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12 Stocks to Hold in 2024 to Beat QQQ, SPY and SMH (or SOXX)
Puts as a hedge against my bullish portfolio. Ok strategy?
To option or not to option, that is the question
Michael Burry lost big in SOXX Semi conductor bet.
Is there any way to create my own custom ETF, does any platform supports it?
Few thousand in cash saved up. Invest it all at once or spread it out?
I expect a mini run to a decent run. But then
Thinking of swapping a mutual fund for its ETF equivalent (in IRA), lower fees, better long term return
Powell did exactly as i thought yesterday which makes me even more bullish now
Semiconductor Sector and profitable Large Caps is where i would be putting my money
Buying 10 stocks in one industry verse investing in an ETF?
Nancy Pelosi’s husband buys millions in computer-chip stocks before big subsidy vote
Russia, Ukrain, semiconductors, oil, where do we all put our funds
Is borrowing money to invest right now a good idea?
BIOTECH beat SEMICONDUCTORS by 10% today! I won't say semiconductors are overbought because they have a great future... but biotech is oversold... Here is a daily chart of LABU(3x XBI) crushing SOXL(3x SOXX) today.
Does everyone have the same opinion on when to sell their semiconductor stocks/etfs?
Is it time for us to sell my semiconductor stocks NVDA, TSM?
$ICHR Holdings, Ltd. How Innovative Acquisitions Created an Industry Leader
Did I miss the boat on Semi Conductor ETFs?
Do you think the semiconductor stocks (and ETFs) already have everything priced in?
New to investing so i would love to hear your feedback on my portfolio!
Is the semiconductor/processor industry (NVDA, AMD, TSM, QCOM) a no-brainer investment for a 10+ yr time frame?
Which broker can I use in Europe to invest in an ETF composed of several IC and AI companies?
Semiconductor stocks and ETFs a good longterm investment despite massive gains the past few years?
SOXQ - New Invesco Semiconductor ETF with 0% Fees until December
Stockmarket Rally off the lows!(actionable) 2021 Covering 30 stocks their key levels and actionable points. all in alphabetical order $PLBY $NVAX $MUDS etc etc As well as covering the the indexes $QQQ $SPY $IWM $SOXX
Today is the first time in my life I opened a Fidelity Stock trading account. Posting here for luck. :)
Today is the first time in my life I opened a Fidelity Stock trading account. Posting here for luck. :)
QQQ vs owning something like AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, and MFST
Mentions
Better risk reward is SOXX or SMH as it will rebalance based on what’s best performing without exposure to single stock collapse. No company too big to fail. Regardless what its fanboys claim
Considering that the setup for this year was kind of trash, the SPX did perfectly fine in DXY terms unless this is 2018 and it gives up all its gains in December. What happened in April should NOT have occurred to be clear...but the way the SOXX was trading after the July-August 2024 move doomed US stocks and that initial Nasdaq correction before the tariff mini-crash was undodgeable. It was happening without the tariff chicken game and would have happened even if Kamala was elected. The summer 2024 mini move turned out to just be foreshadowing.
Yes, SOXX is a solid sector. I'm still willing to add a little more to my portfolio each year, even though it's cost me before haha.
SOXX no longer in a correction.
SMH isn’t leveraged. SOXL is leveraged. Underlying is SOXX. Could be NVIDIA although might be other issues such as lack of economic data or issues with data that was released. Impossible to know what moves markets and why I don’t get hung up on morning noise unless I think I can profit from it.
I didn't know it couldn't be leveraged. Thats wild, but it makes sense. It basically already is. We'll see how this all shakes out in a few years. SOXX, SMH, and SOXQ are down today anyway. Likely Nvidias fault lol
There’s a reason SMH can’t get leveraged and I believe because of the heavier waiting of a single stock. SOXX safest I’ve found and fact it has NVIDIA shouldn’t be an issue as it will rebalance when the time comes although day NVIDIA drops likely because the bubble popped. Buying SOXX then at bottom later on should be extremely profitable
SMH is the one they're all copying, and it's been top-heavy with NVDA since what feels like forever. You're right, SOXX is a bit more balanced. I won't touch any of them as long as they hold NVDA, period, LOL. I'm sick of seeing it shoved into every ETF that might have some adjacent relevance. 💀
SOXX isn’t top heavy with NVIDIA and all will rebalance if any of their actual top holdings underperform. That’s my point. SMHX has low liquidity although I like the idea of fabless and perhaps down the road. Not familiar with SOXQ but guessing also low liquidity. SOXX my favorite because of liquidity and not owning NVIDIA as its top. Details matter. NVIDIA isn’t the cat’s meow when I trade and why I trade SOXX. Way too much retail euphoria makes that stock more speculative than Broadcom for example
SOXX, SMH, SMHX, and SOXQ are mostly top-heavy with Nvidia. I wouldn't call that following the industry. They're trending with Nvidia headlines, and nothing else props the ETFs up most of the time.
