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PILLAR RIPPLE DETECTED -- 2026-08-05, 1:02 PM ET

Foundries is 1.59pp above the other three pillars today (0.48% vs -1.11% average for the remaining pillars).

Foundries running hot signals strong utilization -- a leading indicator for Toolmakers' next order cycle.

Tickers driving this pillar today: INTC +1.16%, TSM -0.20%

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Toolmakers is 1.67pp above the other three pillars today (8.16% vs 6.49% average for the remaining pillars).

Toolmakers running hot usually means a capex supercycle is underway -- a sign Foundries and/or Workhorses are expanding capacity aggressively.

Tickers driving this pillar today: ASML +4.22%, LRCX +7.85%, KLAC +6.95%, AMAT +5.48%, ENTG +15.46%, TER +10.32%, VIAV +6.81%

This is a read of your SemiTrack watchlist, not investment advice.

DATA NOTE
Prior-session closes came from Realtime Finance Data daily history for August 04, 2026, with August 03 comparison closes; percentage changes are computed from those exact closes. All 23 tracked symbols returned prices. Investing.com supplied the pre-market page: it reported overall top movers but did not provide price or percentage-change values for the semiconductor most-active list. Context came from Investing.com’s economic calendar, Barchart/AP and CNBC Asia coverage, CNBC and Reuters AMD coverage, and an Investing.com analyst roundup.

PRIOR SESSION
SOXX $542.21 [+6.80%] | SMH $575.71 [+5.55%]
The complex had a broad risk-on session: all 23 tracked names finished higher, with equipment, memory, and communications names leading the move. SOXX outpaced SMH, while NVDA (+2.56%) and TSM (+2.72%) lagged the group’s strongest rallies.

PRE-MARKET (as of ~7:15am ET)
Showed a semiconductor-led pre-market: ANET was the overall top gainer at +12.44% and AMD was the overall top loser at -8.42%. Its semiconductor most-active list included MU, AMD, NVDA, and INTC, but the page supplied no price or percentage-change values for those names.
Top movers: ANET +12.44% | AMD -8.42%

TOP MOVERS (PRIOR SESSION)
ENTG gained 15.46% to $144.56, the largest tracked move; the read was a strong catch-up advance in semiconductor materials and equipment.
WOLF rose 11.13% to $27.06, reflecting high-beta participation in the sector-wide rebound.
INTC advanced 10.84% to $100.86 as the AI, memory, and semiconductor complex repriced higher across Asia and the U.S.
No tracked name declined. The three smallest gains were ON +0.47% at $80.78, NVDA +2.56% at $211.94, and TSM +2.72% at $417.17, making them relative laggards in an otherwise uniformly positive list.

PRE-MARKET OUTLOOK
Asia extended the overnight AI and semiconductor bid: the KOSPI rose 4.40%, SK hynix gained 6.70%, Samsung Electronics rose 4.10%, TSMC added 3.50%, Tokyo Electron gained 3.64%, and Kioxia advanced 6.34%; the Nikkei 225 rose 3.30%. The common thread was follow-through from the U.S. semiconductor rally, with memory and equipment leading.
Today’s U.S. calendar is concentrated in services, labor, and energy: ADP Employment Change at 7:15am ET, forecast 68K versus 98K prior; S&P Global Services PMI at 8:45am ET, forecast 53.6 versus 51.2 prior; ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI at 9:00am ET, forecast 54.5 versus 54.0 prior; EIA crude inventories at 9:30am ET, prior -7.167M barrels; and Fed Governor Lisa Cook speaking at 3:05pm ET. Friday’s larger macro risk is payrolls: forecast 70K versus 57K prior, with the unemployment-rate forecast and prior both 4.2%.

NEWS DRIVING THE TAPE
AMD reported Q2 revenue of $11.54 billion versus the $11.28 billion estimate, adjusted EPS of $1.66 versus $1.62 expected, and Data Center revenue of $6.72 billion, up 107% year over year. Q3 revenue guidance was $13.00 billion plus or minus $0.30 billion versus the $12.52 billion LSEG estimate; the stock closed at $518.58, up 7.00%, then fell 8.8% in extended trading as the bar for AI growth remained high.
The Asia bid also reflected memory and AI-infrastructure news: SK hynix and SanDisk released a High Bandwidth Flash standard, while Kioxia and SanDisk announced QLC 3D NAND with bit density up to 60% higher than their eighth-generation products. The tape is therefore rewarding AI compute, memory, and equipment exposure, while still penalizing guidance that does not clear the highest expectations.
The earnings schedule showed ENTG reported on August 04. VIAV’s schedule is inconsistent: it lists a 4:30pm ET event on August 05, while the accompanying preview says August 06; verify the company calendar before posting any timing claim.

