After a 36% surge in two days, can we still chase SOXL? A 3x leverage tool isn’t meant for long holds.

SOXL jumped 36% in just two days, from 157 to 218. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index saw a single-day spike of 7.9%, marking its largest gain since April 2025. The catalyst? Easing tensions between the US and Iran, causing oil prices to plummet and shaking off short sellers.

In the short term, sentiment is still brewing, and momentum hasn’t fizzled out. The RSI is at 52, and the technicals haven’t hit a boiling point yet; the MACD has just turned positive, indicating signs of institutional money coming back in. However, the “tail” is already quite long—jumping in now might just mean catching the last part of the ride or getting thrown off.

In the long term, SOXL is definitely not a buy-and-hold asset. With 3x leverage resetting daily, if it trades sideways for three months without a dip in the index, your account might shrink by 20%. It’s only suitable for swing trading, not for “value investing.”

Should we chase it now? For those already on board, move your stop-loss to secure profits. For those yet to hop on, a small position could be taken for a bounce, but tight stop-losses are a must. The rise can be as fierce as the fall can be painful.

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