Semiconductor Watchlist: Nvidia Challenges Intel and AMD See buy or sell recommendations for Qualcomm, Nxp, Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor, and more semiconductor stocks. Author: Apr 15, 2021 9:06 AM EDT The semiconductor sector remained hot in the first quarter of 2021, returning more than 12% and positioning itself among the market's leaders. The rally could continue well into the summer, wrote David Dierking of ETFFocus on TheStreet. "If you were on the wrong side of the semiconductor trade in Q1 and you held the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares ETF (SOXS) throughout, you would have lost more than 45%," he added. However, the recent semiconductor chip storage made some waves in the sector. President Joe Biden hosted a semiconductor summit at the White House Monday to discuss the shortage impacting many industries, including the auto industry.