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The article argues that a new semiconductor-themed trade dubbed “MANIA”—MU, AMD, NVDA, INTC and AVGO—has emerged around the five largest holdings of the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX). It says SOXX is up more than 105% year to date, but technical signals suggest momentum is fading as implied volatility reaches 62%, with an expected $125 trading range over the next three months. The author warns that the concentration risk could leave SOXX, and the QQQ that holds many of the same names, vulnerable to a pullback. It suggests using the leveraged ETFs SOXL and SOXS to hedge or adjust exposure.

SpaceX will be added to the Nasdaq 100 index on July 7, triggering passive buying by ETFs that track the benchmark such as Invesco QQQ. JPMorgan estimates the move could bring about $4.3 billion of passive inflows. The company listed on Nasdaq on June 12 and is not yet profitable, reporting a $4.9 billion net loss in 2023. Nasdaq has eased index entry requirements, while S&P Global said it is not changing S&P 500 eligibility rules for now.

SpaceX is scheduled to be formally added to the Russell U.S. indexes after Friday’s close, triggering about $3 billion of mandatory buying by passive index funds. Most of the rebalancing is expected to be executed in the closing auction, concentrating demand into a short window and potentially creating a brief squeeze. The company is valued at 107 times its 2025 sales, far above peers such as Nvidia, and it is also slated to join the Nasdaq 100 in July, expanding index-driven demand further.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 closed at a record high on Thursday, rising more than 4%. The move was driven by a rally in AI-related semiconductor equipment and chip design shares after U.S. memory maker Micron issued an upbeat AI-linked earnings forecast. Investors bought into technology names including SoftBank Group, Advantest and Tokyo Electron. Energy stocks lagged as oil prices continued to fall.

Micron said it has secured $22 billion in customer commitments for memory chips, while Qualcomm forecast $15 billion in data center sales by 2029. The upbeat outlook helped propel tech-heavy markets higher, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 rising more than 4% and South Korea’s KOSPI up 5.5%. The report also noted oil prices eased after tanker traffic cleared through the Strait of Hormuz, though it said this did not reflect a material change in crude supply and demand.

Alphabet (GOOGL) is set to be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29, replacing Verizon. The change is expected to force billions of dollars in passive index funds and ETFs that track the benchmark to buy shares, creating short-term, systematic demand. Options pricing already reflects a bullish tilt, with June 29 expiries implying roughly a 2.4% upside target. The stock is down 13% from its mid-May high, while the Street consensus calls it a “Strong Buy” with a $434 target.

IBM futures surged 5.04% on June 23, 2026, reaching $264.94 as massive enterprise infrastructure migrations and consulting demand pushed shares higher.

Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average starting June 29, replacing Verizon (VZ). The move marks the Dow’s first component change since 2024. S&P Global said Alphabet’s larger market value, higher share price and diversified business mix make it a more representative Communication Services constituent. Because the Dow is price-weighted, with GOOGL trading at roughly seven times VZ, the change is set to give Alphabet a much larger weight in the index.

标普500指数周二开盘下跌1.61%，报7352.61点，延续科技股主导的连续下跌。Alphabet跌5%，SpaceX跌16%，亚马逊、Meta、微软均显著下挫。Polymarket显示6月23日‘上涨’开盘概率仅2%。市场聚焦周四公布的PCE物价指数——美联储最青睐的通胀指标，此前美联储会议释放鹰派信号，强化年内再加息预期。

U.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday as semiconductor shares sold off sharply, sending the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) lower and weighing on the Nasdaq 100. Micron fell 9.5%, Corning dropped 8.9%, and NVIDIA declined 3.2%. The Nasdaq 100 slid 2.4% to 29,608, while the S&P 500 fell 0.9% and the Dow edged up 0.2%. Traders also questioned whether the AI trade has become overextended, with risk-off positioning intensifying ahead of Micron’s earnings.