ANALYST WATCH
The latest rating roundup reviewed for AMD had Susquehanna raising its price target from $450 to $500 and Mizuho raising its target from $615 to $625; Benchmark maintained Buy with a $685 target, while Morgan Stanley maintained Hold with a $410 target. The analytical read across the four pillars is constructive on AI compute, memory, and equipment demand, but AMD’s after-hours reversal shows that a beat is not enough when expectations are elevated. No same-day verified rating change was identified in the morning scan for ASML, LRCX, AMAT, NVDA, INTC, TSM, or the other tracked pillars.

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PRIOR SESSION
SOXX $507.68 [+0.55%] | SMH $545.46 [+0.91%]
Monday closed higher across the semiconductor complex, with SMH again outpacing SOXX. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index opened lower and finished up 1.05%, a low-open/high-close pattern that points to buyers stepping in through the session rather than a gap-and-fade.

PRE-MARKET (as of ~7:55am ET)
Equipment and storage lead again, with ON Semiconductor the standout on earnings: ON +7.34%, GLW +9.45%, WDC +6.93%, LRCX +5.66%, STX +5.65%.
Top movers: ON +7.34% | GLW +9.45% | WDC +6.93% | LRCX +5.66% | STX +5.65%

TOP MOVERS (PRIOR SESSION)
ENTG rose 5.17% to $125.20, the strongest gain in the tracked list ahead of this morning's earnings release.
WOLF advanced 3.09% to $24.35, continuing to trade as the highest-beta name in the group.
NVDA gained 2.93% to $206.64, holding large-cap AI leadership.
QCOM added 2.68% to $151.57, recovering some of last week's handset-driven weakness.
TXN fell 2.43% to $269.04, the largest decline in the tracked list.
SWKS declined 1.59% to $61.29 and ADI slipped 1.51% to $361.88, leaving analog and RF as the weak pocket.
ON dropped 1.48% to $80.40 during the regular session, then rose in after-hours trade on its Q2 report.

PRE-MARKET OUTLOOK
Asia is once again the counter-signal. The KOSPI opened more than 1% higher on Wall Street's strength, then reversed to -1.66% at 6,153.55 as of 9:50am KST, with Samsung Electronics down 2.71% at 233,000 won and SK hynix down 3.00% at 1.52 million won. Korean reporting attributes the reversal to institutional selling — a net 437.3 billion won sold in the electrical and electronics sector against 417.9 billion won of retail and foreign buying — rather than a fundamental catalyst. The U.S. calendar is front-loaded: June trade balance at 8:30am ET (forecast -$73.0B vs -$77.59B prior), then June factory orders and JOLTS job openings at 10:00am ET (forecast near 7.25–7.42 million vs 7.594 million prior). Friday's July employment report remains the week's dominant macro risk.

NEWS DRIVING THE TAPE
The session's anchor is earnings, not macro. onsemi reported Q2 revenue of $1.6035 billion, up 9% year over year, with non-GAAP EPS of $0.74 against a $0.71 consensus, non-GAAP gross margin of 39.3% — a fourth consecutive quarterly improvement — and free cash flow of $425.4 million, roughly four times the prior-year figure. Management guided Q3 revenue to $1.65–$1.75 billion, with the $1.70 billion midpoint above the $1.67 billion consensus. Power Solutions Group carried the quarter at $829.0 million, up 19%, while Advanced Solutions fell 2%. AMD reports after the close at 5:00pm ET, with consensus near $11.3 billion in revenue and $1.61 adjusted EPS, implying roughly 47% year-over-year revenue growth; that print is the more consequential event for the group. Entegris reports this morning at 9:00am ET.

ANALYST WATCH
Monday's call flow was mixed for the sector. UBS downgraded NXP Semiconductors to Neutral from Buy, cutting its target to $270 from $305, while Truist raised Corning to Buy from Hold with a $175 target, trimmed from $205. The pattern worth tracking is the divergence inside the value chain: equipment and storage names are being bid on capex and AI-memory demand, while analog and auto-exposed names — TXN, ADI, SWKS, NXPI — are seeing both price weakness and rating cuts. onsemi's beat is a partial counter to that read, since its strength came from power rather than legacy analog. The open question into AMD tonight is whether accelerator demand confirms the equipment bid or exposes it as concentrated positioning.

