[The Correlation Between U.S. Chip Stocks and Software Stocks Falls Into Negative Territory for the First Time in History] A key indicator measuring the correlation between semiconductor (chip) stocks and software stocks in the U.S. market has fallen below zero for the first time in history. This extreme anomaly further highlights the unprecedented deep division within the tech sector caused by artificial intelligence (AI). The indicator is calculated based on the interaction between the iShares Semiconductor ETF and the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF over the past 40 trading days and closed in negative territory for the first time ever last Friday. Even within the broader S&P 500 Index, the traditional correlation between chip stocks and software stocks has barely remained positive but has degraded to its weakest level since 1994.