On July 16, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) fell 5.03% overnight, trading at $157.26/share, with turnover of $473 million.

On the news front, the overnight US semiconductor sector suffered a sharp selloff, with Micron Technology and SanDisk each dropping over 8%, led by storage names. The selling pressure extended into Asian markets, where SK Hynix plunged over 11% and Samsung Electronics fell more than 8%. A Bank of America fund manager survey revealed that 82% of respondents now consider long semiconductors the most crowded trade in markets, while hedge funds have been net sellers of chip hardware stocks for consecutive weeks. Additionally, investor concerns intensified over whether the surge in AI capital expenditures can translate into sustainable profit growth across the semiconductor supply chain, with markets demanding clearer earnings evidence.

As a 3x leveraged product tracking the ICE Semiconductor Index comprising the 30 largest U.S.-listed semiconductor companies, SOXL amplifies the underlying index's movements, magnifying losses when the sector is under pressure.

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