US STOCKS FACED PRESSURE AS A SEMICONDUCTOR SELLOFF PUSHED THE NASDAQ 100 DOWN 10% FROM ITS OCTOBER PEAK, ENTERING CORRECTION TERRITORY, WHILE THE CHIPMAKER INDEX EXTENDED ITS THREE-DAY DECLINE TO 12%. WTI CRUDE SETTLED NEAR $96.50 A BARREL AS MOST S&P 500 STOCKS ADVANCED, WITH LONGER-DATED TREASURIES ALSO OUTPERFORMING.

US stocks came under pressure as a semiconductor selloff drove the Nasdaq 100 down 10% from its October peak, placing the index in correction territory, while the chipmaker index extended its three-day decline to 12%. The transmission runs primarily through equity risk appetite and sector concentration: semiconductors carry substantial weight in the Nasdaq 100 and, to a lesser degree, the S&P 500, so a sharp drawdown in chip names mechanically weighs on both indices and tightens financial conditions for growth-sensitive names. The Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 are most exposed given their heavy technology weightings, while oil is affected through the demand-expectations channel, since a broad equity drawdown can signal slowing industrial activity and dent crude's growth-linked demand outlook. Traders should watch the next session's WTI settlement and any follow-through in semiconductor leadership, as continued weakness in chip names would confirm whether the decline is sector-specific or spreading into broader risk assets.

Crude oil (WTI/Brent) reacts in real time to OPEC+ production decisions, EIA weekly inventory reports, geopolitical supply disruptions (Middle East, Russia, Venezuela) and US Strategic Petroleum Reserve announcements. A 5% intraday move on breaking news is not unusual.

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