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Tech stocks rally to kick off August. Can chipmakers keep up with demand?
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US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) surge ahead to close out the first trading day of August with daily gains, the Nasdaq Composite rising by 2.13%. Cboe senior vice president JJ Kinahan joins Josh Lipton to assess the day's rise in the tech sector as key chipmakers like AMD (AMD) prepare to release earnings this week. Kinahan is also Cboe's head of retail expansion and alternative investment products.
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US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) surge ahead to close out the first trading day of August with daily gains, the Nasdaq Composite rising by 2.13%. Cboe senior vice president JJ Kinahan joins Josh Lipton to assess the day's rise in the tech sector as key chipmakers like $AMD+WL ($AMD+WL) prepare to release earnings this week. Kinahan is also Cboe's head of retail expansion and alternative investment products.
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Semiconductor earnings and tech momentum
Tech company shares went up a lot at the start of August, making investors happy. Everyone is now waiting to see how much money chip-making companies are actually making.
What changed
Tech stocks surged at the start of August ahead of major chipmaker earnings reports.
Who wins / who loses
Chipmakers and broad tech indices benefit from positive momentum, while laggards in defensive sectors miss out on the rally.
Time horizon
Think in terms of next few days.
Confidence & best fit
medium confidence · Active trader
Safer theme exposure (ETFs)
Baskets that own the theme without betting on one company.
Single stocks (higher risk)
Primary = closest to the story · Peers = same industry · Second-order = knock-on effects · Avoid = looks related but may be a trap
Primary
- $AMDWatch — track, don’t rush
AMD is reporting how much money it made, which tells us if people are still buying lots of computer chips.
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Peer
- $NVDAWatch — track, don’t rush
Nvidia makes similar products and usually moves up or down whenever other chip companies report news.
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Second-order
- $QQQBuild slowly — only if it fits your plan
This is a basket of many tech stocks so you don't have to guess if just one company will do well.
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- Review personal tech holdings to ensure portfolio allocation is not overly concentrated in a single semiconductor name.
What would break this thesis
- Weaker-than-expected forward guidance from major chipmakers or a sudden shift in macroeconomic interest rate fears.
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