Stocks are rallying further this morning after a solid day on Thursday. Crude oil is higher along with the dollar, while gold and silver are pulling back. Treasuries are under modest pressure.
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TSMC just committed another $100 billion to U.S. chipmaking on the same day it posted record profit. Behind both moves is an AI chip demand it still can’t fully meet.
What was working on Wall Street was pretty much a mirrored image of yesterday’s action. The Dow was up 64 points, or 0.1%. The top strategies were pure value, low volatility, and dividend stocks, while small-caps, growth, and momentum were lagging behind.
Texas Instruments will report earnings after the close. The growth of the chip maker’s data-center business could be a signal for the rest of the artificial-intelligence trade.
A spectacular run for chip makers, server suppliers, and memory and storage names seems to have investors on edge.
Nvidia stock opened in the green on Wednesday as Wall Street waited for the chip maker’s earnings to arrive after the stock market close. Shares were rising 0.7% to $222.05 in Wednesday morning trading, while the S&P 500 was up 0.
<p>Nvidia reports fiscal Q1 2027 earnings Wednesday after the close, with analysts expecting $79 billion in revenue. The result will ripple across <strong>QQQ</strong>, <strong>SMH</strong>, <strong>SOXX</strong>, and every other ETF with significant Nvidia exposure — and some have far more on the line than others.</p>
Risk assets and momentum plays were shining on Tuesday. Exchange-traded funds focused on momentum, growth, risk, and small-caps were among the top performing strategies, posting gains of 1.6% or more.