Taiwan Semiconductorの空売り状況は、投資家がTaiwan Semiconductorの株価下落に賭けている度合いを知ることができます。空売りデータは2週間ごとに更新されます。

Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) 株価情報, 空売り情報

Taiwan Semiconductor

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 60% market share. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the us in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs. TSMC employs more than 73,000 people.

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米株式市場を牽引するのは半導体製造関連企業だ。水曜日、米国の主要株価指数はマイナス圏で取引を終え、ダウ工業株は0.5％安の39,671.04ドル、S&amp;P 500はほぼ0.3％安の5,307.01ドル、ナスダックはほぼ0.2％減の16,801.54ドルで終了した。

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台湾半導体製造株(TSMC)（NYSE：TSM）の株価急騰により、一部の投資家に対し、一つの銘柄に対する保有制限が発生し、これにより代替投資を模索することを余儀なくされる可能性がある。



出来事：TSMCの株価は台北市で今年42%急騰し、これは人工知能向けの高度なチップの生産において圧倒的な地位を占めているためだとブルームバーグが報告。 

半導体生産世界最大手TSMCの株価が42%の急騰を記録

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17日水曜日、米国株は下降トレンドで取引を終え、ダウ工業株30種平均は0.1％減の37,753.31ドル、S&amp;P500は0.6％減の5,022.21ドル、ナスダックも1.1%低下の15,683.37と冴えない。その中で台湾半導体株を中心としたIT株が投資家から大きな注目を集めた。

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

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Leverage Shares 2X Long TSM Daily ETF

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Direxion Daily TSM Bull 2X Shares

Tidal Trust II YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETF

Direxion Daily TSM Bear 1X Shares

In the preceding three months, 4 analysts have released ratings for Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), presenting a wide array of perspectives from bullish to bearish.
The following table encapsulates their recent ratings, offering a glimpse into the evolving sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th align="right">Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Indifferent</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th align="right">Bearish</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Providing deeper insights, analysts have established 12-month price targets, indicating an average target of $233.75, along with a high estimate of $255.00 and a low estimate of $215.00. This upward trend is apparent, with the current average reflecting a 6.25% increase from the previous average price target of $220.00.
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1737151226_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Understanding Analyst Ratings: A Comprehensive Breakdown</h2>
A comprehensive examination of how financial experts perceive Taiwan Semiconductor is derived from recent analyst actions. The following is a detailed summary of key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Simon Coles</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$255.00</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Charles Shi</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$225.00</td>
<td>$225.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Simon Coles</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$215.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Simon Coles</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$215.00</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Analysts respond to changes in market conditions and company performance, frequently updating their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise' or 'Lower' their stance, it reflects their reaction to recent developments related to Taiwan Semiconductor. This information offers a snapshot of how analysts perceive the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Offering a comprehensive view, analysts assess stocks qualitatively, spanning from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey expectations for the relative performance of Taiwan Semiconductor compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Analysts gauge the dynamics of price targets, providing estimates for the future value of Taiwan Semiconductor's stock. This comparison reveals trends in analysts' expectations over time.</li>
</ul>
For valuable insights into Taiwan Semiconductor's market performance, consider these analyst evaluations alongside crucial financial indicators. Stay well-informed and make prudent decisions using our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TSM/analyst-ratings?utm_source=Benzinga Insights">Stay up to date on Taiwan Semiconductor analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>Unveiling the Story Behind Taiwan Semiconductor</h2>
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 60% market share. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the us in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs. TSMC employs more than 73,000 people.
<h3>Taiwan Semiconductor's Financial Performance</h3>
Market Capitalization: Exceeding industry standards, the company's market capitalization places it above industry average in size relative to peers. This emphasizes its significant scale and robust market position.
Revenue Growth: Over the 3 months period, Taiwan Semiconductor showcased positive performance, achieving a revenue growth rate of 38.95% as of 30 September, 2024. This reflects a substantial increase in the company's top-line earnings. When compared to others in the Information Technology sector, the company excelled with a growth rate higher than the average among peers.
Net Margin: The company's net margin is a standout performer, exceeding industry averages. With an impressive net margin of 42.81%, the company showcases strong profitability and effective cost control.
Return on Equity (ROE): Taiwan Semiconductor's ROE surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 8.36% ROE, the company effectively utilizes shareholder equity capital.
Return on Assets (ROA): Taiwan Semiconductor's ROA surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 5.35% ROA, the company effectively utilizes its assets for optimal returns.
Debt Management: Taiwan Semiconductor's debt-to-equity ratio is below industry norms, indicating a sound financial structure with a ratio of 0.01.
<h2>The Significance of Analyst Ratings Explained</h2>
Within the domain of banking and financial systems, analysts specialize in reporting for specific stocks or defined sectors. Their work involves attending company conference calls and meetings, researching company financial statements, and communicating with insiders to publish "analyst ratings" for stocks. Analysts typically assess and rate each stock once per quarter.
Analysts may enhance their evaluations by incorporating forecasts for metrics like growth estimates, earnings, and revenue, delivering additional guidance to investors. It is vital to acknowledge that, although experts in stocks and sectors, analysts are human and express their opinions when providing insights.
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Intel Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) stock gained Friday on reports claiming that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/intel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the struggling chipmaker</a> is an acquisition target. The stock has plunged 54% in the last 12 months.
Charlie Demerjian of SemiAccurate claimed an email about a resourceful company trying to <a href="https://www.semiaccurate.com/2025/01/17/sources-say-intel-is-an-acquisition-target/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">acquire Intel wholly</a>. However, the report did not disclose the name of the acquirer or the purchase consideration for Intel.
Reportedly, CFO Dave Zinsner had acknowledged the possibility of selling Intel&#8217;s factory and product development divisions. Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus became <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/43004444/intel-plans-to-spin-off-5-billion-venture-capital-segment-will-remain-anchor-investor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Intel&#8217;s interim co-CEO</a> after the company fired veteran chief Pat Gelsinger as his turnaround efforts failed to impress the board.
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Benzinga has reached out to Intel for comments and will update on receiving their response.
Unlike Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Intel has failed to capitalize on the AI technology boom.
Intel also failed to make a mark with its AI accelerator business after the Gaudi chip lost out to competitors like Nvidia.
Intel also lost out on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42826372/intel-struggles-to-compete-with-amd-and-nvidia-in-data-centers-and-ai-chips" rel="noreferrer noopener">PC gaming market</a> to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>).
Under Gelsinger&#8217;s supervision, Intel restructured smaller divisions over the past two years and reduced its workforce in 2024.
Intel is spinning off its Altera chip division, aiming to make it a publicly traded company. However, it continues to own Mobileye Global Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MBLY#NASDAQ">MBLY</a>), Israel&#8217;s autonomous driving firm.
In 2024, Intel also sought to transform its foundry business into an independent unit.
Also this week, Intel <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/43004444" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced plans</a> to spin off Intel Capital into a standalone fund for greater independence and capital attraction.
Standalone Intel Capital will operate under a new name in late 2025, with Intel as an anchor investor.
Intel showcased&nbsp;an electric vehicle platform&nbsp;with AI and cloud tools at CES 2025, bagging&nbsp;Stellantis (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STLA#NYSE">STLA</a>), Stellantis Motorsports, and Karma Automotive as clients.
Investors can gain exposure to Intel through Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VOO#NYSE">VOO</a>) and iShares Core S&amp;P 500 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IVV#NYSE">IVV</a>).
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Intel Stock Prediction For 2025</h2>
Equity research can be a valuable source of information for learning about a company's fundamentals. Analysts create financial models based on the fundamentals and expected future earnings of a company to arrive at a price target and recommendation for the stock.
Shares of Intel have an average 1-year price target of $22.9, representing an expected upside of 7.56%.
Because of differences in assumptions, analysts can arrive at very different price targets and recommendations. 3 analysts have bearish recommendations on Intel, while 1 analysts have bullish ratings. The street high price target from Northland Capital Markets is $28.0, while the street low from Rosenblatt is $17.0.
Price Action: Intel stock is up 8.47% to $21.35 at the last check on Friday.
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Barclays analyst Simon Coles maintains Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $240 to $255.

