Non-farm payrolls rose by 162,000, nearly three times expectations. The probability of a rate hike surged back to 58%, while the broader U.S. stock market instead plunged.

SanDisk jumped nearly 12% in a single day, becoming the top gainer in the S&P 500 that day.

The market is changing its script: it is no longer just a storage stock, but more like the “shovel seller” of AI computing power.

What is supporting it are these factors:
Its inclusion in the S&P 100 will take effect on September 21, and passive funds tracking the index must build positions in advance;
Market reports say Dell’s AI server orders have exceeded $130 billion—what is being bought is not expectations, but orders;
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 3.37% against the trend; capital didn’t leave, it just hid from overvalued consumer tech into AI hardware.

Some are already calling for 1800, while others are asking whether Monday will bring a waterfall drop. Bears are holding onto extended rate hikes, resistance to price increases in consumer storage, and the risk that short-term profit-taking could loosen at any moment.

If September CPI again comes in above expectations, how long can this AI safe haven rally keep going on its own?