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Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever

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Key takeaways

  • Thursday's sell-off hit the AI chip stocks with strong businesses hard.
  • Exposed: QQQ, AIQ, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN
  • Market reaction: QQQ +3.8% on the day; AIQ +3.3% on the day; META +5.1% on the day

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Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever

Thursday's sell-off hit the AI chip stocks with strong businesses hard. That could be an opportunity for long-term investors.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF-5.7% 13d

    Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-16.4% 30d

    VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.1% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • GOOGL Alphabet-15.6% 30d

    Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com+5.3% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • META Meta Platforms-14.7% 30d

    Meta Platforms (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • AVGO Broadcom-16.1% 30d

    Broadcom (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
QQQ+3.80%+5.39%base+3.80%after closeafter closeafter close
AIQ+3.81%+5.20%base+3.27%after closeafter closeafter close
SMH+9.57%+8.79%base+5.09%after closeafter closeafter close
MSFT-4.44%+4.80%base+3.24%after closeafter closeafter close
GOOGL-1.99%+1.50%base+1.20%after closeafter closeafter close
AMZN-5.28%+2.58%base+2.88%after closeafter closeafter close
META-0.57%+3.24%base+5.11%after closeafter closeafter close
AVGO+9.89%+10.98%base+8.91%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Global X Fds (AIQ)that day+3.27%final price
Global X Fds (AIQ)three days earlier+5.20%final price
Global X Fds (AIQ)five days earlier+3.81%final price
Amazon Com (AMZN)that day+2.88%final price
Amazon Com (AMZN)three days earlier+2.58%final price
Amazon Com (AMZN)five days earlier-5.28%final price
AVGOthat day+8.91%final price
AVGOthree days earlier+10.98%final price
AVGOfive days earlier+9.89%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)that day+1.20%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)three days earlier+1.50%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)five days earlier-1.99%final price
Meta Platforms (META)that day+5.11%final price
Meta Platforms (META)three days earlier+3.24%final price
Meta Platforms (META)five days earlier-0.57%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)that day+3.24%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)three days earlier+4.80%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)five days earlier-4.44%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+3.80%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+5.39%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+3.80%final price
SMHthat day+5.09%final price
SMHthree days earlier+8.79%final price
SMHfive days earlier+9.57%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

Companies carried with this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AIQ Global X Fds

    In “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever,” Global X Fds (AIQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever.” Reason on file: Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • GOOGL Alphabet

    In “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever,” Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever.” Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • META Meta Platforms

    For “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever,” Meta Platforms (META) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Meta Platforms (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

On 9 Nov 2026, “Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever” is the story that connects Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) to this story.

The link for Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is this: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Global X Fds (AIQ) is here too. Its reason reads: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Dates and price levels for Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

AIQ traded between 61.70 and 67.40 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 62.94. MSFT traded between 505.00 and 559.14 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 530.45. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.

What the saved facts support for Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

54 out of 100

“Nasdaq Stock Market Correction: 3 AI Stocks You Can Buy Right Now and Hold Forever” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.