{"id":1963,"date":"2026-02-07T16:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topfinancialinsights.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/tech-weekly-chip-stocks-pop-to-close-volatile-trading-week\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:08:52","slug":"tech-weekly-chip-stocks-pop-to-close-volatile-trading-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topfinancialinsights.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/tech-weekly-chip-stocks-pop-to-close-volatile-trading-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Weekly: Chip Stocks Pop to Close Volatile Trading Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>We also break down next week&#8217;s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item        specialparticlegold                        col1\" data-id=\"17\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/in-this-article\" data-basename=\"in-this-article\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1761347033\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            In this article:                                <\/h3>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"16\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/this-week-s-tech-sector-performance\" data-basename=\"this-week-s-tech-sector-performance\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1761347033\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            This week&#8217;s tech sector performance                                <\/h3>\n<p>Tech stocks extended their selloff into their second week, with the Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) posting its steepest two\u2011day decline since last April.<\/p>\n<p>Monday (February 2) saw an early rotation out of tech ahead of Palantir Technologies  (NASDAQ:PLTR) earnings report. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) slipped on news that its proposed OpenAI\u2011backed investment hit a snag, dragging AI\u2011chip names like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and other semiconductor leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Palantir\u2019s earnings, which beat expectations and included an aggressive revenue growth guide, lifted shares in an early surge on Tuesday (February 3); however, Nvidia\u2019s OpenAI\u2011investment\u2011snag news, plus general AI\u2011disruption worries and positioning, weighed on the broader tech stack, sparking a tech\u2011growth selloff that impacted NVIDIA, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and other software\u2011heavy names.<\/p>\n<p>The Nasdaq fell deeper on Wednesday (February 4) as influential tech names such as AMD and other chip and software stocks reversed post\u2011earnings gains. AMD saw a sharp intraday plunge following its after\u2011hours earnings print on Tuesday. Its losses dragged the broader index lower. <\/p>\n<p>Tech selloffs extended into Thursday (February 5), with the Nasdaq closing down 1.6 percent as major tech stocks saw profit\u2011taking and forward\u2011looking capex\u2011related concerns, later crystallized by Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) aggressive 2026 spending plans.<\/p>\n<p>The Nasdaq made an impressive recovery on Friday (February 6) as a rally in chip stocks helped pare earlier week losses, despite ongoing volatility in the mega\u2011caps. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"2\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/3-tech-stocks-moving-markets-this-week\" data-basename=\"3-tech-stocks-moving-markets-this-week\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1729925965\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            3 tech stocks moving markets this week <br \/><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rm-embed rm-custom-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"1310d2755e5fd7d0f7fed9b909e5a47d\" data-shortcode-type=\"shortcode-js-qm-watchlist-widget\">\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"qtool\" data-qmod-params='{\"lang\":\"en\",\"paging\":false,\"shortName\":false,\"symbols\":\"MU,META,AAPL\",\"noCellData\":\"-\"}' data-qmod-tool=\"watchlist\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>1.Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) <\/h4>\n<p><span><\/span>After reporting Q4 2025 earnings results and strong AI-driven guidance on Monday, the stock rose sharply. The semiconductor\u2011test and robotics\u2011automation company makes equipment used to test chips, including AI\u2011related compute and memory and industrial robots.<\/p>\n<h4><span><\/span>2. Skyworks (NASDAQ:SWKS)<\/h4>\n<p>The analog and RF\u2011semiconductor company, which designs and manufactures components used in smartphones, 5G infrastructure, automotive and IoT devices, reported Q1 fiscal 2026 results on Tuesday, beating expectations and guiding up, which helped it outperform the broader tech selloff. <\/p>\n<h4>3. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/stocks\/nasdaq-sndk\/sandisk\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Apple\u2019s strong performance this week was driven by a wave of analyst upgrades and bullish notes that reinforced the positive narrative from last week\u2019s record\u2011breaking Q1 print, especially around iPhone demand and China\u2011market strength.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"26\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"True\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/particle-26\" data-basename=\"particle-26\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1770412579\" data-use-pagination=\"False\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\"><\/small><\/p>\n<p><em>Skyworks Solutions, Teradyne and Apple performance, February 2 to 6, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\"><\/small><\/p>\n<p><em>Chart via Google Finance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"24\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/top-tech-news-of-the-week\" data-basename=\"top-tech-news-of-the-week\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1769807257\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            Top tech news of the week                                <\/h3>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada led an AI delegation to the 2026 World Governments Summit (WGS) in Dubai this week, led by SCALE AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alphabet Q4 numbers were driven by search revenue growth, which accelerated by nearly 17 percent, and Google Cloud revenue that jumped 48 percent YoY, helping ease fears that AI chatbots would eat into search. Despite the strong print, the stock dipped as the company said it plans to increase capital expenditures to between US$175 billion and US$185 billion, more than its 2025 cash generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Palantir\u2019s earnings triggered a pop on Tuesday as it beat revenue expectations and laid out an aggressive 2026 growth guide. The company reported Q4 2025 revenue of US$1.41 billion, up 70 percentYoY, with US commercial revenue surging 137 percent and government revenue rising 66 percent, while guiding full\u2011year 2026 revenue to about US$7.2 billion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazon also posted a solid quarter, but said it will spend roughly US$200 billion this year on capital expenditures, a 56 percent jump from 2025, to fund AI\u2011related infrastructure, data centers and custom chips for AWS. Revenue rose approximately 14 percent to US$213.4 billion, driven by AWS reaccelerating to 24 percent growth and advertising increasing by 22 percent, despite free cash flow collapsing due to a capex surge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"14\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/tech-etf-performance\" data-basename=\"tech-etf-performance\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1758919952\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            Tech ETF performance                                <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"qtool\" data-qmod-params='{\"lang\":\"en\",\"paging\":false,\"shortName\":false,\"symbols\":\"SOXX,SOXQ,SMH\",\"noCellData\":\"-\"}' data-qmod-tool=\"watchlist\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tech exchange-traded funds (ETFs) track baskets of major tech stocks, meaning their performance helps investors gauge the overall performance of the niches they cover.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) advanced by 1.89 percent, while the Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXQ) advanced by 1.66 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) also increased by 0.75 percent. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"7\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/tech-news-to-watch-next-week\" data-basename=\"tech-news-to-watch-next-week\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1738972088\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            Tech news to watch next week                                <\/h3>\n<p>Next week is another earnings\u2011heavy, tech\u2011adjacent stretch, with a mix of big\u2011name reports and key macro data that will like keep markets sensitive to AI capex and earnings. <\/p>\n<p>Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) will be among the most\u2011watched names tied to crypto and retail trading. Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) also reports midweek. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to US wholesale inventories, Employment Cost Index and CPI reports, the FOMC minutes will be released on February 11, so rate policy and inflation will stay front\u2011of\u2011mind. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><\/span><\/strong><strong>Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ca-widget\" data-ap-referrer=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/\" data-token=\"a2034696a05c\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on investingnews.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We also break down next week&#8217;s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week&#8217;s tech sector performance Tech stocks extended their selloff into their second week, with the Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) posting its steepest two\u2011day decline since last April. 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