Nvidia's CEO ignites optical stock rally — ride the AI-pick-and-shovel momentum
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang publicly praised Marvell Technology and declared that 'useful AI has arrived,' sending optical-component stocks like Lumentum and Coherent surging. The enthusiasm is spilling across the whole AI infrastructure supply chain.
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When the most influential person in AI hardware singles out a sector, investors pile in fast. Optical-component makers like Lumentum and Coherent build the high-speed connections that AI data centers can't function without — they're the pick-and-shovel play on the AI boom. The catalyst here is especially strong because it isn't just hype; Alphabet just announced an $80 billion stock sale to fund AI buildout, and Berkshire Hathaway is also ramping into the space. That level of capital commitment means real, sustained demand for optical parts. These stocks are still early in their move and have room to run.