
Chip Rally Fades as Tech Stocks Sell Off, Dragging Markets Lower
Stocks reversed a brief rally as chipmakers led a broad sell-off: the Nasdaq-100 fell about 4%, and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropped roughly 7% at one point, with Micron down ~4.3% and Broadcom about -1.3%. At 4 p.m. ET, the S&P 500 was down 0.26% and the Dow gained 0.2%, while the Nasdaq 100 fell ~1.1%. The Cboe VIX jumped around 10%, signaling rising volatility amid profit-taking after a long tech-led rally, with investors speculating about cash builds ahead of potential SpaceX stock trading.












