Chip panic was a false alarm — Micron's blowout earnings spark a massive AI rebound
Chip and AI stocks were hammered earlier this week on fears of a bubble, but Micron just obliterated those doubts with a blowout earnings report. With the cornerstone of the AI hardware supply chain—TSMC—also reporting strong earnings, this sell-off was a false alarm.
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On June 23, a global chip sell-off pushed the Nasdaq down 2.4% and caused many to doubt the AI boom. However, overnight data shows Micron's revenue quadrupling, driving a massive rally across the sector. Strong earnings from TSMC further prove that the AI demand cycle is real. The combination of pre-existing panic selling and overwhelmingly strong fundamental data from both the memory (Micron) and manufacturing (TSMC) sides of the market creates a perfect catch-up trade for the stocks that were unfairly punished.
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- Strong Earnings Demonstrate Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited's (TSM) Key Role in The AI-Capex Cycle — Yahoo Finance
- Nasdaq Tumbles 2.4%. A Chip Selloff Grips Wall Street. — Barron's
- Micron Soars 17%, SanDisk Jumps 15%, Western Digital Climbs 13% After Blowout Quarter Locks In $100B of AI Memory Demand — Yahoo Finance