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Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade

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Key takeaways

  • Nvidia stock popped on Wednesday, snapping a two-day losing streak.
  • Exposed: SMH, SOXX, QQQ, MSFT, GOOGL
  • Market reaction: SOXX +5.6% on the day (still updating); SMH +4.6% on the day (still updating); NVDA +3.6% on the day (still updating)

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Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade

Nvidia stock popped on Wednesday, snapping a two-day losing streak.

Directly affected

  • NVDA Nvidia-8.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

  • CRWV CoreWeave-44.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-15.5% 30d

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

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-19.8% 30d

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

  • 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.

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V-8.9% 11d

    ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing-9.5% 30d

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

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.0% 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.

  • AVGO Broadcom-5.4% 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
NVDA+18.59%+10.61%base+3.65%after closeafter closeafter close
CRWV-0.68%-4.88%base+22.19%after closeafter closeafter close
SMH+4.28%-4.14%base+4.60%after closeafter closeafter close
SOXX+2.68%-6.81%base+5.57%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+2.50%-2.74%base+1.99%after closeafter closeafter close
ASML-0.77%-5.53%base+2.09%after closeafter closeafter close
TSM-0.24%-5.39%base+3.38%after closeafter closeafter close
MSFT+4.29%-0.49%base-2.16%after closeafter closeafter close
GOOGL+0.54%-0.95%base+1.21%after closeafter closeafter close
AVGO-1.94%-11.64%base+5.30%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.

Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) compared with technology stocks (XLK) since 11 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ASMLthat day+2.09%still updating
ASMLthree days earlier-5.53%final price
ASMLfive days earlier-0.77%final price
AVGOthat day+5.30%still updating
AVGOthree days earlier-11.64%final price
AVGOfive days earlier-1.94%final price
CRWVthat day+22.19%still updating
CRWVthree days earlier-4.88%final price
CRWVfive days earlier-0.68%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)that day+1.21%still updating
Alphabet (GOOGL)three days earlier-0.95%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)five days earlier+0.54%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)that day-2.16%still updating
Microsoft (MSFT)three days earlier-0.49%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)five days earlier+4.29%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)that day+3.65%still updating
Nvidia (NVDA)three days earlier+10.61%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)five days earlier+18.59%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+1.99%still updating
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier-2.74%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+2.50%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)that day+4.60%still updating
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)three days earlier-4.14%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)five days earlier+4.28%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)that day+5.57%still updating
Ishares Tr (SOXX)three days earlier-6.81%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)five days earlier+2.68%final price
TSMthat day+3.38%still updating
TSMthree days earlier-5.39%final price
TSMfive days earlier-0.24%final price

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Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) on one side of this semiconductors story

Companies carried with this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade,” Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

  • SOXX Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (SOXX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade.” Reason on file: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    In “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade,” Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade.” 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

    In “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    In “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade,” 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

  • NVDA Nvidia

    In “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade,” Nvidia (NVDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Nvidia (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) and the semiconductors link

On 11 Nov 2026, “Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade” is the story that connects Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) to Semiconductors.

What ties Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) to the headline is this: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

Also listed, Ishares Tr (SOXX): iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

Dates and price levels for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32. SMH traded between 506.51 and 639.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 508.07. SOXX traded between 452.10 and 596.35 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 453.73.

How solid the semiconductors case looks

46 out of 100Price not final

“Nvidia stock rebounds, chip stocks surge as CoreWeave earnings boost AI trade” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.