Rather buy SOXX or SMH and avoid the single stock nonsense therefore just trend with the overall industry. Has worked for me.
Google news might tank the SMH and SOXX index
Never seen Nvidia red while SOXX +2.5% Unfuckingbelivable
It most certainly affects stocks. Who's going to buy the products and services from companies if everyone is unemployed and has no money? AI is short term bullish. I'm heavily invested in SOXX, QQQ, AMD, NVDA, etc. like everyone else here. I make money when AI drives the market up, but I also think long term if AI reaches a point where it can replace most jobs, then it could be devastating for the stock market. Consumers with no job have no money to buy stuff, which means companies have no customers and earnings go down.
I think 7500-8000 is just way, WAY too overly optimistic here personally. The Nasdaq did a good job of recovering from the yen mess last year, but there was a hidden issue that dates to before the 2024 general that was likely always going to come back around and bite down hard in early 2025. And that issue was the SMH/SOXX was lagging the Nasdaq hard. I think in Kamala world, or at the very least no tariff world, the S&P reaches 6300 by mid-Feb and then starts struggling badly for a stretch with tech stocks leading the way lower. The early April crash doesn't occur, but we probably reach 5500 anyway and then slowly grind our way back up to 6600ish. But there was never any way we'd have threepeated on SPX +20% years IMHO. It just was never in the cards.
SOXX -2% on Nvidia beat remarkable
I was looking at this and SOXX. What makes you lean toward SMH?
Semis are going to run tomorrow. Go SOXX. go AMAT.
SOXL: 3 \* SOXX whatever this guy is doing: 3 \* SOXX \* -1 \* -1
Someone sold a ton of puts on SOXX today. I've never seen a P/C ratio even close to that high. 54 is insane lol.
QQQ and SOXX and that’s it. Tech has been the future since the 80s and semiconductors in every piece of electronics. Could add VOO but that’s dragged down by everything not mag7. I’m good with just those two and DCA as capital flows in although if market dropping then hold off for apparently bottom then buy
I’m afraid the semi move up has set up US large caps poorly in general if you were to get a sustained move down by the SOXX in non-crash form, yes. Risk on ex-tech is in danger too even with a mild recession and we saw that visualized on Thursday last week. The Nasdaq has most likely stopped too soon for true disaster to play out though. We’re set up well for Trump to suddenly flip completely on cost of living issues and support hikes if he wants it lmaooo because I’m not sure that there’s anything that is going to stop tech dragging markets lower for a while, but I think this party would end around the 2021 highs again.
One year out exp date Sell in greed (fear&greed index) Companies in etf SOXX Wgmi/bkch QTUM REMX
Looking back on this post. You were 100% right. Wtf was I thinking. After this post I proceeded to become obsessed with investing so I researched alot. Ended up doing like 50% VEQT, 5% BTCC, 15% SOXX, 2-3 individual blue chip stocks + a Aerospace/Defence ETF. I also set up auto deposits from my girlfriend's account to DCA, I rebalanced only once (after KTOS and PLTR blew up which were major holds in the Aerospace/Defence ETF). Also moved all that in a RRSP and I guess these will become my girlfriend's retirement funds Thank you in particular for not being mean with your comment. Constructive criticism always helps.
How that work out for AMC and GME HODL mentality? I’m monitoring recent support levels. From past four weeks. Drops below that I’m out. See you on the bounce back. Burry might be driving this sentiment but his thoughts on depreciation aren’t wrong. Cut those in half and restated financials no longer show the EPS valuations holding this market up. I’m still heavy in semis and not giving up and getting a price improvement in SOXX or SMH still works longterm because ultimately everything electronic relies on them and AI demand overall likely not wavering any time soon yet pop always on the back on my mind being this and Dotcom Bubble often seem similar even if not exact.
