Independent Spanish market analyst, professional trader and founder of BolsaCava. He is known for technical analysis and books on market speculation.
no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY
SMH benefited while Nvidia, Qualcomm and AMD were the 'Real Madrid and Barcelona' of semis. In 2026 SMH has lost leadership and global SEMI has taken it because other companies are emerging that the global ETF captures better. Cava gets exposure via Freedom 24 for European retail clients.
The NYSE semis index (SOXX) has such a strong uptrend that the up-legs look like bases. After losing the 588 support on Friday it enters a proportional corrective phase, but Cava is preparing exposure for the next leg up via SOXX (US) or SMH/SEMI (UCITS for European retail).
Intel has joined the specific names Cava has exposure to in this latest leg up in semis. A Spanish technical-macro trader including Intel suggests a turnaround read or participation in the sector's broader repricing.