Jim Cramer reveals how to protect your stock portfolio amid AI chip rally
Finance Jim Cramer reveals how to protect your stock portfolio amid AI chip rally On April 28, the former hedge fund manager and popular TV host, Jim Cramer, took the time on his show to reflect on the April artificial intelligence (AI)-driven surge semiconductor stocks have experienced and to advise his fans on what to do under the circumstances. Indeed, the analyst focused on the PHLX Semiconductor (SOX) sector index, which rocketed 34.75% between 7,802 on April 1 and its 10,513 high on April 24 before correcting 4.55% to 10,035 four days later. SOX performance between April 1 and April 28, 2026. Source: FRED.Should investors be worried after SOX soars 34% in less than a month While Jim Cramer highlighted that the ongoing month is the second best for chipmakers on record – the best ever took place in 2000, mere weeks before the Dot-com bubble burst – he also noted that the majority of other strong 30 and 31-day periods were nowhere near as precipitous. As for a wealth-protection strategy, the TV personality recommended investors examine their portfolios whenever a sector rallies as much as semiconductors have and ‘trim’ the biggest winners, but dont panic. Instead, Cramer explained that it is important not to panic but