This is ForecastNest’s 1 day forecast for SOXL, created 2026-09-24 17:00 UTC. The window closed 2026-09-25 17:00 UTC, when SOXL closed at $152.20, up 4.2% from $146.03 when the forecast was made. It traded between $141.51 and $153.90 along the way (-3.1% to +5.4%).
Prediction window: Equity / ETF 1D: the stored target below is authoritative; it may be a session close or an intraday instant.
Prediction time: 2026-09-24 17:00 UTC (9/24/2026, 1:00:54 PM EDT).
Valid until: 2026-09-25 17:00 UTC (9/25/2026, 1:00:54 PM EDT). Target session: 2026-09-25 (New York); During session. Lead time to expiry: 24 elapsed hours. Timing: Regular session. Based on stored prediction time, not verified model execution time.
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6 of the 7 models called a direction, and 1 of those calls were right. Each model is also asked to find the price it was forecasting from when it answers, shown as the dashed line inside its box in the picture below. All models except GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5, Muse Spark 1.1, Grok 4.5, and DeepSeek V3 found it accurately.
Below are the details.
| Model | Range | Move | Confidence | Price it found | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Sol | $124.00–$145.50 | -9.2% to +6.5% | 56% | $136.60 | 1.8 | wrong |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $129.50–$146.00 | -6.7% to +5.2% | 30% | $138.78 | 2.3 | wrong |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | $131.00–$152.50 | -8.4% to +6.6% | 38% | $143.09 | 15.5 | wrong |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro | $140.50–$151.50 | -3.7% to +3.8% | 55% | $145.92 | 51.4 | no call |
| Grok 4.5 | $128.00–$148.00 | -8.2% to +6.1% | 42% | $139.50 | 2.5 | wrong |
| Kimi | $133.00–$160.00 | -9.0% to +9.5% | 52% | $146.11 | 79.4 | right |
| DeepSeek V3 | $128.00–$148.00 | -6.9% to +7.6% | 55% | $137.50 | 13.3 | wrong |
How these models have done on SOXL over 1 day
This forecast is settled and is included in the statistics below. The remaining records are forecasts created before 2026-09-24 17:00 UTC. Only settled directional calls count toward accuracy.
| Model | Asked | Still open | No call | Called up | Called down | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi | 1 | — | 0 | 1 · 1 right | — | 100% (1/1) |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 · 1 right | — | 100% (1/1) |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro (Gemini — Flash) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 · 1 right | — | 100% (1/1) |
| Grok 4.5 | 14 | — | 0 | 9 · 7 right | 5 · 0 right | 50% (7/14) |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro (Gemini — Pro) | 17 | — | 4 | 6 · 5 right | 7 · 1 right | 46% (6/13) |
| DeepSeek V3 | 16 | — | 2 | 8 · 5 right | 6 · 1 right | 43% (6/14) |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 14 | — | 2 | 6 · 3 right | 6 · 1 right | 33% (4/12) |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 · 1 right | 8 · 1 right | 22% (2/9) |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 16 | — | 1 | — | 15 · 1 right | 7% (1/15) |
| GPT-6 | 3 | — | 0 | — | 3 · 0 right | 0% (0/3) |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 · 0 right | 0% (0/1) |
Every published SOXL forecast over 1 day before this question was asked, on 2026-09-24 17:00 UTC, plus this settled forecast. Forecasts created after this question are excluded. Results reflect the settlements available when this article is generated. A day-ahead call and a week-ahead one are counted separately — they are different questions. Only settled forecasts are graded, so open + no call + up + down adds up to asked. “No call” is a range too centred on the price to be pointing anywhere. Accuracy counts only forecasts that have settled, and the count behind it is shown beside it — a single right call is not a 100% record.
