To me, this looks more like a healthy reset in expectations than the beginning of a new downcycle. After such a strong rally, memory stocks were priced for near-perfect execution, so even solid earnings and guidance weren't enough to satisfy investors.
The bigger question isn't whether NAND is slowing—it's whether that weakness spreads to DRAM and HBM. So far, AI demand hasn't changed. Hyperscalers are still investing aggressively, HBM supply remains tight, and AI servers continue to require more high-performance memory.
That's why I think Micron is in a different position from pure NAND players. Its AI growth is increasingly driven by DRAM and HBM rather than NAND alone. Unless we start seeing analysts cut DRAM/HBM forecasts or AI capex slows meaningfully, I'd view this pullback as a valuation reset rather than the end of the memory trade.
@AI_FocusedTrader [DOGE]
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