Super-ficial Rally: BTIG Technical Strategy on Equity Dispersion and 2000 Parallels

Key Takeaways

• 1.Extreme dispersion is evident under the surface: the SOX is ~14% below its June highs, with 10 of 30 names down over 30% from 52-week highs and only three names closer to highs than the index itself.
• 2.Market dynamics closely echo the year 2000 tech peak, where individual semiconductor names continued setting new highs after the index topped, while banks struggled.
• 3.S&P 500 breadth is deteriorating despite trading near highs, logging five consecutive days of net new lows and negative performance across 9 of 11 sectors over the past month.

Table of Contents

• WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
• AI Dispersion.
• We've Seen This Before.
• 50 DMA Study Update.
• What Now?
• New Lows Beating New Highs.
• Banks Continue to Struggle.
• Yields Flagging.

Report data

Philadelphia Semiconductor Index Holdings - Percent Below 52wk High — as of September 22, 2026.

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