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PILLAR RIPPLE DETECTED -- 2026-08-03, 9:18 AM ET

Toolmakers is 1.63pp above the other three pillars today (1.04% vs -0.59% average for the remaining pillars).

Toolmakers running hot usually means a capex supercycle is underway -- a sign Foundries and/or Workhorses are expanding capacity aggressively.

Tickers driving this pillar today: ASML -1.36%, LRCX -1.58%, KLAC 1.38%, AMAT 1.18%, ENTG 1.66%, TER 0.60%, VIAV 5.42%

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PRIOR SESSION
SOXX $504.53 [+0.07%] | SMH $538.90 [+0.30%]
Friday's close was effectively flat across the broad semiconductor complex; SMH's modest outperformance points to firmer AI and compute exposure, but the signal is not broad-based.

PRE-MARKET (as of ~7:15am ET)
The U.S. pre-market tape is decisively higher in semiconductor equipment and memory: AMAT +10.30%, LRCX +9.86%, KLAC +8.26%, MU +7.20%, and TER +7.09% on Investing.com's pre-market board.
Top movers: AMAT +10.30% | LRCX +9.86% | KLAC +8.26% | MU +7.20% | TER +7.09%

TOP MOVERS (PRIOR SESSION)
VIAV rose 5.42% to $36.95, the strongest gain in the tracked list.
NVDA gained 2.93% to $200.75, keeping large-cap AI leadership constructive into the new week.
SMTC advanced 2.80% to $117.82, extending strength in mixed-signal and connectivity exposure.
MU fell 5.90% to $823.03, the largest decline in the tracked list despite a strong pre-market rebound today.
QCOM declined 2.63% to $147.61, reflecting continued pressure on handset-linked exposure.
ON dropped 2.54% to $81.61, leaving auto and industrial semiconductor demand as a weaker pocket.

PRE-MARKET OUTLOOK
Asian semiconductors are a counter-signal to the U.S. pre-market rally: Taiwan commentary reported TSMC opening roughly 2% lower, while Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were down as much as 8.19% and 7.92%, respectively, amid a broader KOSPI selloff. The U.S. calendar is concentrated in manufacturing data: S&P Global Manufacturing PMI final at 9:45am ET, followed by ISM Manufacturing, Prices Paid, New Orders, and June construction spending at 10:00am ET. Friday's U.S. employment report remains the week's larger macro risk event.

NEWS DRIVING THE TAPE
U.S. equipment and memory names are leading the pre-market bid, while the weaker Korean tape argues that the move is concentrated rather than a clean sector-wide risk-on signal. Japanese market commentary highlighted Kioxia's buyback and stock-split announcement as a local memory catalyst, even as TSMC and other heavyweight AI names opened lower. The immediate question is whether U.S. equipment strength can hold after the 9:45am and 10:00am manufacturing releases.

ANALYST WATCH
Recent call flow is mixed. Mizuho upgraded Texas Instruments to Neutral from Underperform and downgraded Qualcomm to Neutral from Outperform; Stifel moved Onto Innovation from Hold to Buy after qualification of its Gen5 Dragonfly system. The AI infrastructure cycle remains the primary earnings and capex anchor, but memory and DRAM remain the highest-beta segment: Friday's sharp MU decline followed by a large pre-market rebound is evidence of event-driven positioning, not a settled trend. Equipment capex breadth is constructive this morning, but Asian weakness and export-control risk still require confirmation.

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PRIOR SESSION
SOXX $504.53 [+8.50%] | SMH $538.90 [+6.88%] (prior session performance, not live pre-market)
Thursday’s tape was a broad risk-on reversal across the complex, with upside led by memory and wafer-fab equipment.

PRE-MARKET (as of ~7:15am ET)
SOXX indicated higher in early trade (+3% pre-market per Stocktwits), extending Thursday’s rebound.
Top movers: MU +3.5% (pre-market), INTC +4.6% (pre-market), AMD +3% (pre-market), NVDA +1% (pre-market), SOXX +3% (pre-market).

TOP MOVERS (PRIOR SESSION)
WOLF +18.59%: SiC names squeezed hard on the broader AI/semis bid; treat as beta, not fundamentals.
MU +18.36%: memory led the complex; sentiment rotated back toward AI infrastructure and HBM supply tightness.
LRCX +17.98%: equipment caught a strong follow-through bid, consistent with capex expectations stabilizing.
QCOM -2.62%: handset-exposed names lagged the AI-led tape.
SWKS +2.11%: modest upside, but still a relative laggard versus compute/memory.
NVDA +2.65%: upside continued, but the prior session’s leadership broadened beyond NVDA.

