$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$ $Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares(SOXS)$ It's easy to forget we're in a bull market. This recent move looks like a rotation—markets need to broaden out, which is actually healthy in a longer-term uptrend. The volatility might seem dramatic, especially if someone is trading a leveraged 3x ETF rather than investing. Overall, I view this as a bullish signal. Semiconductors aren't collapsing. If you're holding these leveraged instruments for the long term without understanding their mechanics, that's a different issue. Personally, I'm adding to SOXL on $5 dips, treating the fear as a trading opportunity.
$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$ As I mentioned, a temporary loss isn't a big deal if you're confident you could buy back at a lower price. Tech is the future, provided things don't go off the rails.
$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$ PPI came in at -0.3%, compared to the 0.0% forecast and 0.6% the previous month. Combined with the CPI data, these are signals of cooling inflation. Next up is the PCE data at the end of the month.
$Intel(INTC)$ Earnings are coming up next Thursday, and past reactions have been pretty wild. The last quarter's report actually led to one of the better post-earnings moves, given the improving situation back then. So it'll be interesting to see if we get a repeat, especially now that the stock has pulled back about 25% from its 52-week high.
$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$ As anticipated, CPI came in much cooler at -0.4% for the month, lowering the annual rate from 4.2% to 3.5%. PPI is also expected to be cooler. Banks beat both top and bottom line earnings, though they're pulling back a bit—not entirely sure why on that move. The USD and the 10-year yield are dropping on the news. If it weren't for surging oil prices, the market would likely have seen a much bigger rally.