$SOXS 24 hours down 4.208% to 33.01; open interest is 496,000 shares. The funding rate is zero.

Key judgment: The U.S. stock semiconductor rebound is being suppressed. SOXS is a 3x leveraged bearish ETF on semiconductors. This level of decline and the open interest indicate that shorts are adding positions. However, with the funding rate at zero, it gives the longs a sliver of hope.

Evidence chain across two dimensions. A falling price shows shorts are in control, but open interest not only fails to decrease— it actually increases. This usually isn’t shorts taking profits; it’s shorts adding. Coupled with the funding rate at zero, longs and shorts are temporarily balanced, and the longs have not been completely squeezed out.

Strong counter-evidence: If semiconductor stocks suddenly surge sharply on some positive catalyst, SOXS would be violently pushed up and the shorts would be squeezed.

Second-order impact: If semiconductor stocks keep falling, shorts will continue to add positions; if they rebound, shorts may first retreat, causing a rapid price rebound.

Invalidation condition: If SOXS breaks above 35, my assessment of the shorts’ advantage would be invalidated.

Action: Go short SOXS with 3x leverage, stop-loss at 35, take-profit at 30, total position size at 5% of total capital.

Trading tag: #TradFi #链上美股 #SOXS

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