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2026-08-18 Weak consumption and higher oil rotate AI capital into memory and equipmentU.S. retail sales fall 0.6% as Brent reaches $90.87 and the 10-year yield 4.72%. Taiwan loses about 1.0% at midday while TraderXYZ top-ten v Latest

2026-08-14 Cooling inflation lifts U.S. stocks as AI capital rotates into memoryThe S&P 500 gains 0.7% to a record while Taiwan and TSMC fade about 0.1% and 0.4% at midday. TraderXYZ top-ten volume reaches $3.065 billion Latest

2026-08-10 Weak jobs lift risk appetite as AI hardware leadership resetsA surprise U.S. payroll decline lowers yields, the S&P 500 reaches another record and Taiwan rises about 1.6% at midday. AI demand remains f Latest

2026-08-05 Global risk rally lifts AI and memory as oil plungesThe S&P 500 reaches a record as Taiwan and TSMC rise about 3.2% and 3.5% at midday, while oil drops nearly 8%. AI earnings and infrastructur Latest

2026-08-04 U.S. stocks near records while Asian chips keep unwindingLower oil lifts the S&P 500 by 1.5%, but TSMC falls about 1.9% at midday as memory contracts diverge on heavier volume. The AI buildout cont Latest

2026-08-03 AI capex keeps expanding as markets demand proof of returnsTaiwan rises about 0.6% while TSMC falls roughly 1.9%, and Korea gives back part of its extreme rebound. Infrastructure still expands, but p Latest

2026-07-31 AI earnings proof sparks an extreme rebound in Asian chipsTSMC gains nearly 10%, Taiwan about 8% and KOSPI a record 17.9%. Cloud earnings confirm firm AI demand, while short covering and a liquidity Latest

2026-07-29 Asian chips enter a second de-leveraging wave despite record resultsKOSPI falls another 8.2% and Taiwan about 4.9%. Record SK Hynix revenue and profit still miss extreme expectations, shifting the market towa Latest

2026-07-28 Asian semiconductors de-leverage as TSMC shows relative resilienceKOSPI falls about 7.4% and Taiwan 4.65% as memory and AI hardware sell off together. Lower oil and yields fail to halt the decline, shifting Latest

2026-07-27 Oil relief supports risk repair as cloud earnings test AI durabilityBrent falls toward $91.7 and Treasury yields ease, supporting technology valuations. But a pause in attacks is not risk resolution; revenue, Latest

2026-07-23 Alphabet confirms AI demand as hyperscaler capital returns come under pressureGoogle Cloud grows 82% and compute remains supply constrained, but quarterly capex exceeds operating cash flow and free cash flow turns nega Latest

2026-07-22 AI hardware rebound gains volume as Alphabet tests capital returnsMicron surges and memory contracts stay active, but Taiwan outperforms TSMC while Brent returns near $91. Alphabet must now show that Cloud Latest

2026-07-21 Taiwan tech repair strengthens as cloud earnings test the AI reboundTaiwan rises about 3.8% and TSMC nearly 3% as lower oil supports a broader repair. Memory volume improves, but Alphabet's cloud growth, cape Latest

2026-07-20 Taiwan steadies as AI trades face cloud-capex and energy testsTSMC rebounds about 2%, but heavy turnover leaves the trend reversal unconfirmed. Strong AI demand now faces a weekly test from cloud capex, Latest

2026-07-17 TSMC falls after a stellar report as AI tech reprices capital returnsTSMC confirms exceptionally strong AI demand, but markets have shifted from revenue growth to free cash flow, margin and return on capital. Latest

2026-07-16 ASML raises guidance as memory de-leverages againASML's strong report confirms accelerating AI equipment demand, but memory contracts are down 10%-14%. Taiwan is cautious before TSMC's call Latest

2026-07-15 Taiwan and memory stage a powerful rebound into a key semiconductor testCooler CPI supports a forceful rebound in Taiwan and memory, but oil remains elevated and semiconductor positioning is crowded. ASML results Latest

2026-07-14 Energy shock replaces AI demand as the market's primary variableThe oil surge and higher yields are compressing technology valuations. Taiwan equities fell about 2.8% intraday and memory continues to de-r Latest

