Analysis

TradingKey - On Wednesday, AI chip startup SambaNova announced the completion of a $1 billion Series F funding round, propelling the company's valuation to $11 billion and making it a newly minted decacorn in the AI chip sector.

TradingKey - Cloudflare grew revenue 34% in Q1 2026 and cut 20% of its workforce to become an AI-first company. NET at $268 breaking above a symmetrical triangle with RSI approaching overbought. Is $300 next?

TradingKey - On July 8, Eastern Time, in pre-market trading, the three major US stock index futures fell further. As of press time, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.94%, S&P 500 index futures slid 0.70%, and Nasdaq 100 index futures dropped 1.03%.

TradingKey - Broadcom locked Apple as a customer through 2031, erasing the in-sourcing fear that drove a 20% post-earnings drop. AVGO at $373, 24% below its $495 high. AI chip sales guided to $16B in Q3. Here’s the setup.

TradingKey - On July 8 local time, Apple (AAPL) officially announced a multi-year partnership agreement with semiconductor giant Broadcom (AVGO) valued at over $30 billion. This marks the largest U.S. manufacturing investment commitment in the company's history.

TradingKey - U.S. President Trump stated at the annual NATO summit on July 8 that he believes the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding is "over." This means the temporary ceasefire between the two countries, which had just shown signs of easing, has officially come to an end.

TradingKey - Just as SpaceX is on the verge of being included in the Nasdaq, legendary investor Jeremy Grantham, known as the "bubble prophet," has issued a major warning. In an interview, the 83-year-old value investing master and co-founder of GMO stated bluntly that there is a 90% probability that SpaceX's stock price will suffer a historic crash in the future.

TradingKey - According to an employer survey analysis jointly conducted by McKinsey & Company, the U.S. semiconductor industry association SEMI, and the National Science Foundation, the technical workforce shortage in the U.S. chip industry is projected to reach as many as 157,000 full-time employees by 2030.

TradingKey - A recent in-depth report released by research firm SemiAnalysis shows that Anthropic, an AI large model company, is projected to achieve over $1 billion in GAAP EBIT by the third quarter of 2026, with its annual recurring revenue (ARR) surging from $9 billion at the end of 2025 to over $60 billion. SemiAnalysis believes that if Anthropic continues to execute its strategy efficiently, it has the potential to become the first company to reach a market capitalization of $6 trillion.

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TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on July 8, Samsung's stock price at one point swung from a 1% gain to a plunge of over 7%, hitting a low of 273,500 KRW, before closing down 6.25% at 277,500 KRW. Although Samsung yesterday released a Q2 earnings guidance that far exceeded the same period last year, its stock price failed to sustain the positive earnings momentum. Instead, it slumped for two consecutive trading days, with a cumulative decline of nearly 14%.

TradingKey - According to sources cited by The Information, SpaceX's artificial intelligence division, SpaceXAI, and programming tool company Cursor plan to launch their first jointly developed AI model as early as this Wednesday.

Japanese and South Korean stock markets fell across the board, with the KOSPI Index plunging over 5% and the Nikkei 225 dropping more than 2%. Samsung and SK Hynix fell sharply by approximately 6%, while SoftBank and Kioxia recorded modest losses.

TradingKey - According to disclosures by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX submitted an application to the FCC this week, requesting approval to launch and operate a third-generation (Gen3) constellation consisting of 100,000 satellites, aiming to build a global communications infrastructure for the AI era.

TradingKey - As of the Asian session on July 8, WTI (USOIL) crude oil prices rose to around $72, rebounding significantly from the previous few trading days. On the technical side, oil prices had previously fallen below $70 due to expectations of US-Iran negotiations, the resumption of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and pressure from OPEC+ production increases. However, as the incident of vessel attacks in the Strait of Hormuz escalated, and the US resumed military actions and sanctions against Iran, the market quickly priced back in the Middle East supply risk premium, driving a continuous rebound in WTI.

TradingKey - International crude oil markets reacted swiftly following a new round of offensive strikes launched by the U.S. military against Iran, with both WTI (USOIL) and Brent crude rising. The U.S. Central Command stated that the operation was in response to Iran's recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The targets of the strikes included Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar, and anti-ship missile capabilities, while several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats were also destroyed in the relevant waters.

SK Hynix reversed its weak opening and surged rapidly intraday; however, chasing the rally blindly is not advised.

Intel dropped 21% from $140 to $110 in seven days as BofA warned of semiconductor bubble risk and 18A profitable yields were delayed. HSBC raised its target to $200. July 23 earnings is the reset.

U.S. airstrikes on Iran triggered a surge in oil prices, whereas gold and Bitcoin did not rally as expected, instead fluctuating and weakening.

TradingKey - On July 7, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower collectively, with the AI and semiconductor sectors once again serving as the primary drag on the market. Although Samsung Electronics' Q2 earnings guidance showed that AI memory demand remains robust, the better-t