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Intel Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of computer products and technologies. It delivers computer, networking, data storage, and communications platforms. The firm operates through the following segments: Client Computing Group (CCG), Data Center and AI (DCAI), Intel Foundry Services (IFS), and All Other. The CCG segment consists of platforms designed for notebooks, 2-in-1 systems, desktops, tablets, phones, wireless and wired connectivity products, and mobile communication components. The DCAI segment delivers solutions to cloud service providers and enterprise customers, along with silicon devices for communications service providers and high-performance computing customers. The IFS segment refers to full stack solutions created from the foundry industry ecosystem. The All Other segment represents results from other non-reportable segments and corporate-related charges. The company was founded by Robert Norton Noyce and Gordon Earle Moore on July 18, 1968, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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Intel Corp

Intels weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook, alongside slowing PC demand and supply constraints, overshadowed its better-than-expected quarterly results and drove a sharp selloff. Traders are split between calling the drop an overreaction and buying the dip, and seeing weak PC demand and bottlenecks as reasons for further pressure.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. engages in operating social media and in the technology business. Its brands include TRUTH Social, TMTG+, and TMTG News. It operates through the Media and Truth.Fi segments. The Media segment includes products and services such as advertisement through the Truth Social platform. The Truth.Fi segment relates to customized exchange-traded funds or exchange-traded products invested in America First principles, and bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies or crypto-related securities. The company was founded on March 28, 2024 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

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Approaching midterms and speculation that Democrats could take control of Congress dominate discussion, with traders concerned about investigations of Trump and his businesses weighing on the Trump-linked company. Sentiment is broadly bearish, amplified by skepticism about DJTs business prospects, though some traders expect a rebound if Republicans retain control.

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QQQ is under pressure amid a tech-led selloff tied to Intels weak outlook and concerns about Amazons heavy AI infrastructure spending, fueling debate over whether the AI trade is unwinding. Traders are split between expecting further declines and viewing the pullback as a buying opportunity, with volatility and support levels dominating discussion.

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A tech-led selloff tied to disappointing earnings and guidance from Amazon and Intel, alongside concerns about returns on heavy AI spending, is weighing on SPY discussion. Traders are divided between expecting a deeper correction and treating the pullback as a buying opportunity.

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology company, which engages in the provision of online retail shopping services. It operates through the following segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The North America segment offers retail sale of consumer products, including from sellers, advertising, and subscriptions services through North America-focused online and physical stores. The International segment focuses on retail sale of consumer products, including sellers, advertising, and subscription services through internationally focused online stores. The AWS segment is composed of global sales of computers, storage, databases, and other services for start-ups, enterprises, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Bezos in July 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Amazon.com Inc.

Amazon.com Inc

Amazons quarterly results and outlook have drawn attention after earnings and revenue missed expectations and heavy AI infrastructure spending drove free cash flow negative, prompting a sharp selloff. Traders are split: bears question the returns on spending and softer retail outlook, while bulls point to accelerating AWS growth and see the reaction as excessive.

Sandisk Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and provision of storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash technology. Its products include solid state drives, memory cards, and USB flash drives. The company was founded on February 5, 2024 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

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SanDisks strong quarterly results, raised outlook and announced 8-for-1 stock split are driving discussion, but the shares fell amid a broader tech and semiconductor selloff. Many traders view the decline as an unjustified reaction to the results, while others point to profit-taking, high expectations and concerns about the AI trade and memory-cycle sustainability.

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of cell therapies using autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) for the treatment of cancer. Its products include Amtagvi (lifileucel), and Proleukin (aldesleukin). The firm also develops investigational TIL therapies for other solid tumor cancers. The company was founded by Robert T. Brooke on September 17, 2007 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

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Iovances updated Phase 2 lung-cancer resultsshowing an overall response rate near the prior readout but stronger activity in a small biomarker-selected subgroupsparked a sharp selloff. Traders are divided over whether the subgroup findings and planned follow-up study create a promising precision-treatment path or whether uncertain durability, regulatory timing, and a confusing management presentation cloud the NSCLC opportunity.

Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. In other words, it is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and applications without central authority control. Unlike Bitcoin, which primarily functions as digital currency, Ethereum operates as a programmable global computer where developers can create any type of decentralized service.   The platform hosts over $14 billion in DeFi applications with hundreds of thousands of active users across financial protocols, NFT marketplaces, and gaming platforms. Its transition to Proof of Stake in September 2022 reduced energy consumption by over 99%, addressing environmental concerns while strengthening network security.  The network operates through thousands of independent validator nodes that process transactions and execute smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Smart contracts are self-executing programs written in Solidity that automatically carry out agreements when conditions are met, eliminating intermediaries like banks or brokers.   Validators stake ETH as collateral to propose and validate blocks, earning rewards for honest participation while facing penalties for malicious behavior. The EIP-1559 upgrade introduced a dynamic base fee mechanism that burns ETH with each transaction, creating deflationary pressure during high network activity when more ETH is burned than issued to validators.  Vitalik Buterin proposed Ethereum in 2013, but seven co-founders helped build it, including Gavin Wood who created Solidity and the EVM technical specification, and Joseph Lubin who founded ConsenSys. The project launched in July 2015 after raising over $18 million through crowdfunding, quickly becoming the largest blockchain developer community. Major milestones include the 2020 Beacon Chain launch, the 2021 London hard fork implementing fee burning, and the 2022 Merge to Proof of Stake.   Ether (ETH) serves multiple functions: paying transaction fees (gas), staking to secure the network and earn 3-5% annual yields, serving as collateral in DeFi protocols, and purchasing NFTs and digital assets. The asset is increasingly adopted by traditional institutions, with publicly traded companies adding ETH to corporate treasuries to generate staking yields while maintaining blockchain exposure, and in 2024, the SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing traditional investors to gain exposure through conventional brokerage accounts.  Ethereum's roadmap focuses on dramatically increasing transaction capacity to over 100,000 per second, reducing confirmation times, and enhancing decentralization while maintaining security against future threats like quantum computing.

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Reports of a major Binance exchange hack are dominating discussion as Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies sell off, alongside broader tech-market weakness and liquidations. Traders disagree over whether the exchange incident signals wider crypto risk or is isolated from Ethereum itself, with some panicking and others treating the decline as a buying opportunity.

ServiceNow, Inc. engages in the provision of an end-to-end workflow automation platform for digital businesses. Its Now Platform is a cloud-based solution embedded with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The company was founded by Frederic B. Luddy in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

ServiceNow Inc

ServiceNows post-earnings selloff is centered on a weaker-than-expected outlook for contracted revenue growth and a slight earnings miss, despite revenue growth and higher AI targets. Traders are split between viewing the sharp drop as an overreaction to near-term guidance and worrying that slowing contract momentum, high expectations, or AI disruption threaten the growth story.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. engages in the semiconductor business. Its products include processors, accelerators, graphics, adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, and SOMs, and software, tools, and apps. The firm offers artificial intelligence, industries, workloads, and gaming solutions. The company was founded by W. J. Sanders III on May 1, 1969 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc