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Barclays Maintains Overweight on Taiwan Semiconductor, Raises Price Target to $255

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$30.6K</td>
<td>36.3K</td>
<td>91.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$138.00</td>
<td>$43.8K</td>
<td>19.8K</td>
<td>52.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AVGO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$235.00</td>
<td>$33.7K</td>
<td>14.6K</td>
<td>15.7K</td>
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<td>IONQ</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/24/25</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$58.4K</td>
<td>620</td>
<td>3.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>02/21/25</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
<td>$25.7K</td>
<td>6.4K</td>
<td>596</td>
</tr>
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<td>PANW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
<td>$43.2K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>339</td>
</tr>
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<td>QCOM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$165.00</td>
<td>$91.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>193</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$175.00</td>
<td>$57.4K</td>
<td>4.5K</td>
<td>155</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SNOW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$208.6K</td>
<td>5.0K</td>
<td>111</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$500.00</td>
<td>$98.1K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>90</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 312 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.6K, with a price of $98.0 per contract. There were 36326 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 91512 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 750 contract(s) at a $138.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.8K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 19862 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52275 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 268 contract(s) at a $235.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.7K, with a price of $126.0 per contract. There were 14613 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15797 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding IONQ (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IONQ#NYSE">IONQ</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 24, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.4K, with a price of $292.0 per contract. There were 620 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3760 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 7 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $3684.0 per contract. There were 6472 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 596 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PANW (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PANW#NASDAQ">PANW</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 63 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 41 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.2K, with a price of $1055.0 per contract. There were 1004 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 339 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For QCOM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 63 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.0K, with a price of $910.0 per contract. There were 1033 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 193 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.4K, with a price of $3830.0 per contract. There were 4567 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 155 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SNOW (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 364 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 87 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $208.6K, with a price of $2395.0 per contract. There were 5028 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 111 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ADBE (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 364 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 11 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.1K, with a price of $8925.0 per contract. There were 1084 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 90 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
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<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/semiconductors" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contract chipmaker</a> Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) chief C.C. Wei opted to maintain a low profile by skipping President-elect&nbsp;Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration, including donations to the Trump camp, Bloomberg reports.
The inaugural committee raised over <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/01/42938119/lockheed-martin-donates-1m-to-trumps-inaugural-committee-as-speculation-grows-over-elon-musk-led-doge-crackdown-on-traditional-defense-contracts" rel="noreferrer noopener">$170 million for January events</a>, thanks to donors including&nbsp;Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>),&nbsp;Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>),&nbsp;Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>),&nbsp;Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google, and&nbsp;Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>).
Big Tech giant leaders, including Apple&#8217;s Tim Cook, Amazon&#8217;s Jeff Bezos, and Tesla Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) Elon Musk will attend the inauguration on January 20.
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Reuters reports that Wei blamed the crisis of skilled workers, supply chain gaps, and inadequate chip plant construction regulations for delaying the construction of its Arizona project.
Wei added that Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s U.S. plant is unlikely to procure the most advanced chip technology before factories in Taiwan due to compliance issues, construction, and other regulations.
Wei told Reuters that building the new Arizona factory took at least twice as long as in Taiwan due to the complex regulations that made it challenging to employ the chipmaker&#8217;s latest technology in the U.S. before Taiwan.
Previously, Taiwan Semiconductor stated most of its chip manufacturing would remain in Taiwan, especially for the most advanced chips.
Trump had called out Taiwan during <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/24/10/41604100/trump-goes-after-taiwan-semiconductor-on-joe-rogan-podcast" rel="noreferrer noopener">his presidential campaigns</a> for allegedly&nbsp;sabotaging America&#8217;s chip industry. He verbally attacked the U.S. CHIPS Act and pledged to slap tariffs on Taiwanese chips. He had also flagged the lack of a formal defense treaty between the U.S. and Taiwan.
Additionally, before handing over the charge to the Trump government, the Biden administration launched another round of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/01/42897081/nvidia-and-ai-chip-stocks-brace-for-impact-as-biden-administration-considers-new-china-export-ban-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">artificial intelligence technology sanctions</a> on countries, including China and Russia, to restrict their warfare capabilities.
China has been a key semiconductor market for companies like Taiwan Semiconductor. Washington aims to maintain its semiconductor position dominance and share control with its allies, including Taiwan, the Netherlands (home to ASML Holding (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/asml#NASDAQ">ASML</a>)), and South Korea (home to Samsung Electronics (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ssnlf#OTC">SSNLF</a>)).
Wei told Bloomberg that he found the semiconductor sanctions &#8220;manageable&#8221; and does not expect them to affect chips for non-AI sectors such as cars and crypto-mining.
On Thursday, Taiwan Semiconductor reported <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43022654/taiwan-semiconductor-q4-earnings-3nm-and-5nm-nodes-lead-topline-growth-expands-margins-issues-strong-q1-outlook" rel="noreferrer noopener">fourth-quarter revenue</a> of $26.88 billion (NT$868.46 billion), up 38.8%, topping the consensus estimate of $26.28 billion.
As its 3-nm and 5-nm technologies gained traction, the chipmaker&#8217;s gross margins expanded by 600 bps to 59%.
It expects first-quarter 2025 revenue of $25.0 billion—$25.8 billion versus the&nbsp;$24.97 billion consensus. It projects a gross margin of 57%—59%. Taiwan Semiconductor committed $38 billion—$42 billion to fiscal 2025 capex versus actual capex of $29.8 billion a year ago.&nbsp;
During the earnings call, Wei expressed conviction in producing chips of the same quality in Arizona as in Taiwan with a smooth ramp-up process.
Taiwan Semiconductor stock surged 109% in the last 12 months.
Investors can gain exposure to companies engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductors through VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMH#NASDAQ">SMH</a>)
and iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXX#NASDAQ">SOXX</a>).
Price Action:&nbsp;TSM stock traded higher by 0.20% to $215.21 premarket at the last check on Friday.
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Taiwan Semi Chief To Skip Trump Inauguration, Calls US Semiconductor Sanctions 'Manageable'