What each model said
GPT-5.6 Sol
Result: wrong
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(1) What I found: Yahoo Finance showed SOXL's September 23 close at $146.25 after a -3.75% session and a September 24 pre-market quote near $138.09. I could not retrieve a clean 17:00 UTC SOXL tick, so $136.60 is my best contemporaneous estimate rather than a claimed live quote. That estimate is cross-checked against today's semiconductor-sector move: 24/7 Wall St. reported SOXX around $553.20, down roughly 2%, while AMD was down about 3% and NVIDIA about 1% in morning trading. Sources: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SOXL/ and https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/09/24/intel-drops-3-as-profit-taking-follows-223-ytd-run-amd-falls-3-nvidia-slips/
(2) Market regime: The larger semiconductor trend remains strong, but the immediate regime has shifted into profit-taking after an unusually sharp rally. SOXL rose from $101.13 on September 14 to $151.95 on September 22, roughly a 50% increase in six trading sessions, before reversing lower. Reuters reported that the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 4.3% on September 21 as AMD, Intel and other chip names surged, so today's weakness looks more like a high-volatility retracement of an extended rally than a confirmed collapse of the broader AI-semiconductor trend. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-global-markets-2026-09-21/
(3) Price range: SOXL seeks approximately three times the DAILY move of its semiconductor benchmark, so a relatively ordinary 3%-5% underlying semiconductor swing can translate into roughly 9%-15% movement in SOXL. Recent realized volatility supports a wide band: SOXL traded from $137.46 to $152.64 on September 22 and from $139.58 to $151.00 on September 23. From an estimated $136.60 baseline, I therefore use $124.00-$145.50 for the next trading-day window, deliberately allowing more downside than upside because sector momentum is currently negative and the preceding rally was unusually extended. Historical-price source: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SOXL/history/
(4) Catalysts: The main scheduled macro risks inside the window are U.S. durable-goods data at 8:30 a.m. ET and the revised University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index at 10:00 a.m. ET on September 25. Kiplinger notes that preliminary September sentiment fell to 47.8 while one-year inflation expectations rose to 4.6%, making the revised inflation expectations potentially important for rates-sensitive growth and semiconductor shares. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack is also scheduled to speak at 2:00 p.m. ET. Source: https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/economy/this-weeks-economic-calendar
(5) Counter-argument and invalidation: The strongest bullish argument is that today's decline is simply a reset after a powerful sector breakout rather than the start of sustained weakness. Semiconductor demand tied to AI infrastructure remains strong, and Reuters reported earlier this week that chip shares were driving the Nasdaq to record levels. A rapid recovery in SOXX accompanied by SOXL reclaiming roughly the $142-$146 region would materially weaken the mild-bearish one-day thesis; renewed broad selling in AMD, Intel, NVIDIA and SOXX would reinforce it.
(6) Confidence: Confidence is 56% because the short-term evidence leans bearish but is not overwhelming. The sector is correcting from an extreme rally, which supports further consolidation, yet underlying semiconductor momentum remains strong enough to produce abrupt rebounds. Confidence is also deliberately limited because I obtained current-day semiconductor prices and news but could not retrieve a verified SOXL quote precisely at 17:00 UTC, so the reported $136.60 current_price is an informed estimate rather than a direct timestamped trade.
Claude Opus 5.5
Result: wrong
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(1) What I found, and where: StockAnalysis.com (https://stockanalysis.com/etf/soxl/) showed SOXL at $138.78, down $7.47 (-5.11%), at 12:10 PM EDT on Sep 24, 2026 (16:10 UTC, about 50 minutes before the window start). The same page gave an open of $138.47, a day's range of $136.90-$143.48, and a previous close of $146.25. Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SOXL/) confirmed the $146.25 Sep 23 close, which was itself down 3.75%, and showed a 52-week range of $28.12-$302.00. A 24/7 Wall St. market-movers piece dated Sep 24 (https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/09/24/intel-drops-3-as-profit-taking-follows-223-ytd-run-amd-falls-3-nvidia-slips/) described sector-concentrated profit taking: Intel and AMD down about 3%, NVIDIA down about 1%, and SOXX falling harder than QQQ. My quote predates 17:00 UTC, so data_access is marked partial, and $138.78 is my anchor rather than a confirmed 17:00 print.
