&P 500 gained 0.81% to close at 7,543.64. How
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 10, 2026, 08:20 AM UTC
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Subsidiary QTS said to abandon large data center development in Virginia
** Note: Blackstone took data center operator QTS Realty Trust private in 2021 in an all-cash transaction valued at $10 billion. Under Blackstone, QTS has expanded its development pipeline from $1 billion to $25 billion,
EQUITY | Jul 02, 2026, 06:23 PM UTC
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Nvidia, Tesla, Caterpillar: ETFs Most Exposed to Michael Burry's New Shorts
Michael Burry, the investor best known for predicting the 2008 housing market collapse, has taken aim at some of Wall Street’s biggest AI winners, raising fresh questions for ETF investors heavily exposed to the trade. H
EARNINGS | Jul 01, 2026, 07:07 PM UTC
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SMH vs. SMHC: ETF Battle that Mirrors the Global AI Chip Race
Investors looking to play the semiconductor boom no longer have to choose only between AI leaders such as NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM ). With the launch of the VanEck
EARNINGS | Jul 01, 2026, 04:11 PM UTC
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Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down Today?
The S&P 500 ended June on a strong note, capping off its best quarter since 2020, but Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index could start the second half of the year on a weaker footing. The S&P 500 gained 0.7
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 01, 2026, 08:22 AM UTC
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South Korea Jun Trade Balance: $B v $32.6Be
Exports Y/Y: 70.9% v 60.9%e - Imports Y/Y: % v 24.5%e
MACRO | Jul 01, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC