Optical Networking Rebounds Broadly — Can a Sector Rally Without Any News?

Optical networking rebounded hard Wednesday. Lumentum +9.59% to $919.40 led the S&P 500, with AXT +11.44%, Semtech +11.03%, Coherent about +6% and Marvell +3.61% to $229.71. Lumentum had no catalyst - no earnings, no guidance, no order, no rating change. Offered instead: the group had sold off hard, and co-packaged optics makes AXT a beneficiary. Neither explains the name that led. Corning, down 14% Monday, sat it out. The bull case is that AI data must cross the optical layer and capacity is tight. That was just as true last week, while these names fell. How much of this is demand?

avatarDEEP.PROFIT
09-23 22:33
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avatarKentzw
09-21 13:54
I’m leaning A — $LITE 🔥 The combination of CPO, OCS and rising optical bandwidth demand makes this one of the more interesting AI-infrastructure stories to watch. Lumentum has also reported strong growth, with FY2026 revenue up 83% YoY, while NVIDIA’s $2B investment and multi-year purchase commitment add another layer of visibility. But the bigger question is Q2: Could optics become the next memory-style structural cycle? 👀 If AI clusters keep scaling, the bottleneck isn’t just compute — it’s moving data fast enough between the chips. That makes optical connectivity a theme I’m watching closely for the next 2–3 years.

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avatarD1ane
09-17

#Optical Stocks Rebound — But What Actually Changed? 👀

Lumentum jumped 9.59%, while AXT gained 11.44%, Semtech 11.03%, Coherent ~6% and Marvell 3.61%. But here’s the interesting part: there wasn’t a major new catalyst. No fresh guidance. No big order announcement. No earnings surprise. No major rating change. So why the sudden reversal? 🔹 AI infrastructure demand hasn’t disappeared. Data still has to move between GPUs, servers and data centers — and optical networking sits right in that path. 🔹 The sector had been heavily sold. That creates room for short covering and dip buyers, especially when the long-term AI infrastructure story remains intact. 🔹 But demand vs. positioning matters. If the same fundamentals existed while these stocks were falling last week, today’s rally may tell us more about positioning than a sudden improvement in busine
#Optical Stocks Rebound — But What Actually Changed? 👀
avatarKentzw
09-17

#Optical Networking: Real Demand or Just a Rebound? 🔥

Optical networking just had a serious comeback — but there’s one thing bothering me: There wasn’t a major headline driving it. Lumentum jumped nearly 10%, while AXT, Semtech, Coherent and Marvell also moved higher. The obvious AI argument is still there: 🤖 More AI data centers 📡 More data moving between GPUs ⚡ Higher bandwidth requirements 🔌 Optical connections becoming increasingly important But if the fundamentals were already bullish last week, why did these stocks sell off then? That makes me question whether Wednesday’s move was primarily: A) New demand expectations B) Short covering + dip buying C) Rotation back into AI infrastructure D) A combination of all three I’m watching volume and whether these stocks can hold the gains over the next few sessions. A one-day rebound is a trade.
#Optical Networking: Real Demand or Just a Rebound? 🔥
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avatarKen13
04-16
Hi 
avatarkoolgal
04-13
🌟🌟🌟Both $Lumentum(LITE)$ and $COHERENT(COHR)$ are currently primary beneficiaries of the AI optics supercycle with NVIDIA investing USD 2 billion in each to secure long term capacity for AI data centers. LITE is often viewed as pure play for the next phase of optical networking.   It is the clear market leader in Optical Circuit Switching.   Lumentum's revenue grew 65% YoY in early 2026 & is projected to grow nearly 77% for the full year. Coherent is the powerhouse of the industry, offering a massive vertically integrated manufacturing footprint. COHR is more diversified with a large industrial
avatarKekemon
04-13
That's great. All the best. Hope it can make it.😊
avatarPatmos
04-13
Lumentumis optical AI the future 
avatarL.Lim
04-13
I recall seeing that memory producers can produce more, but do not want to because they expect the AI bubble to bust and therefore have an excess glut. I wonder if optics have that outlook too because you don't want to be caught holding on to too much material when most companies go under and then be unwillingly caught in the dominoes falling. Honestly do not comprehend how the competition is not thinning out, especially with the fact that profitability is a huge issue that every company is kicking down the road and energy took a big hit.
avatarZasper
04-12
sure
Be interested to know how wafer scale chips impact on this
avatarECLC
04-12
Optical modules can likely becomes market's next target with upcoming demands from next-gen data centers interconnections.
avatarhi.hi
04-12
avatarKekemon
04-12
Yes. Let's go all the way.😊
avatarPatmos
04-12
Lementum will boom optical AI is the future 
avatarAN88
04-12
lite
B cohr with broader exposure to the nvidia story and ai spending Optimal techniques to reduce the pitch density are likely to continue to enable higher density memory