Technology stocks imploded overnight, with semiconductor and AI hardware names leading the collapse: COHR (-11.6%), MRVL (-10.0%), LITE (-9.6%), and SMCI (-8.5%) all crashed as investors reversed recent AI-driven gains following disappointing Apple AI announcements and Broadcom's cautious outlook. The Nasdaq tumbled 1.72% (QQQ) while leveraged semiconductor plays like SOXL crashed 9.26%, signaling a sharp risk-off move across growth-heavy sectors. Meanwhile, defensive and value plays bucked the trend—SJM surged 9.0% on profit guidance, and beneficiaries of infrastructure themes like APH gained 6.1% on AI connectivity tailwinds, while real estate and healthcare names found safe harbor with ARE and PODD each up ~6%.
Avoid chasing beaten-down semiconductor names in this reversal; wait for capitulation signals and clearer guidance before re-entering MRVL, COHR, or SMCI. Rotate into resilient defensive plays like SJM and selective infrastructure names like APH that are benefiting from actual AI deployment, not just sentiment, while keeping powder dry for higher-conviction entry points in chipmakers once the selloff stabilizes.