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) is facing renewed market scrutiny as Jim Cramer questioned the stock&#8217;s trading pattern on Thursday, amid growing concerns over China sanctions and positive earnings from key supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>).
What Happened: &#8220;When will they let NVDA go higher?&#8221; CNBC&#8217;s Cramer posted on X, highlighting the stock&#8217;s recent pressure amid TSMC&#8217;s strong fourth-quarter performance. TSMC <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43022899/jim-cramer-quips-about-joe-bidens-tsmc-chips-sanction-as-nvidia-supplier-beats-q4-estimates">reported earnings of $2.24 per share</a> on revenue of $26.88 billion, exceeding estimates by 3.70% and 1.91% respectively.
The commentary comes as Nvidia <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/01/43040533/nvidia-10-billion-setback-3-etfs-to-watch-sanctions">grapples with a $10 billion setback</a> after major tech customers, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), postponed orders for its Blackwell GB200 data center racks due to overheating issues.
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Why It Matters: Adding to the challenges, President Joe Biden&#8216;s administration has imposed new semiconductor export restrictions to China, potentially <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/01/43040533/nvidia-10-billion-setback-3-etfs-to-watch-sanctions">affecting up to 50% of Nvidia&#8217;s chip market</a>, according to D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria. This follows Wednesday&#8217;s action placing several Chinese entities on a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43022899/jim-cramer-quips-about-joe-bidens-tsmc-chips-sanction-as-nvidia-supplier-beats-q4-estimates">U.S. trade restriction list</a>, including AI developer Zhipu AI.
&#8220;Geopolitical tensions, particularly between the U.S. and China, have significantly impacted the semiconductor industry,&#8221; <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/01/43040533/nvidia-10-billion-setback-3-etfs-to-watch-sanctions">noted</a> Defiance ETFs CEO Sylvia Jablonski. &#8220;Each time we&#8217;ve heard a report about a potential U.S. ban on semiconductors from the White House, we&#8217;ve seen NVDA and all other semiconductor stocks fall.&#8221;
Despite these headwinds, the quantum computing <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/01/43023453/quantum-computing-stocks-continue-their-wild-surge-in-thursday-premarket-qubt-up-15-qbts-climbs-9-rgti-gains-over-3">sector shows promise</a>, with Microsoft calling for businesses to become &#8220;quantum-ready&#8221; by 2025. 
Nvidia plans to host a &#8220;Quantum Day&#8221; at its upcoming GTC conference in March, signaling a long-term commitment to the technology despite CEO Jensen Huang&#8216;s view that practical quantum computing remains decades away.
Price Action: Nvidia&#8217;s stock closed at $133.62 on Thursday, down 1.92% for the day. In after-hours trading, the stock rose slightly by 0.16%, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Nvidia has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NVDA/analyst-ratings">consensus price target</a> of $170.18, with a high of $220 and a low of $120. Recent ratings from HSBC, Rosenblatt, and Benchmark give an average target of $198.33, implying a 48.20% upside.
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Jim Cramer Questions Nvidia's Trading Pattern Amid Positive TSMC Earnings And Biden's China Export Regulations