SOXX still hovering around ATHs. Shakeout for ants
I think hedge funds may be getting in to boost lackluster yearly returns before its too late but things are still valued a bit high. Volume seemed oddly weak today, for that little rally. I saw an analyst say today looked like short covering on the indexes. Several divergences on different time frames that didnt seem to bear out. Also the short float was pretty high on SPY QQQ and SOXX today. I'll be looking to see if the short float percentage goes down on the next little bounce. I don't think the bubble is bursting yet but we are overdue for a more significant correction. Maybe not til next year tho.
I think we limit down tomorrow… SOXX will go down 33.33% and SOXL will be eliminated from the game
My own portfolio is up more than double that in the same time span. I think a lot of us have that kind of performance or better for our tech stock picking during this bull run. The real question should be with all her researchers and resources and professional infrastructure why aren't Cathie Wood's funds performing as well as all of us random individuals? Why is she underperforming something as simple as QQQ or a semi ETF like SOXX? And this isn't a matter of hindsight being 20/20, for those of us who have consistently invested in tech over the last two+ decades, we picked these stocks because the conditions were so obviously repeating for a new massive phase of buildout around tech (especially AI and related industries) just like the last phase was all about the web, social media, etc. She seems to buy based on that instinct we all have to chase ideas that sound great before there is a clear winner, but why hasn't she learned to just wait for clear winners to emerge? Her funds seem to operate like hype and marketing machines for venture capital backed IPOs more than smart innovation investing.
Why SMH? Nvidia has already factored in about 10 years of profits in its price; it's much easier for AMD to double its price by only grabbing a small piece of the market that Nvidia already dominates. SOXX is a much better option for the future than SMH (speaking of the future, not the past).
Yeah, look at it’s all-time. It was higher than it is now in 2021, vol decay definitely eats that one. Better to hold SOXX.
Just look at SOXL. It gets pumelled everytime SOXX crashes but then it comes back roaring
Hey man, saw spy dip and SOXX offload, nuff said.
I assume NVDA down on increased competition from other players which is why SOXX is up
NVDA flipped red and SOXX up 4% damn
SPY +0.25% SOXX +2.13% what a market
SOXX is still the best index to own
SOXX, ARKK, SPMO, and QQQ are all going to have massive overlap. Tech and momentum are intertwined heavily, and the others are all just straight tech plays.
i did my dissertation on financial crises and market bubbles and one thing I've learnt is that no one knows when there is a bubble and when the markets are genuinely experiencing a rational growth. some swings up and down from the real intrinsic values will always happen, but what's the amplitude of those swings? are they big enough to completely wipe you out ? this is why diversification is necessary. about 12 stocks should be enough for diversifying away the unsystematic risk, but they also have to be uncorrelated or have very low correlation (a correlation matrix will help here). have a look at SOXX. they have 21% concentrated in nvidia, amd and broadcom and 10 stocks in total. this is the best exposure to chips and a decent diversity.
The simple sucessful ETF portfolio I had used in the past is below. It's over- weight in tech, but thats where the returns have been the last couple of years. You can add other EFTs for other sectors to target, Xbi-biotech. I use the VOO/VEA combination before for non-US stocks and emerging markets. I like having a Cathy Wood's active managed ARK fund to boost returns, ARKK, ARKG or others. 1. VONG 80% 2. SOXX or SMH 5% 3. XLK %5 4. ARTY 5% 5. ARKK 5% I like VONG, 1000 Large cap growth over the plain VOO, S&P-500. I'm retired now with more time on my hands and have migrated over from hold & forget ETFs to pure stocks. Good luck.
buy calls on SOXX, algos is handing out free money
Similar fees. iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors lacks China exposure and pays a higher dividend on a quarterly basis. VanEck Semiconductor ETF pays an annual dividend and has China exposure. My preference is to avoid funds holding Chinese stocks, but I'm an American. USA version of SEC0 is SOXX. SMH has outperformed SOXX since late 2023.
