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The Semis Are Flying — But I'm Buying These 3 Names Instead

Channel: Verified Investing Published: 2026-05-20 11:30
Verified Investing

A technical trading update focused on SPY, QQQ, USO, SOXX, NVIDIA, and a handful of individual names. The speaker favors short setups in extended semis and some leaders, while selectively using pullbacks or gap levels for longs in names that are weaker or at support.

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Detailed summary

Benjamin Pool of Verified Investing presents a quick “best trade setups” market update centered on chart levels rather than fundamentals. He starts with macro inputs: the US 10-year yield is pulling back after testing resistance near 4.70, the S&P 500 bounced off a chart gap, oil (USO) is sliding after failing to confirm an upside level, and semiconductors are generally strong. He then walks through specific trade plans: SPY has upside resistance around 748.17 and a more aggressive scalp level at 743.69; QQQ has resistance at 713.29 and a swing short trigger near 719.85 with a stop above 722; USO is fading toward lower support zones, with a possible short-to-long reversal near 138.60; STX is viewed as a short into a gap/resistance zone near 79.547; SOXX is overextended to the upside and he is taking a short position, using roughly 51.82 to 52.221 as resistance; NVIDIA has not hit his …

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Main takeaways

  1. The video is a level-by-level technical trade review, not a broad fundamental market thesis.
  2. Semiconductors are still strong, but the speaker thinks SOXX is stretched and is shorting it.
  3. NVIDIA is framed as an eventual long only if it pulls back into a specific level after earnings.
  4. Oil is seen as weakening, with more downside favored unless a key gap level is reclaimed.
  5. Several single-name ideas are mixed: ARM and STX are short setups, while OKLO, CRWV, Hasbro, and Reddit have conditional long/bounce levels.

Market read by horizon

Short term

Near term, the tape looks tactically mixed: semis are extended enough to short at the margins, while the broader market can still grind higher if rates keep easing. The most actionable catalyst is NVIDIA earnings, which can quickly reset the semis setup.

  • Watch the immediate reaction around the 10-year yield’s 4.70 resistance and the follow-through in SPY/QQQ after the recent bounce.
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  • SOXX is the clearest tactical call: the speaker says it is overextended and he is already short on the name/sector.
  • NVIDIA earnings after the close are the main catalyst; he wants to see where the stock settles over the next 3–4 days before making a swing decision.
Mid term

Over the next few weeks, the base case is a selective market with leadership still coming from semis but with intermittent pullbacks and rotation into or out of the strongest names. Confirmation comes from how post-earnings NVIDIA and SOXX behave around the speaker’s levels; failure there would strengthen the short-rotation view.

  • Over the next several weeks, the speaker’s base case is that semis may stay constructive at the index level but could still see periodic air pockets and mean reversion in the strongest leaders.
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  • For NVIDIA, the key question is whether post-earnings price action confirms strength enough to hold above support or whether it settles into a tradable pullback.
  • USO is expected to keep trending lower unless it reclaims the prior gap zone with confirmation; otherwise the speaker expects a deeper unwind.
Long term

Structurally, the video reflects a market regime where technical levels and momentum extremes matter more than narrative. Semis remain a leadership complex, but when leadership gets crowded the same trend can become the source of the best short setups.

  • The transcript’s durable thesis is that price, gaps, and trendlines are the primary edge; fundamentals and narratives are secondary to trade location and confirmation.
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  • The speaker appears to believe semiconductors remain a structurally important leadership group, but leadership can get crowded and become shortable when moves are too extended.
  • Energy weakness is treated as more than a one-day move: if USO keeps failing resistance, the implication is a broader lower-price regime until a major reclaim occurs.
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Key claims (8)

0:20
BEARISH rates US 10-year yield

The US 10-year yield hit resistance near 4.70 and then sold off.

He frames the yield move as a resistance rejection and says it is now coming in.

1:40
MIXED equities SPY

SPY bounced off a gap fill and has upside resistance near 748.17, with a more aggressive scalp at 743.69.

He describes both the bounce and exact upside levels for potential rejection or trade entry.

2:45
BEARISH equities QQQ

QQQ broke a monitored uptrend line, confirming weakness and creating a swing short setup near 719.85.

He explicitly says the breakdown was confirmed and that the market should start rolling over.

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Assets discussed (12)

US 10-year yield
BEARISH bond

He says it hit resistance near 4.70 and is now selling off, which he treats as supportive for risk assets.

SPY — SPY
MIXED etf

He sees a bounce from a gap fill but also an upside resistance area where he may short or scalp a rejection.

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Where this transcript pushes against consensus

  • The call to short SOXX while also noting semiconductors are generally ripping higher may be internally reasonable tactically, but it relies heavily on extension rather than a broader bearish catalyst.
  • Several levels are stated very precisely, but the transcript provides limited evidence for why those exact numbers should matter beyond chart pattern interpretation.
  • The claim that oil will eventually fall back below $100 is asserted with conviction, but the reasoning is mostly technical and not supported by a broader supply-demand narrative.
  • The NVIDIA view depends on earnings and a later settlement, so the current long bias is contingent and not yet confirmed.
  • The mixed use of day-trade and swing-trade language can blur conviction: some setups are presented as high-conviction positions, while others are merely scalp ideas with limited follow-through evidence.

Topics

SPY technical levelsQQQ technical levelsUS 10-year yieldUSO / oilsemiconductors / SOXXNVIDIA earnings setupARM short setupHasbro earnings reactionReddit support levelCRWV and OKLO trade levels

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