The U.S. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/semiconductors">semiconductor </a>sector is going through nail-biting times as further <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/01/42897081/nvidia-and-ai-chip-stocks-brace-for-impact-as-biden-administration-considers-new-china-export-ban-report">potential sanctions on the export of artificial intelligence chips</a> to China loom.
What Happened: Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) was recently left with a bitter taste after its big tech customers <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42970112/nvidia-order-delays-and-ai-sanctions-threaten-global-sales-offer-growth-opportunity-for-us-tech-giants">deferred billions of dollars in orders</a>.
As geopolitics shakes up the industry, investors are monitoring the ramifications for exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, tied to the sector. Here are three such ETFs, among many others, that are caught in the crosshairs:
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<li>VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMH#NASDAQ">SMH</a>): This ETF&#8217;s top holdings include Nvidia, Broadcom (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>). Each company is deeply involved in AI chip production and data center infrastructure. This makes the ETF particularly vulnerable to regulatory changes in this space.</li>
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<li>iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXX#NASDAQ">SOXX</a>): This ETF boasts holdings in Nvidia, Intel (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), and Broadcom. Potential export restrictions could disrupt these companies' revenue streams, naturally causing ripples in the ETF's performance.</li>
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<li>SPDR S&amp;P Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XSD#NYSE">XSD</a>): This ETF has an equal-weighted structure that diversifies the exposure across semiconductor firms. Its significant allocations in Nvidia, AMD, and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>) make it vulnerable to export restrictions.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Nvidia Faces Double Whammy</h3>
The Biden administration is reportedly considering a new set of sanctions over the next few days. According to a Bloomberg report, the new sanctions may include a three-tier framework targeting AI chip exports, aiming to curb China's access to advanced technology. These restrictions could take effect before Donald Trump assumes office on Jan. 20.
Nvidia, a sector heavyweight, faces a double whammy. In addition to the potential export restrictions, Nvidia's hyperscaler customers — Microsoft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Amazon&#8217;s (NADAQ: AMZN) AWS, Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), and Meta (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) — recently postponed $10 billion worth of orders for its Blackwell GB200 data center racks due to overheating issues. This disruption adds to the challenges Nvidia faces, as up to 50% of its chips may be destined for markets that could fall under the new export rules, according to D.A. Davidson&#8217;s Gil Luria, as reported by Reuters.
According to Defiance ETFs CEO Sylvia Jablonski, &#8220;Geopolitical tensions, particularly between the U.S. and China, have significantly impacted the semiconductor industry. Each time we've heard a report about a potential US ban on semiconductors from the White House we've seen NVDA and all other semiconductor stocks fall.&#8221;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Long-Term Outlook For ETFs</h3>
While the short-term outlook for semiconductor ETFs remains uncertain, the long-term prospects offer significant opportunities. AI, quantum computing and other technological advancements are expected to drive substantial demand for advanced semiconductors. Despite geopolitical headwinds, semiconductor-focused ETFs could benefit from the ongoing innovation and market growth.
Summing up the sector's potential, Jablonski said: "Any kind of high tech, innovative trend has its risks and rewards. Investors should understand that innovation takes time, and that price action is often volatile proceeding it. However, if the innovations like AI, Quantum computing come to fruition, the opportunities for investors are endless!"
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Nvidia Suffers $10 Billion Setback, AI Chip Sanctions Spell Trouble For 3 ETFs

KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KLAC#NASDAQ">KLAC</a>) shares are ripping higher on Thursday. They are trading in sympathy with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), which reported earnings ahead of estimates.
But KLA Corporation may be about to reverse and head lower. This is why our team of technical analysts has made it our Stock of the Day.
Momentum is a measurement of how far a stock has moved up or down in a given period of time. Most of the time, a stock will stay in its typical or usual trading range.
If sellers are aggressive and push the price below this range, traders say it is oversold. If buyers push the price above the range, traders say it is overbought.
These are important dynamics. Many trading strategies are based on the concept of reversion to the mean. Stocks that are overbought or oversold tend to reverse back into their average trading ranges.
There are dozens and maybe even hundreds of different ways to measure a stock's momentum. These are called momentum indicators or oscillators.
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Some new traders make the mistake of using too many of these indicators. They believe that the more they study, the better their results will be.
But sometimes a trader would be better off just using a few and mastering them.
The lower part of the chart is the Relative Strength Momentum Indicator (RSI). This is a popular indicator. When the blue line is higher than the horizontal red line, it indicates overbought conditions.  As you can see, that is the case now.
The red line on the price chart is called a Bollinger Band. It is another popular way to measure momentum.
The line is two standard deviations above the 20-day moving average. Statistics and probability theory suggest that 95% of trading should occur within two standard deviations of the mean.
If the stock exceeds this threshold, it is considered to be overbought. As you can see, that is the case now.
The last two times <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/KLAC">KLA Corporation</a> was shown to be overbought simultaneously by both of these indicators, a sell-off followed soon after. It may be about to happen again.
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Stock Of The Day: Is KLA Corporation's Rally About To End?

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Posts On X "TSMC's excellent financial result supports the positive AI trend. However, concerns remain regarding the shipment of Nvidia's GB200 NVL72. It might seem contradictory, but it's not. The key lies in TSMC's advanced nodes, a scarce resource highly sought by all global customers. Therefore, short-term underperformance of a single customer or product isn't likely to significantly impact TSMC's business momentum. On the contrary, TSMC often outperforms the industry average..."

