Market Update | Oct 23
๐ด $SPX: Oil near $117/barrel and rising yields keep pressure on risk sentiment.
๐ก $QQQ: Tech stabilizing after Thursdayโs selloff, but AI-spending concerns persist.
๐ข $SMH / $SOXX: Semiconductor rebound underway as dip buyers return.
๐ก $IWM: Small caps remain in focus as market leadership shifts.
AI Infrastructure Watchlist:
โข $AMD โ Rebounding with chip stocks.
โข $DELL โ Watching AI server demand and post-selloff recovery.
โข $MU โ Memory rebound; AI-driven HBM demand remains a key catalyst.
โข $PENG โ Under pressure after recent AI infrastructure selling.
โข $SMTC โ Networking and connectivity names remain sensitive to semiconductor supply-chain concerns.
โข $NVDA $AVGO $INTC $LRCX โ Key read-throughs for AI chips and equipment.
๐ Macro: Oil, Treasury yields, and next weekโs mega-cap earnings could dictate direction.
๐ Key question: Is this a durable AI recovery or just a relief bounce?
$BE earnings beat, stock down 6% AH
Revenue of $1.24B (+138.9% YoY) beats by $170M and EPS of $0.94 beats by $0.27.
Full-year revenue guidance of $4.5B vs consensus of $4.12B
US SECTORS
Wow ๐คฏ $XLP $XLV $XLU $XLF up today as if everything is just fine while technology and industrial getting decimated!
Thatโs how $SPX is just 2.3% below its ATH while $QQQ is down 7.5% from its ATH.
$META earnings
Revenue of $64.6B (+26.1% YoY) beats by $1.19B and non-GAAP EPS of $7.40 beats by $0.60.
Next quarter revenue to be in the range of $73B to 76B vs. $73.75B consensus.
$TTMI earnings
Revenue of $1.2B (+59.4% YoY) beats by $70M and EPS of $1.46 beats by $0.20.
Stock down 28% at the time of posting.
Long-term debt increased to $1.46B at the end of September from $912M at the end of 2025, while short-term debt climbed to $184M from $3.8M
With interest rates rising, companies with high debt will be facing challenges.
$TXN earnings beat
Revenue of $6.06B (+27.8% YoY) beats by $130M and EPS of $2.62 beats by $0.19.
Next quarter revenue outlook in the range of $5.80B to $6.30Bย vs consensus of $5.75Bย and EPS between $2.45 and $2.79 vs consensus of $2.27
$LRCX earnings beat, stock down -7% AH
Revenue of $8.22B (+54.5% YoY) beats by $80M and EPS of $2.20 beats by $0.02.
Systems revenue soared 62% YoY to $5.73B, while customer support revenue jumped 40% to $2.49B