On July 20, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) rose 5.15% in pre-market trading, trading at $142.34 with turnover of $114 million. The rebound follows a nearly 15% plunge in the prior session triggered by Korean financial regulators raising minimum margin requirements for chip leverage ETFs to 30 million won, banning new single-stock leveraged products, and a simultaneous 25 basis-point rate hike by the Bank of Korea to 2.75%.
The recovery is driven by multiple factors. The Bank of Korea had earlier dismissed semiconductor peak concerns in a report, stating AI infrastructure investment continues to push demand well beyond supply, with the current upcycle exceeding its historical average of 40 months in both duration and intensity. DRAM contract prices continue to rise quarter-over-quarter, confirming industry fundamentals remain intact. Additionally, market focus is shifting to upcoming earnings from Intel and other tech giants this week, with investors anticipating potential positive signals that could validate the sector's growth trajectory following the steep correction.
The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in financial instruments providing 3X daily leveraged exposure to an index tracking the thirty largest U.S. listed semiconductor companies. The fund is non-diversified.
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