Nvidia Corp&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) demand for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/semiconductors" rel="noreferrer noopener">advanced packaging from</a> Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) remains robust despite its evolving technology requirements, Reuters cites Nvidia chief Jensen Huang in response to its order cut plans.
Huang voiced plans to employ Chip-On-Wafer-On-Substrate-L&nbsp;(CoWoS-L) for its Blackwell transition and gradually ramp up capacity into the technology despite depending on CowoS-S for its Hopper artificial intelligence (AI) chip.
For context, Nvidia has relied mainly on CoWoS-S to combine its AI chips.
Nvidia&#8217;s Blackwell AI chip leverages Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s CoWoS advanced packaging technology.
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Recently, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and the Taiwan media flagged Nvidia&#8217;s shift to CoWoS-L, which is likely affecting the Taiwanese chipmaker&#8217;s CowoS-S revenue.
Due to capacity constraints, packaging has remained a bottleneck for the Blackwell chips, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/05/39060364/nvidia-accelerates-ai-chip-production-with-new-packaging-tech-to-meet-soaring-demand" rel="noreferrer noopener">prompting Nvidia to</a> employ Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP) technology for its GB200 AI server chips.
Still, Huang said that the advanced packaging capacity was &#8220;probably four times&#8221; the amount available less than two years ago.
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/11/41706702/nvidia-supplier-tsmc-to-double-advanced-chip-packaging-capacity-as-ai-demand-from-microsoft-amaz" rel="noreferrer noopener">Prior reports indicated</a> Taiwan Semiconductor will likely double its CoWoS production capacity in 2025, with Nvidia likely to occupy over 50% of the capacity.
Despite Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s efforts to ramp up production, the demand for advanced packaging continues to exceed supply, prompting it to double its CoWoS production capacity by 2025.
Price Actions: At last check on Thursday, NVDA stock was down 1.52% to $134.18. TSM is up 4.99%.
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Nvidia Continues Strong Demand for Taiwan Semiconductor's Advanced Packaging Despite Technology Shifts

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Note the following:
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<li>On January 10th, we wrote in the Morning Capsule:</li>
</ul>
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">Bonds are now very oversold.&nbsp; For this reason, bonds may see a technical bounce.&nbsp; The bounce in bonds means yields pulling back.&nbsp; If yields pull back, the stock market will rally.
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>The chart shows that bond ETF TLT previously touched the top band of the support zone.</li>
<li>The chart shows that bonds rallied on cooler core CPI.</li>
<li>The chart shows that bonds are now close to the bottom band of the lower resistance zone.</li>
<li>RSI on the chart shows that bonds were very oversold prior to the rally.</li>
<li>There was aggressive buying in the stock market yesterday, primarily on the rally in bonds.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The outsized rally yesterday was exaggerated for two reasons:
<ul>
<li>Positioning of Wall Street.&nbsp; Positioning is a very important market mechanic.&nbsp; Understanding positioning gives you an edge.</li>
<li>A vicious short squeeze occurred as many funds were positioned for a drop in the stock market.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Here is another indication of extreme positive sentiment.&nbsp; The market focused on 0.1% cooler core CPI but totally ignored the headline CPI that was hotter.&nbsp; The headline CPI includes food and energy.&nbsp; Prudent investors should note that people are still eating food and putting gas in their cars.&nbsp; Gas prices are going up.&nbsp; Is inflation really tamed as the stock market believed yesterday?&nbsp; Looking forward, insurance costs for consumers are also going to go up after the Los Angeles fires.&nbsp; The rise in insurance costs will not be limited to Los Angeles but will be felt across the country.</li>
<li>Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. Taiwan Semiconductor is the manufacturer of semiconductors for Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) and NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>). Taiwan Semiconductor reported blowout earnings on continued AI demand.&nbsp; This is bringing more enthusiasm to AI stocks.</li>
<li>The meme crowd is rushing headlong into quantum computing stocks such as IONQ Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IONQ#NYSE">IONQ</a>), Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QUBT#NASDAQ">QUBT</a>), D-Wave Quantum Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>), Rigetti Computing Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGTI#NASDAQ">RGTI</a>), SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LAES#NASDAQ">LAES</a>), and Arqit Quantum Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARQQ#NASDAQ">ARQQ</a>).&nbsp; The trigger is Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) declaring 2025 the year to be quantum ready.&nbsp; Microsoft has announced a new Quantum-Ready program.&nbsp; Manipulators are having a heyday taking advantage of the meme crowd, just like manipulators did with earlier meme crowd favorites like AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMC#NYSE">AMC</a>) and GameStop Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GME#NYSE">GME</a>).&nbsp; In GME and AMC, the meme crowd lost their shirts, but manipulators made money like bandits.&nbsp; Clearly, the meme crowd has not learned their lesson from the prior major losses.</li>
<li>In The Arora Report analysis, quantum computing has significant potential to make money, but it has to be done carefully and patiently.&nbsp; Under the present situation of quantum stocks becoming totally divorced from reality, the best course of action for investors is to be patient.&nbsp; It is a grave mistake to emulate meme crowd behavior and become prey of the manipulators.</li>
<li>Prudent investors pay attention to retail sales because the US economy is 70% consumer based.&nbsp; Retail sales data is slightly weaker than expected:
<ul>
<li>Retail sales came in at 0.4% vs 0.5% consensus.</li>
<li>Retail sales ex Auto came in at 0.4% vs 0.5% consensus.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Weekly initial jobless claims are creeping up.&nbsp; Claims came at 217K vs 212K consensus.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Magnificent Seven Money Flows</h4>
In the early trade, money flows are positive in Amazon.com, Inc., NVDA, MSFT, and AAPL.
In the early trade, money flows are neutral in Tesla Inc.
In the early trade, money flows are negative in Alphabet Inc Class C and Meta Platforms Inc.
In the early trade, money flows are neutral in SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks</h4>
Investors can gain an edge by knowing money flows in SPY and QQQ.  Investors can get a bigger edge by knowing when smart money is buying stocks, gold, and oil.  The most popular ETF for gold is SPDR Gold Trust.  The most popular ETF for silver is iShares Silver Trust.  The most popular ETF for oil is United States Oil ETF.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Bitcoin</h4>
