After a period of stability, the Operators segment has slumped by 1.03%, in a week where the Vendors posted a 2.13% gain, and the Indexes kept pace, with a 1.20% lift. Worse, this is a pattern that bore out in the average view. There were 20 gains this week, in the Vendors segment, and 10 losses. The best performance belonged to Broadcom, up 9.65%, followed by Nvidia’s 5.57% climb. Next, Samsung was up 4.90%, with Amphenol close behind, with its 4.36% lift. Finally, InterDigital secured fifth place, with a 3.64% gain. As for negatives, the worst performance belonged to Nokia, which fell 2.76% – hardly a loss worth writing home about, give the recent volatility. Next, Ericsson fell 2.68%, followed…