SOX rebounds from $10,445 low, targets $13,500 on Elliott Wave setup

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index bounced from a $10,445 low after breaking below $12,000, with Elliott Wave analysis projecting a recovery toward the $13,500 resistance zone.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rebounded from $10,445 after breaking below $12,000, with technical analysis targeting a recovery toward $13,500.

"Once the diagonals are complete, we can expect a retracement back to the start of the pattern," said Dr. Ter Schure, founder of Intelligent Investing, LLC. "We have strong confluence in the $13,500 region."

The index bottomed at the 2.00 Fibonacci extension of the leading diagonal wave structure that began from the June all-time high. The 3rd and 5th waves terminated at the 1.62 and 2.00 extensions, respectively. A B-wave retracement of the prior decline typically recovers 50% to 76.4%, targeting a range of $12,550 to $13,660.

A sustained move above $13,500 would confirm the bounce scenario and could fuel further upside in semiconductor ETFs and related equities. A rejection at that level would signal the resumption of the broader downtrend, with the next support zone near $10,500.

The SOX broke below the $12,000 threshold earlier this month, invalidating the initial bullish thesis that called for the index to hold above the $11,960 warning level. The decline accelerated through that level, eventually reaching $10,445 before buyers stepped in. That low coincided with the 2.00 Fibonacci extension of the leading diagonal pattern, a level that has historically marked the completion of corrective waves.

The current setup mirrors the structure seen after the June all-time high, where the index formed a five-wave leading diagonal pattern. Each wave within the diagonal subdivided into three waves, forming an abc-abc-abc-abc-abc structure. The precision of the Fibonacci hits at the 1.62 and 2.00 extensions adds weight to the Elliott Wave count, according to Schure.

The $13,500 target represents a confluence of two technical measures: the retracement to the start of the diagonal pattern, which sits between $12,800 and $14,300, and the typical B-wave recovery range of 50% to 76.4% of the prior decline. The overlap of these two methods creates a strong resistance zone around $13,500.

A breakout above $13,500 would open the path toward the $14,300 region, while a failure to hold the current bounce could see the index retest the $10,445 low. Traders are watching the Philadelphia index as a bellwether for the broader semiconductor sector, which includes Nvidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. The iShares PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index ETF and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF are among the most widely tracked proxies for the sector.

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