iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) — Technical state

As of 2026-11-04 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

The Closelooknet read

Signal: Mixed moving-average stack — Trades -14.3% vs the 50-day and -5.8% vs the 200-day average, 31.3% below the 52-week high and +73.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-04)
Trend: iShares Semiconductor ETF trades 14.3% below its 50-day and 5.8% below its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-04)

The full read — the desk's view, the earnings record, peers and the company snapshot — is on the SOXX overview. Research diary readings, not advice.

Mixed moving-average stack

Trades -14.3% vs the 50-day and -5.8% vs the 200-day average, 31.3% below the 52-week high and +73.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-10.7%
vs 50-day-14.3%
vs 200-day-5.8%
52-week band31.3% off the high · +73.3% off the low
Streak1 consecutive down session
50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 15 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 10.6 · %D 11.1

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-04

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on SOXX?

Mixed moving-average stack — Trades -14.3% vs the 50-day and -5.8% vs the 200-day average, 31.3% below the 52-week high and +73.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-11-04; 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 2026-11-04, iShares Semiconductor ETF trades -14.3% below its 50-day and -5.8% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day -10.7% away.

How far is SOXX from its 52-week high?

31.3% below the 52-week high and 73.3% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-04.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where SOXX appears in the diary — 171 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Calendar — The Funds’ New Year and the Midterms: a Fresh Start?Weekly Signal · 1 Nov 2026The stocks that fell hardest on Friday were the year's biggest winners: the chip fund SOXX, +56.6% for 2026, fell 8.2% in one session.
Long Bond — A Second Gap Higher, and Both Still OpenWeekly Signal · 25 Oct 2026Table as text Level set last Sunday Line This week Scored Chip stocks, equal weight (XSD) 449.41 / about 461 452.12 lowest close, 453.75 Friday, −1.8% July low held on the close; 461 lost Chip stocks, 30 largest (SOXX) 465.00 / 537.33…
Second-Tier Chips — Back at the July Low, Leg Two BeginsWeekly Signal · 18 Oct 2026The equal-weight XSD fell 12.5%, the fabless-designer fund SMHX 12.1%, the broad chip fund SOXX 11.8% and the big-name fund SMH 10.5%.
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

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 Swings 7% on AMD and the Midterms, Closes Green; Nasdaq Futures RecoverMorning 10 · 4 Nov 2026
Midterms — Dow Jumps 2.3% and Apple Hits a Record; Data-Center Power Stocks Sink Up to 15%Midday 10 · 4 Nov 2026The rest of the chip group falls on the same data-center worry: the chip index fund SOXX loses 3.9% to 446.67, Micron 6.4%, Astera Labs 7.5% after its own report, TSMC 2.8%, Nvidia 2.4% to 201.74 and Broadcom 2.2%.
AI Trade — Builders Sink, Users RiseDaily Pulse · 3 Nov 2026Technology (XLK) lost 2.95% and the chip fund SOXX 3.79%, while consumer stocks (XLY) rose 2.41% after a strong US factory survey, the ISM index at 55.5.
AI Trade — Chips Bounce 3% Before AMD; Apple, Palantir and Shopify Slip After Their ReportsMidday 10 · 3 Nov 2026The chip stocks sold this morning in Asia rise in New York: SOXX gains 3.1% and AMD 5.2% hours before its report, and the S&P 500 is up 0.4% to 7,571.4 while the Dow falls 0.5% and the equal-weight index slips.
Asia's Chip Markets — Kospi and Taiwan fall 3.6%, Bitcoin slips under 77,000, Nasdaq futures dipMorning 10 · 3 Nov 2026
Memory — Korea Rises, Kioxia FallsDaily Pulse · 2 Nov 2026The chip index SOXX fell 8.24% on the same day, led by Intel's 28.6% drop on a weak outlook.
Oil — Brent −6.5% on Iran Talks Lifts Stocks; Amazon +5%, Oracle −6% on a $20 Billion RaiseMidday 10 · 2 Nov 2026The chip index fund SOXX rises 0.5% and SMH 0.9%, a small bounce after Friday's 8% fall.
Overnight — Markets steady after Friday's chip rout: Nasdaq futures +0.8%, Kospi +2.2%, Bitcoin near 78,000Morning 10 · 2 Nov 2026The chip fund SOXX lost 8.24%, Intel 28.58% to 65.76, AMD 10.88% and Nvidia 4.22%.