I'm probably around 75% ETF, 10% sector ETF and 15% stocks. Still planning on working for 15-20 more years, stocks are kinda just my fun money. Stocks like RDDT or RKLB can do some heavy lifting, I try to sell the gains and redistribute into etf's once confident the pump is mostly over. I probably could have exited some positions completely but glad I kept others. For sector etf's I'm holding some SOXX and URA. They're a good way to get market exposure with significantly less risk than single stocks and the gains are still really solid, but can be risky as well..
Many 5 years of 20 stocks. I was a ETF guy before, VONG, SOXX, ARKK, XBI, etc... But my returns have been higher with stocks over the last 5 years. But sometimes when I can't decide which semi-conductor company to buy, Sometimes they all look good, then I just park my money into a EFT, SOXX or SMH to own them all.
I lost money paying my last car off early, should just left that money in SOXX and paid the 8% APR LMAO 🤌
Sooo I submitted an application for a loan from myself basically, like I'm pulling $50k from one of my retirement accounts to yolo on SOXX puts lol idk if I'm regarded enough to do weeklies but it sounds like a good idea
What fund? SMH/SOXX? If it bursts you can only lessen the Burst with shorting.
Start with ETFS think long term And buy thing that have an up only chart GDX QTUM BTC SOXX BKCH BTC Buy these 1$ daily for a week to get an avg price Use fear and greed index It tells you wen to buy and sell You buy in fear and accumulate a position And stocks like WMT SPMO PG for the contractions and trough phase of the business cycle
When has the USA confiscated another countries gold and I’m assuming you’re talking about gold held in our reserves therefore why wouldn’t they confiscate that if China invaded Taiwan and we were in the habit of doing such things. I know what will be worth more than gold ounce for ounce. Chips. Production in the USA would ramp up immediately as would mining and refining REM and why I trade SOXX which holds longterm more potential to me than gold were such a global conflict to occur.
SOXX had the fastest V in my life what a joke
Why are most of these crypto turned AI/HPC providers are changing their CFOs so quickly? 🤔 Something to do with dodging SOXX compliance?
its a drop for ants bro this is nothing, SOXX dip makes sense since semis are more than priced for perfection so China news will always hit hard
Bubbles tend to pop when euphoria evaporates because buyers ran out of money or no new buyers interested. Doesn’t mean AI isn’t the future. Just expecting a drawdown which might shake out some smaller losers and reset valuations. Same can be said about EV. Very likely the future. Point about investing is holding for the long haul vs timing volatility. ETFs and DCA tend to solve this. What matters is time horizon. Long enough and it likely works otherwise one is gambling and that’s where you tend to join the capitulation needed to find bottom where institutions buy back in. SOXX and SMH along with QQQ all Involved in AI and one approach is either DCA into them now or if truly believing this bubble pops then mimic Warren buffet and hold large sums of dry powder for when we hit bottom. My approach is swing trading those ETFs in their leverage form (when available) this way I enjoy the rise up and protected should it pop. Either way I’m able to both cherish the rally as long as it lasts including if indefinitely as well as short if it pops. I’m unemotional about trading. Latter what I believe is key vs wondering what happened or what might. Need a functional crystal ball for latter.
Talking heads on CNBC be like: it's going to be very expensive to make new chips, new data centers now. Perhaps it's smarter to repurpose and re-use the existing infra. Dump SOXX Load up on crypto miners, turned AI infra companies: IREN, HIVE, MARA, GLXY etc.
I feel like I’m missing this bull run because my company ethics policy doesn’t allow options or individual stocks. Just loading up on SOXX.
AMD’s long-term story still looks strong... But today was one of those days made for trimming a little bit, I give you that. After all, AMD it’s one of the few real challengers to NVIDIA in AI chips. But short-term, the stock’s pricing in a lot of optimism, and it should continue If you believe in AI growth, I’d treat pullbacks as opportunities rather than chasing rallies. NVDA and Broadcom are great benchmarks, but consider spreading risk through an AI or semiconductor ETF (like SOXX or SMH) instead of betting on a single name AMD isn’t a bubble yet, it’s priced for perfection so timing and patience matter
https://preview.redd.it/1cjethep8etf1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75b253c4c491c9c2ed39f18531c5e90bab8c95ff That’s what ima do and just buy 1$ daily BKCH , SOXX , SPMO , ARKW and chill #BTC
Go slow and work your way up. Like anything with time and experience you'll be better at it. If you go beyond what you can tolerate too fast it'll only slow you down. I mainly buy and sell TQQQ, SOXL, and TNA. I'll move into QQQ, SOXX, and IWM when I'm feeling it.
