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Why Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Dropped Today

China is coming for American chip stocks' market share -- and investors are scared.

Why Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Dropped Today

Published August 24, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: SOXL) is a momentum back -- but its momentum is moving in the wrong direction today.

This ETF, which takes the performance of semiconductor stocks as a whole and multiplies it -- up or down -- by 3x, soared 32% in the first two weeks of August, but then turned tail today and dropped 8% through 12:12 p.m. ET.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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