Semiconductor-sector pressure tied to below-expectation Microsoft and Alphabet capital spending and Samsungs profit miss is weighing on AMD; traders also debate whether Intels weak outlook signals an opportunity for AMD or broader weakness in AI-chip demand. Attention is also building around AMDs upcoming earnings, with bullish and bearish views on whether results can offset sector concerns.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Growing anxiety over sprawling artificial intelligence capital spending prompted investors to rotate out of big-tech stocks and into defensive havens in July.&nbsp;</li><li>Escalating 2026 capital outlay forecasts from technology giants—including Tesla, Meta Platforms, and Alphabet—have squeezed free cash flow and rattled market sentiment.</li><li>The SPDR Insurance ETF outperformed other defensive sector ETFs in July.&nbsp;</li></ul>Wall Street saw a distinct tactical shift&nbsp;in July&nbsp;as institutional capital pivoted away from high-momentum AI and mega-cap technology stocks into defensive sectors.Broader equity market volatility, fueled by mounting geopolitical friction and disappointing earnings reactions to massive technology infrastructure budgets, sent traders scrambling for companies with steady cash flows, strong pricing power, and insulated operating models.&nbsp;Insurance carriers and brokerages have rapidly emerged as favored sanctuaries in this rotation. The S&amp;P 500 Insurance Industry Index hit a record high earlier this week, with constituents including Erie Indemnity Co. (ERIE), Brown &amp; Brown Inc. (BRO) and Willis Towers Watson Plc (WTW) reaching fresh highs. Insurance brokers reached their highest levels since late October.&nbsp;<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/koyfin_20260801_064331976_b86447de30.png" alt="koyfin_20260801_064331976.png"><h2 class="st-heading-2">Defensive ETFs Gain Traction As Tech Benchmark Funds Suffer Pullbacks</h2>The rotation toward low-volatility sectors is clearly reflected in exchange-traded fund flows across the U.S. market. Specialized insurance funds, such as the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/KIE">SPDR S&amp;P Insurance ETF (KIE)</a> and the iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK), have drawn steady inflows as investors capitalized on solid property and casualty earnings and elevated investment yields.This influx into insurance has outperformed or matched returns in traditional defensive funds over the past month, including the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV), the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU), and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP).&nbsp;<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/koyfin_20260801_052127911_65a79f4a04.png" alt="koyfin_20260801_052127911.png">In stark contrast, broad technology and semiconductor ETFs have endured sharp monthly drawdowns as investors reassess valuations. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) faced aggressive selling pressure as semiconductor stocks declined. The PHLX Semiconductor Index has plummeted more than 24% from its peak in late June, with roughly 14% of that slump taking place over a three-week span.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI Capex Avalanche Squeezes Margins And Triggers Tech Sell-Off&nbsp;</h2>The catalyst behind this market rotation centers on growing Wall Street skepticism regarding the timeline and ultimate return on investment for multi-billion-dollar artificial intelligence buildouts.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TSLA">Tesla Inc.’s</a> (TSLA) executive management confirmed that capital expenditures are expected to exceed $25 billion in 2026 and will continue growing for the next two to three years. In its second-quarter 2026 financial report, Meta Platforms (META) narrowed and raised its full-year capital expenditure guidance to $130 billion-$145 billion, up from an earlier forecast of $125 billion to $145 billion to build out global AI infrastructure. <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GOOGL">Alphabet Inc. </a>(GOOG, GOOGL) raised its full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance to a range of $195 billion to $205 billion, up from its prior forecast of $180 billion to $190 billion.&nbsp;Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla stocks have ended July lower in their second consecutive month of decline.&nbsp;<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/koyfin_20260801_060512458_c1b570e962.png" alt="koyfin_20260801_060512458.png">While executives like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized that aggressive compute infrastructure investment is vital to securing long-term leadership in generative AI, short-term investors have reacted by pulling back capital until clear monetization materializes.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Some Strategists Think Defensive Play Is Short-Lived</h2>While defensive sectors have enjoyed strong summer momentum, market strategists warn that the rally in non-tech groups could face its own near-term hurdles. In an analysis published by&nbsp;Barron's, Jonathan Krinsky, managing director and chief market technician at BTIG, cautioned that recent gains in healthcare, real estate, and insurance may be vulnerable to a swift reversal.&nbsp;“We have been constructive on areas like healthcare, real estate, and insurance, which have all made nice moves of late, but we think a big part of their strength was due to positioning unwinds on the opposite side of the semi/AI trade,” Krinsky said.“This is different from a fundamental rotation because if it was ‘forced’ buying on the way up, it’s liable to a swift reversal when the unwind has run its course,” he added. “It’s been a nice run for equal-weight, but likely needs some consolidation.”Krinsky said much of the strength in defensive sectors reflects mechanical unwinding of crowded semiconductor and AI positions, rather than a lasting shift in fundamentals.&nbsp; He added that if the recent buying was forced by risk managers unwinding tech exposure, defensive sectors are susceptible to a "catch down" move or consolidation once the tech unwind runs its course.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.&nbsp;

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