Since late November, the Nasdaq Composite
Weakness in growth stocks impacts many tech stocks. But, it's interesting to note that semiconductor stocks are an exception. This group typically trades with more volatility compared to the Nasdaq but has been exhibiting relative strength. This is one indication of accumulation and consistent with the sector's strong fundamentals.
Another factor is that in Q3 and so far in Q4, semiconductor stocks have been, for the most part, beating earnings expectations, raising guidance, and returning money to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends. This pattern of strong earnings reports continues a trend which started in 2020.
The sector is also unique, because it's multiples actually decreased in 2021 due to double-digit earnings growth over multiple quarters and despite a 37% YTD gain.
Even during this risk-off period for the markets, semiconductors have been range-bound. And, this relative strength improves even more if we take some of the high-multiple semis like Nvidia
Then, we are left with chipmakers that have P/Es that are significantly less than the market average. Examples include Micron