SK Hynix, Micron Join Trillion-Dollar Club - WSJ
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SK Hynix and Micron have both crossed the $1 trillion market cap threshold, driven by surging AI-related memory chip demand in a rally that now rivals dot-com era gains in Korean equities. The milestone marks peak-euphoria optics for memory names — a sector historically prone to sharp reversals once narrative reaches consensus saturation.
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Wrong ifA blowout next earnings print or an accelerating HBM supply constraint narrative could extend the rally and quickly stop out this short; memory cycle upgrades have been persistent and any fresh AI capex announcement from hyperscalers would be a direct headwind to the fade thesis.
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