2026-07-13 TSMC cash strength contrasts with weekend memory giveback and firmer oilTSMC traded around NT$2445-2475 and Taiwan cash equities looked stronger than weekend memory sentiment. But TraderXYZ showed memory giveback Latest

2026-07-10 AI hardware rotates back into repair as memory rebounds on high volumeThe market moved from defense back into AI hardware repair. SKHX, MU, SNDK and DRAM rose on high volume, lower oil eased valuation pressure, Latest

2026-07-09 AI semis shift to leader concentration as memory de-crowding and oil pressure riseThe medium-term AI hardware thesis remains intact, but the market is no longer buying all semis equally. TSMC is digesting below NT$2500, NV Latest

2026-07-08 AI semiconductors enter a verification trade as TSMC and memory become key testsCapital has not abandoned AI hardware, but the trade has shifted from broad buying to verification. TSMC remains a core asset but has not re Latest

2026-07-07 Institutional optimism clashes with perpetual de-risking across the memory chainAI hardware's medium-term thesis is not broken, but today's signal is split. Cash-equity and institutional views are more constructive, whil Latest

2026-07-06 TSM retests 2500 as AI hardware enters a key defense phaseAI hardware is still defending after the washout, but TSM retesting NT$2500 is a marginal repair signal. MU is still changing hands near 100 Latest

2026-07-03 AI hardware keeps clearing as capital rotates to platform monetization and crypto betaThis is not a broad risk-off tape. It is a structural rotation: crowded AI hardware keeps falling on heavy volume, with MU, SNDK, DRAM and S Latest

2026-07-02 AI trade rotates toward compute monetization as hardware enters a stress testThe market is no longer simply buying all AI exposure. Semiconductor hardware sold off, while META surged on the idea that excess AI compute Latest

2026-07-01 AI semiconductor second confirmation continues as TSM and equipment leadTSM, AMD, AMAT, ASML and semiconductor ETFs continued to recover. The trade is spreading from MU's memory proof into advanced process, equip Latest

2026-06-01 AI hardware is still strong, but the trade has shifted from chasing to managing.2026-06-01 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering TSM Taiwan confirmation, MU profit protection near 20%, NVDA rotation, AI capex, BTC/ET EN

2026-05-30 AI semis are still in trend, but the winners now need tighter rules.2026-05-30 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering MU profit protection, TSM core support, NVDA rotation, AI capex, BTC/ETH weekend sentim EN

2026-05-29 AI semis are still in trend, but high-level dispersion is now the main event.2026-05-29 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering TSM, MU, NVDA, AI semiconductor dispersion, HYPE strength, BTC/ETH sentiment, funding a EN

2026-05-28 AI semis are not ending, but the market is buying certainty, not everything.2026-05-28 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering TSM, MU, NVDA, AI semiconductor rotation, BTC and ETH risk sentiment, funding, OI and H EN

2026-05-27 AI semiconductors were confirmed, but leadership is broadening beyond NVDA.2026-05-27 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering AI semiconductor rotation, TSM, MU, NVDA, HL stock perps, BTC sentiment, funding and op EN

2026-05-26 AI semiconductors are not broken, but the trade is moving into high-level confirmation.2026-05-26 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering BTC funding, open interest, HL stock perps, TSM/NVDA/MU, AI semiconductors and risk sen EN

2026-05-25 TSM leads the AI semiconductor repair while U.S. markets are closed.2026-05-25 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering HYPE news, BTC funding, open interest, HL perps, AI risk appetite and daily trading sen EN

2026-05-23 NVIDIA validates AI demand, but the market is no longer paying for growth at any price.2026-05-23 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering HYPE news, BTC funding, open interest, HL perps, AI risk appetite and daily trading sen EN

2026-05-22 High-level range trading, with opportunities hiding in market structure.2026-05-22 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering HYPE news, BTC funding, open interest, HL perps, AI risk appetite and daily trading sen EN

2026-05-21 Repair rally, but hawkish policy tail risk.2026-05-21 GateAffiliate daily market brief covering HYPE news, BTC funding, open interest, HL perps, AI risk appetite and daily trading sen EN

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