Bitcoin is rangebound trading just below 100,000.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Protection Band And What To Do Now</h4>
It is important for investors to look ahead and not in the rearview mirror.&nbsp; The proprietary protection band from The Arora Report is very popular.&nbsp; The protection band puts all of the data, all of the indicators, all of the news, all of the crosscurrents, all of the models, and all of the analysis in an analytical framework that is easily actionable by investors.&nbsp;
Consider continuing to hold good, very long term, existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider a protection band consisting of cash or Treasury bills or short-term tactical trades as well as short to medium term hedges and short term hedges. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time.
You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges.&nbsp; The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive.&nbsp; If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges.
A protection band of 0% would be very bullish and would indicate full investment with 0% in cash.&nbsp; A protection band of 100% would be very bearish and would indicate a need for aggressive protection with cash and hedges or aggressive short selling.
It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash.&nbsp; When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks.&nbsp; High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Traditional 60/40 Portfolio</h4>
Probability based risk reward adjusted for inflation does not favor long duration strategic bond allocation at this time.
Those who want to stick to traditional 60% allocation to stocks and 40% to bonds may consider focusing on only high quality bonds and bonds of five year duration or less.&nbsp; Those willing to bring sophistication to their investing may consider using bond ETFs as tactical positions and not strategic positions at this time.
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Wall Street paused for a breather on Thursday, following Wednesday's big rally sparked by a softer-than-predicted December inflation report that fueled speculation on the Federal Reserve delivering interest rate <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/01/43003047/stocks-rise-on-core-inflation-slowdown-banks-rally-after-strong-q4-earnings-treasury-yields-plummet">cuts during the year. </a>
By midday, stocks were little changed as attention shifted to the next major event: Donald Trump's inauguration as 47th U.S. president on Monday.
On the data front, December retail sales rose 0.4% from the previous month, a slower pace than November's 0.8% increase and below expectations of 0.6%. Jobless claims climbed by 16,000 to 217,000, slightly higher than <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/01/43027744/retail-sales-slow-jobless-claims-rise-is-us-consumer-loosing-steam">the projected 210,000. </a>
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43020430/cathie-wood-sounds-alarm-over-inflation-pressures-and-consumer-woes-peter-schiff-flags-oil-spike-what-economists-are-saying">Cathie Wood Says Inflation Worries Dampen Expectations, Schiff Singles Out Wall Street For Swallowing Narrative Even As Prices Soar</a>
The weaker data sent Treasury yields lower, with the 10-year yield slipping four basis points to 4.61%, extending the previous day's 14-basis-point decline.
Falling yields helped gold climb 0.9% to $2,970 per ounce, reaching a two-month high as investors moved toward safe-haven assets. 
Semiconductor stocks stood out the best-performing industry, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXX#NASDAQ">SOXX</a>) gaining 1.8%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) jumped more than 5% after delivering strong quarterly earnings, lifting the broader chip industry. Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMAT#NASDAQ">AMAT</a>) and ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>) advanced 7% and 6%, respectively.
Oil prices pulled back 2.6%, giving up part of Wednesday's 4% gain. Traders speculated that Trump's policies could ease sanctions on Russian energy exports as part of a broader effort to negotiate peace in Ukraine. 
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) edged down 1% to $99,000, following a slight pullback across cryptocurrency markets.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h3>
<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"> 
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<tbody>
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<td>Major Indices</td>
<td>Price</td>
<td>1-day %chg</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,958.43</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>43,255.53</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>2,264.04</td>
<td>0.0%</td>
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>21,239.38</td>
<td>0.0%</td>
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<figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Updated 12:40 p.m. ET</figcaption></figure>
According to&nbsp;<a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent011525&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>&nbsp;data:
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<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) remained unchanged at $593.10.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>)&nbsp;flattened at $432.18.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust Series&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) was unchanged at $516.54.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;iShares Russell 2000 ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) inched 0.1% to $224.31.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLU#NYSE">XLU</a>) outperformed, up 2.1%; the&nbsp;Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLV#NYSE">XLV</a>) lagged, down 0.5%.</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
<ul>
<li>Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>) fell 2% following quarterly earnings. Peer Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) rose 2.7%.</li>
<li>Other stocks reacting to earnings were UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>), down 4.7%, Infosys Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INFY#NYSE">INFY</a>), down 5.2%, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PNC#NYSE">PNC</a>), down 2%, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/USB#NYSE">USB</a>), down 5.3%, M&amp;T Bank Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MTB#NYSE">MTB</a>), down 2.8%, First Horizon Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FHN#NYSE">FHN</a>). </li>
<li>Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) fell by 3.6% after the EV giant announced reduced selling prices on its Cybertruck, in a strategy to revive demand. </li>
<li>Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) dropped 3% after the European Commission's competition chief confirmed that the investigation into the company under the Digital Markets Act will move forward as scheduled, with enforcement anticipated by March 2024.</li>
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Stocks Pause, Chipmakers Rise, Gold Hits 2-Month Highs: What's Driving Markets Thursday?

