Tail risks for components such as ASICs, memory, and optical modules: Power shortages in the U.S. mean racks can be installed but not energized.

Morgan Stanley forecasts that U.S. data centers will face a net electricity shortfall of approximately 32 GW—equivalent to 34%—by 2028. This power bottleneck is likely to first impact the downstream segments of the supply chain, such as ASICs, memory, optical modules, and power management, while NVIDIA and Broadcom are relatively more resilient; even with self-generated power and accelerated overseas expansion, the gap will still be difficult to close quickly.

WallStreetCNOct 7 15:14

Morgan Stanley: AI‑related memory shortages will persist for several years, with three major pathways to break the impasse, creating structural opportunities in storage and heterogeneous computing.

Morgan Stanley released a semiconductor industry research report stating that DRAM memory shortages will persist throughout this AI industry cycle, and the expansion of AI computing power will not wait for new fabs to be completed and put into operation.

Zhitong FinanceOct 6 02:05

Lumentum, Coherent Rip Higher As Washington Targets Chinese Optical Transceivers

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) stock rose about 9% Thursday, outperforming the broader market. The Nasdaq is up 0.36%, while the S&P 500 has gained 0.13%.Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) also

BenzingaOct 2 01:42

U.S. Stocks Close | As expectations of interest-rate hikes cool, the three major U.S. stock indexes edged lower; the optical communications sector led gains, with LITE up over 5% and Corning and Marvell each rising more than 4%; the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond hit a 2002 high, while crude oil plunged.

The S&P 500 fell 0.18%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.26%; in contrast, the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.21%, while the Russell 2000 was the weakest, down 0.35%. Utilities gained 1.20% to lead the pack, whereas energy declined 0.90% to bottom the list. Oracle surged as much as 8.2% during the session, while Apple fell 2.66%. The U.S. dollar extended its rebound, gold closed up 1.4% at $4,175 per ounce, and Bitcoin remained virtually unchanged.

wallstreetcnSep 30 06:50

Divergence in Volatility Between Individual Stocks and Indices! Popular U.S. Equity Trade: Long Single-Stock Options, Hedged with Index Options

AI-driven narrative divergence, sharp oil price swings, and U.S. Treasury yields surging to 20-year highs have collectively pushed the dispersion among S&P 500 constituents to the 95th percentile in 30 years. With individual stock volatility continuing to contract, entry costs remain relatively low, while the volatility gap between individual stocks and the index has widened again, creating a rare opportunity for diversified strategies such as buying out-of-the-money stock options and shorting index options.

WallStreetCNSep 28 14:37

Interview with P Equity, the "influencer chip analyst": Computing power gaps, memory cycles, hidden bottlenecks, the shift from copper to optical interconnects, and the "grand lie of 10-year demand visibility"

As the market remains immersed in the frenzy over hyperscale cloud providers' endless capital expenditure expectations driven by AI, veteran analyst Mr. P poured cold water on the hype surrounding

WallStreetCNSep 28 08:04