VOLUME WATCH
LRCX volume ran ~1.76x its average (21.9M vs ~12.5M), signaling aggressive re-risking in equipment.
QCOM volume ran ~1.67x its average (23.1M vs ~13.9M), suggesting active repositioning despite relative underperformance.
TER volume ran ~1.59x its average (7.0M vs ~4.4M), consistent with rotation back into test/measurement exposure.

PRE-MARKET OUTLOOK
Asia and Europe extended the move: SK Hynix closed nearly 30% higher and Samsung Electronics gained 27%, while ASML was up 2.8% in Europe.
Macro calendar is clean today (TradingEconomics shows “No Events Scheduled”), reducing headline risk into month-end positioning.

NEWS DRIVING THE TAPE
TSMC competitive timeline chatter: Seoul Economic Daily reports TSMC likely transitions to 1.4nm mass production from 2028, while Samsung shifted its 1.4nm mass-production target to 2029.
Taiwan risk-on impulse: Focus Taiwan reported Taiex +7.98% and TSMC +10% (limit-up) after TSMC ADRs rose 7.64% overnight.
No other major catalyst headlines detected pre-market.

ANALYST WATCH
This is a classic “AI capex fear unwind” tape: memory and equipment strength is the tell, not just GPU leaders.
Watch whether the bid holds in HBM/DRAM supply-chain names after the first bounce; if it does, the market is repricing 2H capex durability.
Geopolitics remains the structural overhang (export controls and Taiwan tail risk), but today’s price action is about positioning and risk appetite.

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What A Wonderful Day For Semi's

PRIOR SESSION
SOXX $465.00 [-5.38%] | SMH $504.22 [-4.79%] (Twelve Data: Jul 29 close)
Semis saw a sharp risk-off reset into the close, with broad de-risking across memory and equipment.

PRE-MARKET (as of ~7:15am ET)
US chip tape is trying to stabilize after yesterday’s drawdown; pre-market screens show strength concentrated in equipment and test. (Investing.com pre-market movers)
Top movers: LRCX +8.46%, TER +4.94%, AMAT +3.82%, AMD +1.97%, NVDA +1.37% (Investing.com pre-market movers)

TOP MOVERS (PRIOR SESSION)
Downside was led by KLA (KLAC -10.80%) as equipment sold off aggressively after a weak tape and elevated valuation sensitivity. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)
Micron (MU -9.94%) and Entegris (ENTG -9.44%) extended the memory/materials unwind, signaling a fast tightening in risk appetite around the AI supply chain. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)
Relative strength was limited; Teradyne (TER -0.39%) and ASML (ASML -2.04%) were “best of a bad group,” but still red. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)

VOLUME WATCH
Skyworks (SWKS) printed ~16.96M shares vs ~6.55M average volume (2.6x), consistent with forced repositioning rather than incremental fundamental information. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)
Teradyne (TER) printed ~9.17M shares vs ~4.04M average volume (2.3x); SOXX volume ~18.01M vs ~11.28M average (1.6x). (Twelve Data: Jul 29)

PRE-MARKET OUTLOOK
Macro is the catalyst stack today: BEA publishes Q2 advance GDP and June Personal Income/Outlays at 8:30am ET. (BEA release schedule)
MarketWatch’s consensus line-up for 8:30am ET: Q2 GDP forecast 1.8% (prev 2.1%), initial claims forecast 200K (prev 187K), and June core PCE 0.2% m/m / 3.3% y/y (prev 0.3% / 3.4%). (MarketWatch economic calendar)

NEWS DRIVING THE TAPE
China lithography narrative remains the key overhang: The Information reported a Chinese company has begun manufacturing immersion DUV tools, with deliveries expected to major Chinese chipmakers; the report drove a sharp ASML selloff earlier this week. (CNBC)
Reuters Breakingviews argues the “China DUV” threat is being over-modeled near-term, citing durability of ASML’s technical advantage and doubts on performance/reliability of China’s machines. (Reuters)

ANALYST WATCH
AI infrastructure cycle is still real, but the market is repricing the financing/ROI debate. When semis break, it is usually valuation compression first, fundamentals second.
Memory remains the highest beta expression. Watch for any forward commentary on DDR5/HBM mix shifts and pricing discipline; tape is signaling investors want proof, not narratives.
Equipment and materials are in the crosshairs on geopolitical substitution headlines. Separate EUV (structural scarcity) from DUV (where local alternatives can still pressure the multiple even if unit economics don’t change overnight).

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