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<table>
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<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$138.00</td>
<td>$34.0K</td>
<td>106.9K</td>
<td>75.2K</td>
</tr>
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<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$28.4K</td>
<td>45.1K</td>
<td>57.5K</td>
</tr>
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<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$71.00</td>
<td>$32.6K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td>5.8K</td>
</tr>
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<td>MARA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/31/25</td>
<td>$17.00</td>
<td>$34.1K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
<td>5.0K</td>
</tr>
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<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$205.00</td>
<td>$26.4K</td>
<td>7.3K</td>
<td>4.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INTC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$20.00</td>
<td>$34.6K</td>
<td>21.9K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
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<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$330.00</td>
<td>$30.6K</td>
<td>3.9K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
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<td>DELL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$238.1K</td>
<td>942</td>
<td>586</td>
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<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/21/25</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$81.4K</td>
<td>14.1K</td>
<td>477</td>
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<tr>
<td>IREN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$6.00</td>
<td>$110.7K</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>419</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 848 contract(s) at a $138.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 106915 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 75205 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 133 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 45152 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 57542 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $71.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $131.0 per contract. There were 1788 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5810 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 473 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.1K, with a price of $72.0 per contract. There were 1900 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5045 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $1322.0 per contract. There were 7372 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4302 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $173.0 per contract. There were 21935 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1443 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.6K, with a price of $3060.0 per contract. There were 3943 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1377 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For DELL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 64 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 266 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $238.1K, with a price of $895.0 per contract. There were 942 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 586 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 370 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.4K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 14174 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 477 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For IREN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IREN#NASDAQ">IREN</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 43 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 196 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.7K, with a price of $565.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 419 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Needham analyst Charles Shi reiterated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) with a Buy and a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TSM/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$225 price target</a>.
Taiwan Semiconductor <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43022654/taiwan-semiconductor-q4-earnings-3nm-and-5nm-nodes-lead-topline-growth-expands-margins-issues-strong-q1-outlook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">guided 2025 revenue</a> growth to be in the mid-20s percent range, primarily in line with consensus.
More interestingly, management guided AI revenue to double in 2025 after tripling in size and reaching the mid-teens percent of the overall revenue in 2024.
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Taiwan Semiconductor extended the AI forecast horizon to 2029 and guided to a mid-40% CAGR for AI revenue over the next five years. For the company overall, Taiwan Semiconductor management noted long-term revenue CAGR inching and approaching 20% (versus 15%-20% previously).
The numbers imply Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s expected non-AI revenue growth for 2025 will be in the low teens versus the high teens in 2024.
It does not necessarily mean Taiwan Semiconductor is calling for a deceleration of non-AI growth in 2025, and may merely reflect conservatism, it shows that management&#8217;s conviction on a stronger non-AI recovery in 2025 is not quite there. Another number that management provided on the call also reveals the same trend.
Taiwan Semiconductor guided that &#8220;Foundry 2.0&#8221; TAM, which includes conventional foundry, advanced packaging, and testing, will grow by 10% in 2025 (versus 6% in 2024).
Since Taiwan Semiconductor accounts for roughly 34% of the Foundry 2.0 TAM (~$265 billion in 2024), its 25% growth in 2025 would imply roughly flattish growth for the rest of the Foundry 2.0 TAM, which is largely non-AI-related.
Taiwan Semiconductor guided 2025 CapEx to be $38 billion-$42 billion, significantly higher than the mid-$30 billion range Shi had thought due to Shi&#8217;s more cautious view on front-end equipment spending.
The ~$40 billion CapEx in 2025 translates to ~35% capital intensity (versus the analyst&#8217;s previously called low 30s percent intensity).
Taiwan Semiconductor said roughly 70% of the spending will be on advanced nodes, 10%-20% on specialty devices and 10%-20% on packaging, testing and photomask making.
Historically, the breakdown of CapEx has been 70%- 80% on advanced nodes, 10%- 20% on specialty devices and 10% on packaging, testing and photomask making.
While Taiwan Semiconductor did not provide the actual spending mix in the past, Shi noted guidance suggests that directionally, advanced node spending is trending down while back-end spending (packaging/testing) is trending up.
Shi added that advanced packaging related to CapEx will grow faster than overall CapEx.
It has been anticipated that as Moore&#8217;s Law slows, packaging will play a bigger role in extending the semiconductor roadmap. However, the better indicator is Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s forecast of packaging revenue.
Taiwan Semiconductor management said on the call that packaging revenue, which accounted for over 8% of the overall revenue in 2024, will account for over 10% of the overall revenue in 2025.
Shi noted that historically, Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s packaging revenue was about 7%- 8% of total revenue. The faster growth of packaging revenue should lead to more rapid development of packaging CapEx.
On the advanced node spending side, Taiwan Semiconductor confirmed that more 5nm to 3nm conversion is on the way in 2025 but also confirmed that the second fab in Arizona, which is built for 3nm and below, will start to take tools by the end of 2025.
Taiwan Semiconductor in the past said that the second fab in Arizona will enter mass production in 2028.
Tool move-in by the end of 2025 means the schedule should be pulled into 2027.
TSM Price Action: Taiwan Semiconductor stock is up 4.78% at $216.69 at publication Thursday.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/ai-chips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Artificial intelligence chip stocks</a> including Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), Marvell Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>), Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>), and Micron Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>), are trading higher Thursday in sympathy with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43022654/taiwan-semiconductor-q4-earnings-3nm-and-5nm-nodes-lead-topline-growth-expands-margins-issues-strong-q1-outlook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">upbeat quarterly print</a>.
Taiwan Semiconductor is the key contract chipmaker behind Nvidia&#8217;s graphics processing units&nbsp;(GPU) and Apple Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) smartphones.
However, on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/01/42897081/nvidia-and-ai-chip-stocks-brace-for-impact-as-biden-administration-considers-new-china-export-ban-report" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">latest semiconductor regulations</a>, including extended licensing requirements on companies like Taiwan Semiconductor, which manufactures chips, and packaging companies, citing national security threats.
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Chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor and&nbsp;Samsung Electronics (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSNLF#OTC">SSNLF</a>) must <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43003008/taiwan-semi-samsung-intel-may-face-stricter-us-rules-on-chip-exports-to-china-over-security-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ramp up due diligence</a> especially with China-based firms.
Washington imposed sanctions on 16 Chinese companies, including Sophgo Technologies, for building their country&#8217;s chip industry, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-15/us-unveils-new-rules-to-restrict-flow-of-advanced-chips-to-china?srnd=phx-technology&amp;sref=TBDibEcD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cites</a> the Commerce Department.
On Monday, the U.S. disclosed sanctions on the sale of AI chips by Nvidia and other advanced makers to data centers in most countries.
The rules for AI chips follow&nbsp;controls&nbsp;announced in December that aim to block Beijing&#8217;s access to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/24/08/40198085/huawei-and-baidu-increase-samsung-hbm-purchases-as-us-curbs-loom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">high-bandwidth memory</a> chips from Micron.
Semiconductor chip stocks enjoyed a massive upside in 2024, backed by the AI boom.
A third of the top ten global companies with valuations above $1 trillion in 2024 came from the chip industry.
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Needham analyst Charles Shi reiterates Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) with a Buy and maintains $225 price target.