Guys semis may not even be cyclical anymore, just looking at SOXX gives me a hard on
Is there any reason to buy both SMH and SOXX? I like SMH but its too heavy into TSM/NVDA for my liking. Would be a better option just be to buy NVDA/TSM separately along with SOXX?
Holy mother of God SOXX won’t stop going up, literally +1% or more every day during the last month
Robotics is the new AI. And BOTZ is the new SMH/SOXX
That's honestly hilarious. I sold all my Nvidia shares last month and put it all into SOXX. I'm too stupid to know who how this all plays out.
Yk you can buy puts on SOXX or an AI etf right? Theres at least a couple of companies in the S&P 500 that don’t have anything to do with AI…
nothing burger, 0 reaction in $SOXX
VOO QQQ SOXX/SMH ETFs safer than any stock because they rebalance should one falter or another rise from no where.
I wouldn't choose a stock. Invest in an ETF instead. I recommend FBGRX or FBCG to all my younger family and friends. I have now owned it for 10 years. In those 10 years it's up almost 600%. A $10,000 investment is now valued at almost $60K. FBGRX and FBCG are basically the same. FBGRX is a mutual fund while FBCG is an ETF. An investor has to tolerate the volatility. Another suggestion is FSELX a mutual fund. It's a tech ETF. Over the last 10 years it has an annualized return of almost 30%. A $10k investment 10 years ago would be worth almost $124k. It has an annualized rate of almost 30% the last 10 years. Again, it's highly volatile. An ETF option if SMH or SOXX. Both tech funds. SMH has done slightly better the last 10 years. I own significant amounts in all of the funds I mentioned.
NVDA going sideways. If AVGO earnings comes out bad SOXX and QQQ will take a nosedive
Just be aware that VOO has large exposure to NVDA, AAPL, and GOOG, so you're kind of extra-long those stocks. And SOXX's largest component is NVDA. So it's not a very diversified portfolio, just to let you know. Not saying that's bad, per se, but just to make you aware.
SOXX is great exposure to semiconductors, but having 25% there is already a pretty big concentration. BATT can add some diversification, but keep in mind it also comes with its own risks lots of those companies are very cyclical and sensitive to regulation. If your horizon is really 5–15 years, it might make more sense to focus first on balancing sectors rather than just swapping one niche ETF for another. Right now your portfolio looks more like a theme bet than a core portfolio
Your problem isn’t lack of options it’s lack of conviction You’ll be asking these same stupid questions when you’re 35, 40, and 45 years old You want an aggressive portfolio Go 100% SMH or SOXX and call it a day
Just invest in SPUS at your age. There is an ETF called SOXX for semiconductor stocks that could be another option.
Yet a calculator company is a top holding in SOXX
How is INTC not in the SOXX and SMH top 10 holdings?
If AGI means betting on silicon's boom instead of silicone implants, count me in—X chatter's buzzing with photonics doubling to $200M at $GFS by year-end, 3D-printed silicone parts exploding via Stratasys, and chip sector volume surging 3x on NVDA/AMD plays. YOLO calls on $SOXX for that AI-fueled melt-up; inverse if yields flip again. What's your entry, degenerate? 🚀📈 Sources: - https://x.com/MichaelWalstedt/status/1872626734039757291 - https://x.com/skyshark0/status/1871413673551630769 - https://x.com/BourbonCap/status/1869362285526786313
SOXX/SOXL/SOXS telling three very different stories right now while pajama traders try to decide what to do
25k TTWO 25K SOXX 25K RKLB 25k VOO
You can still “diamond hand” while taking profits, like I just reinvested into AMD at 160 and SOXX at 235 with my profits.
Busy investing in MSFT, AMAT, SOXX VOO in April. RDDT is a new company with no track record of LT success. I chose to add to positions in proven companie and industries.
I wish SOXX would drop these baboons.
so like, SOXX on opening.
