Something interesting happened across the AI trade this week. AI demand didn’t suddenly disappear. Data-centre spending didn’t collapse. The long-term AI story didn’t magically break overnight. Yet several AI hardware names were punished despite reporting numbers that, on the surface, looked strong. That tells me the market may be entering a different phase of the AI cycle. The question is no longer simply: “Is AI growing?” We already know the answer to that. The more important question might now be: “Which companies can grow fast enough to justify what investors are already paying for that growth?” And that distinction could become extremely important heading into September. 💥 MARVELL SHOWED US THE PROBLEM $MRVL is probably one of the clearest examples. Marvell delivered strong quarterly
Hawks Strike, AI Hardware Slammed — Yet Mega-Caps Rally: A Duration Story?
Friday mapped the hawkish transmission. Long-duration AI hardware took it: Marvell −10.28%, confirming its −8.02% after hours; SOXL −9.52%; Nvidia −4.57%, giving back half of Thursday's 8.74%; Intel −2.85%. Cash-rich mega-caps went the other way — Apple +1.63%, Microsoft +1.68%, Alphabet +1.53%, Meta +1.21% — because higher rate expectations hit the most distant earnings first. Memory barely moved: Micron −0.27%, SanDisk flat, SK Hynix −0.35%, priced off contract rates rather than policy rates. Buy the hardware dip, stay with the compounders, or cut exposure?
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