Broad market weakness overnight (SPY -0.45%, QQQ -0.36%) masks a sharp sector divide: enterprise software and cybersecurity surged on AI tailwinds (DDOG +29.8% on raised FY guidance, FTNT +19.5%, CRWD +7.2%, PANW +5.9%), while semiconductors and optical networking cratered (SOXL -9.95%, ARM -11.1%, COHR -10.4%, CIEN -10.3%, TER -9.4%). The semiconductor selloff reflects two catalysts—ARM's demand concerns and a cooling in the AI optics trade after strong earnings failed to impress on margin growth. Elsewhere, healthcare took hits (INSM -21.5%, ZTS -21.3%) on execution/guidance misses, while industrials showed resilience (AXON +9.5%, GWW +6.4%, HWM +5.4%), and massive profit-taking hit stretched valuations (SNDK -8.0%, MPWR -5.4%, GEV -6.5% despite strong fundamentals).
Buy:** Enterprise AI names (DDOG, FTNT, PANW, CRWD) showing pricing power and accelerating guidance—these have genuine margin expansion stories offsetting today's rotation. **Avoid:** Semiconductors (ARM, MRVL, ON, MPWR) in near term; profit-taking will persist on stretched valuations despite solid demand. **Hold:** Industrials (AXON, GWW, HWM) remain solid on earnings beats and guidance raises—these offer downside protection versus momentum trades. Tactically, use SOXL weakness to nibble long-dated calls rather than chase into semiconductor equities here.