iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) — Technical state

As of 2026-10-14 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

Pullback inside an uptrend stack

Trades -3.5% vs the 50-day and +11.6% vs the 200-day average, 20.8% below the 52-week high and +99.9% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-7.6%
vs 50-day-3.5%
vs 200-day+11.6%
52-week band20.8% off the high · +99.9% off the low
Streak7 consecutive down sessions
50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day today
Stochastic%K 2.5 · %D 14.6 · bear cross

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-14

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on SOXX?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -3.5% vs the 50-day and +11.6% vs the 200-day average, 20.8% below the 52-week high and +99.9% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-14; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is SOXX above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-10-14, iShares Semiconductor ETF trades -3.5% below its 50-day and +11.6% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -7.6% away.

How far is SOXX from its 52-week high?

20.8% below the 52-week high and 99.9% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-14.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where SOXX appears in the diary — 135 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Cloud — the AI fund near its 2021 record while the chip funds fall backChart Pick · 9 Oct 2026Since then the semiconductor fund SOXX has fallen 14.0% and SMH 9.2%.
Bitcoin — New Life for the Coins and the StocksWeekly Signal · 20 Sept 2026
Cybersecurity — Sold on Price, Bought on FlowWeekly Signal · 13 Sept 2026
Two and a half months of lower highs, then a second low that held above the first — and on Friday the oscillator turned.Chart Pick · 4 Sept 2026Across the funds, SOXX is up about 3%, SMH and the equal-weight XSD about 2.5%, this fund about 2%.
Gold and Bitcoin — The Hedges Bear No InterestWeekly Signal · 2 Aug 2026
AI Capex — The Tell Fired TwiceWeekly Signal · 26 Jul 2026The lines said: SOXX above 530–532 Friday overturns distribution, below 522.24 extends it.
AI Trade — The Rotation Is Inevitable. The Date Is Not.Strategy · 26 Jul 2026Expect SOXX to test the 530–532 band from below, possibly reclaim it, and expect the tape to read as if the rotation were cancelled.
Sector Rotation — Three Rotations, One WeekWeekly Signal · 19 Jul 2026Last Sunday's signal said the market had priced the good outcome before seeing a single print, with SOXX the referee between 554 and 590.

101 and glossary

Functional IndexGlossaryReveals structural dynamics that cap-weighted ETFs (SMH, SOXX) miss.
Why Functional Indices Beat Cap-Weighted Semiconductor ETFs101Cap-weighted semiconductor ETFs like SMH and SOXX are not supply chain tools — they are NVIDIA proxies.
Why Semiconductor ETFs Miss the Real Story101The most popular semiconductor ETFs — VanEck SMH and iShares SOXX — are marketed as broad semiconductor exposure.

Dailies

AI Trade — Kospi −8.5%, Nikkei −4.7% after hot US inflation; TSMC beats, Nasdaq-100 on supportMorning 10 · 15 Oct 2026The chip fund SOXX dropped 4.5% to 519.42.
AI Trade — TSMC is ‘prudent’ on 2027: chip fund −2.0%, Dell −7.7%; software bought, Dow +0.9%Midday 10 · 15 Oct 2026At about 12:00 in New York its US shares are down 2.2% to $420.68 and the chip fund SOXX is down 2.0% to $508.89, now 22.3% below its June high.
AI Trade — Hot Prices, BlackRock Steps BackDaily Pulse · 14 Oct 2026By late morning in New York the selling covered the whole AI complex: the chip fund SOXX −3.0%, six days down and 19.5% below its June high, and now software too — IGV −2.4%, CLOU −2.6% — as holders take profits before the 28 October…
ASML — record €11.7 billion quarter and sold out into 2028; inflation at 12:30 UTCMorning 10 · 14 Oct 2026The chip fund SOXX slipped 0.2% to 543.90 and Micron fell 3.6% to $953.19.
Chips — SOXX −3.7%, now 20% below its June high; software −2.4% as hot inflation and BlackRock weighMidday 10 · 14 Oct 2026The chip fund SOXX has now fallen 20% from its June high.
Banks — More Profit, Still Not EnoughDaily Pulse · 13 Oct 2026In New York on Monday the chip fund SOXX lost 2.6% while the S&P 500 ended flat at 7,807.24, 0.15% below its record.
Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day lineMidday 10 · 13 Oct 2026The chip selling that started in Korea continues in New York: Micron −5.1% to $938, ASML −3.1% a day before its report, the chip fund SOXX −1.3% and back under its 50-day average.
Korea — Kospi −5.5% breaks its 18-month uptrend; SK Hynix and Samsung about −8% on a China memory scareMorning 10 · 13 Oct 2026In New York on Monday the S&P 500 ended flat at 7,807.24 while the chip fund SOXX fell 2.6% and Micron closed below $1,000.