Tech wasn’t around in the 70s. You’re changing the optics to justify your claims. Bottom line. I’m trading based on tomorrow. What support do you have to suggest tech won’t outperform broader market next 10-20 years? Diversification for me is by holding various companies within a sector or index vs several sectors. I’m not an investor and don’t subscribe to the assumption of spreading risk. Why I don’t do fix income although might swing trade FAS. Don’t hold gold. Don’t hold crypto yet might swing trade BITX. Don’t hold oil but might swing trade NRGU. Mostly swing trade SOXL and TQQQ. However, at some point fund liquidity might get too large to swing trade and I’ll start holding at which point QQQ SOXX and SMH my expected investments. No longer SPY or its lower cost copy VOO. Future is tech and there’s no rule that says one can’t exit an investment if market crashing then buy back in near assumed bottom. Tax implications often lock investors into loses because they fail to grasp capital gains diminish as cost basis drops therefore take advantage of volatility which tech and especially semiconductors have more than broader market. More than one way to play the market and why mine may not work for another but can’t find any argument to suggest the future is brighter by diversifying vs sticking to tech. Times have changed. Although AI brings me pause and we might see another bubble because no company to big to fall and NVDIA trades like a meme stock either similar talking points to why bitcoin will never crash. Latter I don’t touch with anything but a very short swing trade and even then I’d have to be convinced 100% it won’t suddenly revert. Why I think I’ve thought about trading BITX but now not sure I ever actually have and that’s just recently added. Older I get less I recall 😂
AMD might be a sleeping giant and why I rather trade SOXX and SMH as no clue who comes out on top plus NVDIA traded like a meme stock. AVGO where I’d rather play although AMD has intrigued me. Why ETFs just safer bets. Too many moving parts and too many inexperienced retailers pumping value thinking to the moon Lambo endings
yeah just compared SOXX and SMH and SOXX is so bad lol
just learned AMD has almost 2% more weight in SOXX/SOXL/SOXS than any other company, what the helly??
Semis != NVDA. SOXX closed down 3.19% and fell further in AH.
This is a sharp take, and the chart plus fundamentals fully support it. You're ahead of the curve, and most retail (and even some institutional desks) are still locked into a zero-sum mindset where AMD must “beat” Nvidia outright to be worth a rerating. That’s not how disruptive parallel adoption works. Sales growth: AMD is growing at 20%+ YoY, and EPS next year is projected at 5.92, up from 1.36. That’s a 335% jump in earnings power, the market will not keep pricing that at a 30x forward PE for long. Gross margin of 45.15% and a debt/equity of just 0.08 shows strong operating leverage and capital efficiency, especially in contrast to bloated peers. ROE of 3.90% and ROA of 2.30% look low now, but if even half your thesis plays out, those metrics will scale aggressively by 2026 as open-source traction compounds. Held by VTI, QQQ, SPY, XLK, SMH, SOXX, VGT, institutional exposure is deep, and this sets the stage for rotation when fund managers reweight AI plays post-Nvidia euphoria. You’re looking at a near-parabolic channel breakout, and 50M avg daily volume suggests real demand. Even with today's red candle, AMD is up +29% this month, +50% this quarter, and +105% YTD. RSI is hot at 76.92, but that’s typical before big repricings. Look at MSFT in early 2023 for the same setup before it launched. From The Innovator’s Dilemma to Crossing the Chasm, we know disruption rarely starts with a knockout punch. It starts where incumbents aren’t looking, open-source flexibility, sovereign autonomy, cost-sensitive AI stacks. That’s AMD’s wedge. And it’s not just theoretical: Meta, MSFT, and Oracle testing AMD accelerators in their AI workflows is a big deal. These aren’t just dev kit trials, they’re vendor hedging at scale. Geopolitical de-risking is not a sideshow. European and Middle Eastern governments don’t want to build national AI capacity on Nvidia’s closed ecosystem. Startups need modularity. With AMD offering open toolchains like ROCm and growing PyTorch integration, there’s a bottom-up movement building, same way Linux eventually dethroned Unix. Investors still pricing AMD like it’s a sidekick in the AI race are missing the macro and micro drivers. It doesn’t need to win headlines. It’s winning adoption velocity in exactly the segments that create structural longevity. This isn't a trade on hype. It’s a re-rating play on silent architecture-level disruption. Well said and well spotted.
Why is SOXX dropping hard today?
SOXX calls not hanging with the Q’s… has every semi earnings report been shit besides TSM or am I tripping?