(2) Market regime: This is a volatile, headline-driven chip market with a downward tilt in the short run. SOXL has fallen for two straight sessions (-3.75% on Sep 23, then about -5% intraday on Sep 24). The morning bounce toward $143.48 faded back to the open, which is weak intraday tape. On Sep 23 a Seeking Alpha/MoneyShow chart note flagged that SOXX was running into overhead resistance at its July breakdown level. Today's rejection fits that reading. Background pressure includes a Wells Fargo note, headlined on 24/7 Wall St. the same day, arguing that AI spending math breaks in 2028; Oracle also fell about 6%. Earlier in the year Stocktwits referenced a Fed hike and a 10-year yield near 5%. Against this, the longer-term AI capex story is intact, with Broadcom's fiscal Q3 revenue up 85.5% year over year per 24/7 Wall St. on Sep 16.
(3) Price range: SOXL is 3x the daily move of a semiconductor index. Today's intraday span was about 4.7%, and moves of 4-6% a day have been routine this month. Over roughly one session, a one-sigma band is about ±5-6% from $138.78. I skew the band slightly downward, reflecting the failed bounce and resistance overhead. The lower bound of $129.50 (about -6.7%) allows for today's selling to carry through the close and into the next session. The upper bound of $146.00 (about +5.2%) roughly retests yesterday's close, which is where a relief rebound would first run into sellers. Today's high of $143.48 and low of $136.90 are the nearest reference levels.
(4) Catalysts inside the window: I found no scheduled company-specific event for SOXL constituents before 17:00 UTC Sep 25. The window likely includes a US inflation data release on the morning of Sep 25 (the date is from my prior knowledge of the usual calendar and was not verified). Given that the Fed has been hiking, a hot print would weigh on high-multiple chips, and a 3x fund amplifies that. Micron reports fiscal Q4 on Sep 30, per StockTitan and 24/7 Wall St. That falls outside the 1-day window but inside the 7-day one, which is why the 7d signal is neutral rather than directional: it is a binary event for memory-heavy index weights. Tariff headlines are a standing risk. Reuters reported on Aug 27 that the administration was weighing new semiconductor tariffs.
(5) Strongest counter-argument: Two down days totaling about 9% in SOXL, driven by profit taking with no fundamental break, often mean-revert sharply. NVIDIA's shallower decline suggests the selling is concentrated in the biggest winners rather than being broad-based de-risking. A benign data print or dip buyers ahead of Micron could push SOXL back above $143.50 and toward $146-148. That would invalidate the mild bearish call. A sustained break below $136.90 would confirm it.
(6) Confidence: Confidence is 30% because one-day direction in a 3x leveraged fund is close to noise. The bearish lean rests only on intraday tape and a resistance reading, not on a scheduled negative catalyst. My anchor quote is also about 50 minutes older than the window start, and on a day like this SOXL can move a dollar or more in that time. The range is wide enough to cover most ordinary outcomes, but a macro surprise could break it on either side.
Muse Spark 1.1
Result: wrong
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(1) What you found, and where: Finnhub quote shows Current Price $145.165 to $146 with Open $138.47 High $146.5 Low $136.9 Previous Close $146.25【245983213073979049†L9-L14】. StockScan reports latest closing price as of September 24, 2026 is $143.09【245983213073979049†L19-L22】. Kraken ticker also shows $144.93 on Sep 24 with day range $139.60-$150.99【245983213073979049†L26-L29】. Intraday news flow shows no chip-specific crash but broad volatility.
