Tech Under Pressure: Reading Today's S&P 500 Rotation
The S&P 500 is essentially flat on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, but that calm headline number hides a striking story underneath: money is rotating out of technology and semiconductors at speed, and flowing into healthcare, energy, and real estate. Understanding what that shift means, and why it is happening, is the most important thing an investor can do today. Key Takeaways SPY, the S&P 500 ETF, closed near $747.71, essentially flat, while the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) dropped 1.85% and the tech sector ETF (XLK) fell 2.39%. Semiconductor stocks led the decline: SMH, the chip sector ETF, fell 3.78% and is now roughly 13% below its 52-week high of $671.83. Samsung reported record Q2 earnings of $58.4…
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