Philadelphia chip index SOX slides 21% in July as semiconductor stocks swing sharply
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The SOX logged a 21% July drawdown, its worst month since 2008, with unusually persistent intraday volatility, signaling heightened uncertainty around big-tech AI capex durability, competition, and margins. Broad-based declines across all constituents and evidence of deleveraging (margin-call selling) underline tighter risk conditions. Record retail inflows into semiconductor ETFs suggest crowded positioning and could amplify near-term volatility.
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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index (SOX) sank 21% in July, marking its worst month since October 2008. Across all 22 sessions, the index recorded intraday swings of at least 2%, the first time that has happened since 2020. By the end of July, it was down 23% from its June 22 record high, with all 30 constituents lower and more than half down at least 25%. The selloff wiped $2.2 trillion from the group’s market value.
