On October 7, U.S. stocks were generally weak, but SNDK still closed up 1.92%. What the market is suddenly talking about is whether memory stocks can chart an行情 (a trend) independent of the semiconductor sector.

On the same day, Micron rose 4.06%, but not all memory stocks in the segment moved up together. How long memory demand can last—and not just a one-day gain—will better test this rally.

A recent research note suggests that AI demand may continue to absorb new memory supply and maintain a positive view on SanDisk. However, some of the new hardware configurations it mentions are still projections and have not yet been fully confirmed by manufacturers. Others say that contracts related to SNDK have seen active trading; this data also needs to be independently verified and cannot be directly equated with U.S. stock market buying.

If AI deployment slows down, or more demand shifts to other memory and interconnect segments, can SNDK’s independent rally still hold?