In this short clip from Live Trading Room (May 18, 2026), Samantha LaDuc breaks down the recent profit-taking in semiconductor and memory stocks, explaining why the pullback in names like $SMH, $MU, $WDC, $STX, and $SNDK looks more like a healthy digestion phase than a major breakdown.
She also walks through the key technical levels traders are watching in $QQQ, $SPY, and software stocks as money rotates out of overheated AI hardware plays and into software leadership ahead of $NVDA earnings.
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