(2) The current market regime as you read it: SOXL is in a powerful multi-month uptrend - 5-day return +40.43% and 1-month +31.34% per Finnhub【5270931618355855950†L16-L20】 and YTD +247%【5270931618355855950†L20-L23】, with beta 5.94【5270931618355855950†L27-L30】. September 24 price action is a high-volatility reversal day, bouncing from ~$136.9 low to near $146.5 high, indicating dip-buying but also elevated bond-rate sensitivity.
(3) Price range justification, with the levels and volatility you are using: Using $143.09 close as anchor, underlying SOX likely moves ~3-4% intraday; 3x leverage implies ~9-12% SOXL swing plus decay. Low $131 represents -8.4% below close, near retest of morning low $136.9 and a 5% SOX drop tripled. High $152.50 represents +6.6% above close, just above intraday high $146.5 plus one standard deviation extension. Asymmetric to upside to reflect intraday recovery momentum.
(4) Scheduled or likely catalysts inside the window: No major SOXL-specific filings on Sep 24-25. Catalysts are macro: US rates / bond market move cited as driver of prior 15-19% intraday gap【2128614123810111101†L5-L9】, AI capex headlines driving 21% prior surge【2128614123810111101†L28-L31】, and ongoing Korea retail flow ($431M net buying Sep 1-4)【2128614123810111101†L76-L79】. 1-day window to Sep 25 17:00 UTC captures US cash session close and after-hours semiconductor futures, but no scheduled NVDA/AVGO earnings inside window.
(5) The strongest counter-argument, and what would invalidate your call: Bear case is leveraged decay after a large bounce + overbought 5-day 40% run. If 10Y yield spikes or SOXX breaks -5% again as on prior bond-driven selloff, SOXL could underperform its 3x promise due to compounding and retest $130 or lower. Invalidation of mild bullish intraday view would be close below $136.9 low on heavy volume.
(6) Why your confidence is the number it is: Confidence 38% reflects very high realized volatility and conflicting close prints ($139.01 down 4.95%【245983213073979049†L40-L43】 vs $143.09 vs $146). Direction over 1 day is close to noise for a 3x ETF with ~6% intraday spread today. Live data retrieved but sources disagree by ~2%, so range is wide and neutral 1d signal reflects that.
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Result: no call
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(1) According to live market data sourced from Fidelity and financial data aggregators as of 13:00 EDT on September 24, 2026, SOXL is trading at $145.92. The broader semiconductor sector experienced early weakness before a strong intraday reversal, supported by headlines such as Qualcomm extending its patent-licensing agreement with Apple (Reuters).
(2) The current market regime reflects a "buy the dip" mentality within the tech sector. Despite opening notably lower near $138.30, aggressive dip-buying quickly pushed SOXL back into the mid-$140s, indicating robust underlying demand and a willingness to bid up semiconductor names after brief pullbacks.
(3) The price range of $140.50-$151.50 reflects the extreme daily volatility inherent to a 3x leveraged ETF. With SOXL at $145.92, this range accommodates an extension of today's upward momentum toward the $150.00 psychological barrier, while allowing room for a retest of the low $140s if the intraday rally fades.
(4) There are no major macroeconomic data releases or direct semiconductor earnings scheduled inside the 1-day forecast window. However, traders will likely begin positioning ahead of Micron's (MU) confirmed earnings report scheduled for next Wednesday, September 30, which could subtly influence Friday afternoon flows.
(5) The strongest counter-argument to a mild bullish continuation is weekend de-risking. Fridays often see profit-taking, and if broader tech indices fail to sustain their intraday reversals into the close, SOXL could easily surrender its gains and retest the morning's $138.00 support level. Such a failure would invalidate the short-term bullish bias.
(6) A confidence level of 55% is assigned because predicting the 1-day price action of a 3x leveraged ETF is heavily subject to market noise and broader index beta. While the technical intraday bounce is constructive, the lack of immediate catalysts leaves the asset vulnerable to unpredictable weekend positioning flows.
