Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares (SOXS) plummeted 7.82% during intraday trading on Wednesday. The leveraged inverse exchange-traded fund, which is designed to deliver three times the inverse daily performance of the semiconductor sector, extended losses after a weak pre-market session.
The decline was driven by a broad-based rebound in semiconductor stocks, which applied direct downward pressure on the inversely correlated SOXS fund. According to market data, semiconductor stocks including Navitas, Qualcomm, and Micron Technology posted notable gains during overnight and pre-market trading sessions.
The semiconductor sector's strength follows continued bullish sentiment in the memory chip market, where prices have been soaring due to AI server demand. Industry forecasts indicate significant price increases for DRAM and NAND flash memory chips through 2026, supporting the underlying semiconductor benchmark that SOXS inversely tracks.