Tim Knight didn't even get past the letter A and found enough bearish setups to fill a video. SOXL has topped three times in three cycles and the energy is depleting with each new high. ARM gapped down hard from its lifetime peak. Broadcom set a lower high. AXTI completed an inverted cup with handle. The whole sector is showing exhaustion under the surface.
The semiconductor index has been in a bull market for 18 years. Tim says this week's price gap may have turned the page. He is long January 2027 SMH puts with a tight stop at the gap, and short a handful of individual names. Applied Materials and Analog Devices are still making generational wealth, but even those are lofty enough to fall for years.
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