Grok 4.5
Result: wrong
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(1) What you found, and where: Live quotes from MarketWatch, FT, Investing.com, ChartExchange and Bloomberg Linea on 2026-09-24 show SOXL trading near $138.5-$140.6 after opening at $138.47, with intraday range $136.90-$143.48 and prior close $146.25. SOX index is down roughly 1-1.8% on the day. Recent price history confirms extreme volatility: +14.8% on Sep 21, +7.1% on Sep 22, -3.75% on Sep 23.
(2) The current market regime as you read it: Short-term pullback after a multi-day semiconductor rally. SOXL has retraced from the Sep 22 high near $152. Sector remains in a broader uptrend on AI/memory demand, but daily 3x leverage amplifies mean-reversion and profit-taking. No major macro or company-specific catalysts dominate the tape today.
(3) Price range justification, with the levels and volatility you are using: Anchored to the observed ~$139.50 level. Recent daily ranges of 5-10%+ and ATR-implied moves support a one-day band of roughly $128-$148. Downside room reflects continuation of the current session’s selling pressure and typical leveraged ETF decay on down days; upside limited by the prior day’s close and intraday highs already tested.
(4) Scheduled or likely catalysts inside the window: No earnings or major index events confirmed for the remaining session or next day. Residual sector news flow (TSMC pricing, memory capacity shifts, AI infrastructure demand) continues but is already partially priced. Overnight Asia semiconductor futures and any late U.S. economic data could influence the close-to-open gap.
(5) The strongest counter-argument, and what would invalidate your call: A sudden reversal in SOX or positive late-day semiconductor headlines could push SOXL back above $145 and invalidate the mild-bearish short-term lean. Conversely, acceleration of selling into the close would expand the downside beyond $128.
(6) Why your confidence is the number it is: Live price data is solid, yet one-day direction for a 3x leveraged semiconductor ETF is dominated by noise and intraday order flow. Historical volatility and lack of a decisive catalyst keep confidence modest at 42%.
Kimi
Result: right
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(1) What I found, and where: Live quotes and hourly bars from Yahoo Finance (via its API) show SOXL last at $146.11 at the 2026-09-24 16:30 UTC bar, with the regular session day range $136.90-$146.50 and the fund's quote page showing $146.18, down about 4.8% from the previous close of $146.25. Yahoo Finance news and web search (Finviz, Motley Fool, Barchart, etf.com, Stocktwits) confirm a violent week: SOXL rallied ~14.8% on Sep 21 and ~7.0% on Sep 22, fell ~3.7% on Sep 23, and today chopped before a late rally off the $136.90 low. Barchart notes SOXL implied volatility near 123%, and Nasdaq/etf.com flow items flagged roughly $248M and $168M single-day outflows recently.
(2) Market regime: A high-beta, momentum-driven semiconductor tape. The underlying driver is the AI/memory supercycle - Chinese memory makers swung to a CNY117B first-half profit on AI-driven DRAM/HBM demand (Shanghai Stock Exchange/Yicai, Sep 4), TSMC August revenue surged over 53% to a record (CNBC, Sep 10), and onsemi laid out a $213B TAM plan at its Sep 16 investor day - set against periodic AI-slowdown scares (Yardeni pushing back on those fears, Altman warning on AI). SOXL has swung from $28.12 (52-week low) to $302 (52-week high) and back to ~$146, so this is a late-stage, two-sided momentum regime with very high realized vol (~130% annualized on my 5-day hourly calc).
(3) Price range justification: Anchoring on the live $146.11 print. Realized daily vol of ~130% annualized implies roughly a 6.5% one-sigma daily move for SOXL itself; recent daily ranges averaged ~8% of price, and IV near 123% corroborates. For a 1-day window I use about ±1.5 sigma with slight upside skew given today's strong close off the low: floor near $133 (today's low zone $136.90 minus a small buffer, and the Sep 23 consolidation area ~$140-145 below), ceiling near $160 (just above today's high $146.50 plus one strong up-day, short of the Sep 22 high zone $152-153). The range is deliberately a bit wider above than a pure symmetric band because intraday dips have been bought this week, but two-sided.
