Shyon
09:16
From my perspective, the selloff in $Micron Technology(MU)$ $Seagate Technology PLC(STX)$ $Western Digital(WDC)$ $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ looks more like a knee-jerk reaction. Google Research’s TurboQuant is impressive, but the market is oversimplifying it into “less memory = less demand,” which I don’t fully agree with.

The key point for me is that TurboQuant only compresses inference-side KV cache, not HBM used for training or model weights. Lower costs typically drive higher usage — meaning more queries, longer context, and larger models. That’s why I see $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ as the biggest winner here, not a signal of collapsing memory demand.

That said, Micron Technology faces extra pressure due to its aggressive capex. I still view this as a short-term digestion phase rather than a broken thesis, and I’d lean toward selectively buying the dip in stronger names.

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Micron, SNDK Selloff on TurboQuant: Overreaction or Time to Cool Down?
$Micron Technology (MU), $SanDisk (SNDK), $Western Digital (WDC), and $Seagate Technology (STX) fell 3–6% even as the $Nasdaq-100 rose. The debate: does TurboQuant reduce memory demand — or unlock more usage? Morgan Stanley says it only optimizes inference KV cache, not HBM or training. Others warn efficiency could pressure total capacity needs. With capex surging and expectations high, is this an overreaction — or the first crack in AI memory demand?
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