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SanDisk stock fell 10%-14% in an AI chip selloff. Here's what caused the drop, why fundamentals remain intact, and the key levels and catalysts to watch next.

Japanese and South Korean stock markets plunged at the open, with the KOSPI Index falling below the 8,000-point mark and the Nikkei 225 dropping below 70,000 points. Samsung Electronics, Kioxia, and SK Hynix fell sharply across the board, while SoftBank bucked the trend to post gains.

TradingKey - Samsung Q2 2026 earnings on July 23 are expected to show a 17-fold operating profit surge to ₩86T. Stock at ₩318,000 — up 456% in a year but down 15% from its ATH. Buy the double bottom or wait?

TradingKey - Benefiting from Samsung Electronics' upcoming Q2 earnings release on July 7, the company's shares extended their rally during early trading on July 6 in the Korean market. The stock touched a high of 325,000 KRW, rising over 4% from its previous close of 309,500 KRW, indicating that capital continues to bet on the earnings elasticity driven by demand for AI memory. Previously, Samsung's stock price had plummeted alongside the semiconductor sector amid sharp volatility in Korean tech stocks, but it quickly recovered, stimulated by rising memory prices, AI orders, and news of potential foundry collaborations.

SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 on July 7, triggering $4.3B in forced buying from QQQ into a stock with only 3–5% public float. SPCX at $160.96 with 10M Starlink subscribers and $27.8B in AI compute contracts.