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DP Trading Room: Semiconductors - SOXX v. SMH, They're Not the Same

Erin Swenlin

Erin Swenlin

Co-Founder, DecisionPoint.com

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Carl and Erin explore the differences between two Semiconductor ETFs, SOXX and SMH. They are NOT the same. One offers far more upside potential than the other. Learn how to easily compare two ETFs or even two stocks using relative strength.

Carl covered the market in general with special attention to Small-Caps and the Magnificent 7 stocks. Erin takes a trip through the defensive sectors of the market. She deep dives into Utilities (XLU) to find stocks with strength.

Don't miss this week's episode!

01:19 Signal Tables & SPY Update

06:45 SOXX v. SMH

08:25 Market Update

13:50 Small-Caps

14:28 Magnificent 7

21:30 Sectors

37:08 Symbol Requests




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Erin Swenlin
About the author: is a co-founder of the DecisionPoint.com website along with her father, Carl Swenlin. She launched the DecisionPoint daily blog in 2009 alongside Carl and now serves as a consulting technical analyst and blog contributor at StockCharts.com. Erin is an active Member of the CMT Association. She holds a Master's degree in Information Resource Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology as well as a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California. Learn More