(4) Catalysts inside the window: No single hard-wired catalyst lands in the next 24 hours; the drivers are macro tape and AI-headline flow (any further AI-slowdown commentary or big-cap chip moves - NVDA, AVGO, AMD, MU - transmit at 3x). Positioning flows matter: recent days saw both heavy inflows ($520M on Aug 25) and outflows, so flow reversals can amplify moves. Watch for follow-through on the memory-pricing narrative and any pre-weekend risk reduction.
(5) Strongest counter-argument: The Sep 21-22 surge already reversed hard on Sep 23, and today's session printed a lower low ($136.90) before recovering - a pattern consistent with distribution after a +23% two-day run, not accumulation. If AI-slowdown headlines re-intensify or the SOX index breaks the Sep 23 low, SOXL's 3x leverage could gap through $133 toward the $127 fifty-day average. That would invalidate the mildly constructive tilt.
(6) Confidence: 52%. The price anchor is live and solid, but 1-day direction on a 3x leveraged ETF with ~123% IV is close to a coin flip with fat tails; the range is wide precisely because honest uncertainty is high. I lean very mildly bullish on the 1h/7d/30d horizons (dip-buying regime, intact AI demand data) but keep 1d and 4h at NEUTRAL.
DeepSeek V3
Result: wrong
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(1) What I found: SOXL closed at $151.95 on Sept. 22 after a 7.13% surge, capping a roughly 50% run over six sessions since Sept. 15 (fnnews.com, weex.fit). The ETF then pulled back on Sept. 23 and continued lower on Sept. 24, trading at $138.87 at 11:32 a.m. ET, down 5.05% from the prior close (moomoo paper-trade data). Pluang reported a 3.28% drop for Sept. 24, while beyondpost.co.kr cited a 3.75% decline. Multiple outlets (NDTV Profit, itiger) confirm a broad chip-sector selloff on Sept. 24 driven by rising Treasury yields and a Nasdaq-led risk-off session.
(2) Market regime: High-volatility post-rally consolidation. SOXL is a 3x daily leveraged ETF, so it amplifies both the six-session rally and the current pullback. The semiconductor sector is stuck in a back-and-forth range after the sharp run, with memory names (Micron, SanDisk, SK Hynix) leading declines. Macro headwinds include elevated oil and cautious positioning ahead of Micron's Sept. 30 earnings.
(3) Price range justification: SOXL's recent daily swings are large. On Sept. 24 it traded between roughly $138 and $141 in the morning; on Sept. 23 it ranged around $145-$152. A one-day range of $128-$148 spans about ±7% around $137.50, consistent with SOXL's observed daily volatility. The lower bound reflects the risk of continued deleveraging and margin-call selling; the upper bound allows for a sharp bounce if chip stocks stabilize. Technical references include support near $134-$137 and resistance near $145-$152 (KuCoin, Zenodo technical notes).
(4) Catalysts inside the window: No major scheduled events fall inside the 1-day window. Micron's Q4 earnings on Sept. 30 is the next significant semiconductor catalyst but sits outside the period. The primary driver remains macro risk sentiment and semiconductor sector rotation.
(5) Strongest counter-argument: The longer-term semiconductor uptrend remains intact, and SOXL has already pulled back from its highs. A Nasdaq stabilization or a dovish shift in rate expectations could trigger a sharp bounce. My directional call would be invalidated by a strong rally in chip stocks or a reversal in bond yields.
(6) Confidence: 55%. The high volatility of a 3x leveraged ETF and the conflicting signals (strong longer-term trend vs. short-term pullback) warrant a moderate confidence level. The 1-day window is inherently noisy, and a wide range reflects that uncertainty.
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