Two memory-chip stories hit the market this week. On one side, SK hynix’s U.S. ADR offering reportedly drew demand more than 7x the available supply, with proceeds expected to support new facilities tied to AI memory demand. On the other side, China’s Changxin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, is moving ahead with its Shanghai IPO book-building, aiming to raise funds for production-line expansion and technology upgrades. Different markets, different paths, but the same underlying question: Is AI turning memory chips from a cyclical trade into a structural AI infrastructure story? For years, investors mainly watched memory stocks through the old cycle: When will DRAM prices bottom? When will inventories clear? When will the next upcycle arrive? Now the questions are changing: Can HBM demand sta
SanDisk Surges 6.8% to Lead Memory Rebound — Is the Supercycle Back?
SanDisk (SNDK) surged 6.77% to $172.7, leading a broad memory sector rebound. Bullish narratives are regaining traction — media urged investors to "buy Micron and SanDisk like there's no tomorrow" and named SNDK among "the most profitable cheap stocks," highlighting valuation appeal after the sharp prior selloff. The storage sector, however, just endured a supply scare triggered by Samsung, leaving volatility elevated. With dip-buyers flooding in and SNDK up nearly 7% in a single session, is this the supercycle's second launch — or another bear-market trap?
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