Needham Reiterates Buy on Taiwan Semiconductor, Maintains $225 Price Target

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Taiwan Semiconductor shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 EPS and revenue, and issued Q1 revenue guidance above estimates.

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Thursday following Wednesday&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43021827/dow-jumps-700-points-following-inflation-data-greed-index-remains-in-fear-zone">rally</a>. Futures of the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow Jones were higher, whereas the gauge of small-cap stocks Russell 2000 was trading lower in premarket trade.
Traders responded to better-than-expected inflation data on Wednesday as most stocks rallied. The headline Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% year-over-year in December, up from November's 2.7%, matching economist forecasts.
The 10-year Treasury note yielded 4.66%, while the two-year note yielded 4.28%. The CME Group&#8217;s FedWatch <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a> indicated a 97.3% probability that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady at its upcoming meeting on Jan. 31, 2025.
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<td>0.48%</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>0.33%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>0.06%</td>
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<td>-0.19%</td>
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) both experienced positive premarket trading on Thursday. SPY rose 0.35% to $594.86, and QQQ climbed 0.45% to $519.01, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
Cues From The Last Session
U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, experiencing their largest single-day <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43021827/dow-jumps-700-points-following-inflation-data-greed-index-remains-in-fear-zone">gain</a> since Nov. 6, 2024.
Inflation data released on Wednesday showed a slight uptick in consumer prices in December, matching economists&#8217; expectations. However, the monthly increase was the largest since March.
Several major banks, including JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>), and Citigroup Inc.(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/C#NYSE">C</a>) reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, with Citigroup also announcing a significant share buyback program.
Most sectors within the S&amp;P 500 experienced gains, particularly consumer discretionary, communication services, and financial stocks. Conversely, consumer staples stocks bucked the trend and closed lower.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a substantial gain of around 703 points. The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded significant increases.
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Insights From Analysts
After Wednesday&#8217;s rally, Charlie Bilello, the chief market strategist at Creative Planning said in an X post that about one-third of the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s composition was concentrated in the &#8216;Magnificent Seven&#8217; stocks. According to a chart shared by him the concentration in these stocks rose to 33.5% from 28% a year ago.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Over a third of the S&amp;P 500 is now concentrated in the &quot;Magnificent Seven&quot; stocks, up from a fifth of the index two years ago. Video: <a href="https://t.co/CRei7RqnLO">https://t.co/CRei7RqnLO</a> <a href="https://t.co/P69ATuGRHv">pic.twitter.com/P69ATuGRHv</a>
&mdash; Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/1879733848822403087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Talking about inflation, Collin Martin, director, of fixed income strategy at the Schwab Center for Financial Research said, &#8220;CPI was a step in the right direction, but we&#8217;ll need to see more reports like this for evidence that the disinflationary trend has resumed.&#8221;
At the same time, Liz Ann Sonders, the chief investment strategist, at Charles Schwab highlighted that the spread between S&amp;P 500's forward earnings yield and 10-year Treasury yield has reached a new 23-year low.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Spread between S&amp;P 500's forward earnings yield and 10y Treasury yield has reached new 23-year low <a href="https://t.co/SxoQO7TU9K">pic.twitter.com/SxoQO7TU9K</a>
&mdash; Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1876605073117122574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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According to RMB Capital, the U.S. consumer remained resilient while U.S. government spending continued unchecked despite sticky inflation and higher interest rates.
&#8220;The incoming administration appears focused on the challenging task of bolstering economic growth while at the same time reducing the deficit. The most critical element of this endeavor will be curtailing the deficit while keeping longer-term yields contained, so as not to disrupt economic expansion,&#8221; it added.
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Upcoming Economic Data
<ul>
<li>On Thursday at 8:30 a.m., ET initial jobless claims data for the week ending Jan. 11 will be released.</li>
<li>December&#8217;s U.S. Retail Sales figures will be announced.</li>
<li>The Import Price Index for December will be published.</li>
<li>The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey for January will be released.</li>
<li>At 10:00 a.m., ET, the business inventories data for November will be released.</li>
<li>The Home Builder Confidence Index for January will be published.</li>
<li>On Friday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Housing Starts and Building Permits data for December will be released.</li>
<li>At 9:15 a.m., ET, the Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization figures for December will be announced.</li>
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Stocks In Focus:
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<li>Bank of America Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>) was up 0.38% in premarket on Thursday as Wall Street expects it to report quarterly earnings of 77 cents per share on revenue of $25.19 billion before the opening bell.</li>
<li>Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) was up 1.49% ahead of its earnings before the opening bell. Analysts expect it to report quarterly earnings of $1.70 per share on revenue of $15.03 billion.</li>
<li>UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>) was up 0.4% as Wall Street expects it to report quarterly earnings of $6.72 per share on revenue of $101.76 billion before the opening bell.</li>
<li>Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) was up 4.83% after it beat the fourth quarter revenue and EPS estimate. Its top client Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) was also up 2.04%.</li>
<li>Synovus Financial Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNV#NYSE">SNV</a>) was up 0.46% after reporting upbeat fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Powell Max Ltd (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PMAX#NASDAQ">PMAX</a>) was up 84.66% as it is targeting firms with between $1 million and $5 million in revenue to expand into the Hong Kong and Asian financial communications market.</li>
<li>Douyu International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOYU#NASDAQ">DOYU</a>) was up 23.76% after naming Simin Ren as co-CEO and announced a special cash dividend of $9.94/ADS.</li>
<li>BigBear.ai Holdings Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBAI#NYSE">BBAI</a>) was up 14.45% as it appointed Kevin McAleenan as CEO and a member of the company&#8217;s board, effective as of Wednesday. McAleenan will replace Mandy Long, who is transitioning to an advisory role.</li>
</ul>
Commodities, Gold And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures were trading lower in the early New York session by 0.30% to hover around $78.47 per barrel.
The gold spot index was up by 0.71% to $2,737.06 per ounce. The Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 109.083 level.
Asian markets closed higher on Thursday as Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng, India&#8217;s S&amp;P BSE Sensex, China&#8217;s CSI 300, Australia&#8217;s ASX 200, Japan&#8217;s Nikkei 225 and South Korea&#8217;s Kospi index rose. European markets were also trading higher.
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