📉 Japanese and South Korean stocks plunged across the board, while memory chips became the focus of traders' attention
The Nikkei 225 Index fell 4.90%, the South Korean KOSPI Index fell 7.56%, and semiconductor and memory stocks once again became market hotspots.
Interestingly, the more volatile the market, the higher the trading attention on related assets.
Odaily reports that CoinGlass data shows:
🔥 SK Hynix: Gate holdings account for 15.8% of the total network, ranking second
📊 SanDisk: Gate holdings account for 18.15% of the total network, also ranking second
Amid the sharp decline, some are seeking rebound opportunities, while others are choosing to hedge risks.
The long-term logic of AI-driven memory demand remains intact, but have short-term stock prices already undergone a sufficient correction?
Do you have greater confidence in rebound opportunities for Hynix and SanDisk, or do you think the memory sector still needs to digest valuation pressure?
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💬 Is the decline creating an opportunity, or even greater volatility? Share your view.
📖 Odaily reports:
https://www.odaily.news/zh-CN/newsflash/524805

#美国9月PPI大超预期 ✨ US PPI Inflation Surges to 6.3%, the Highest Since Late 2022
🔹 The US September Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 1.3% month-over-month and 6.3% year-over-year, significantly exceeding the consensus estimate of 5.3%. This marks the largest monthly increase since March 2022 and the highest annual reading since December 2022.
📊 The data behind the print:
🔹 Core PPI: Excluding food and energy, core PPI rose 0.7% MoM and 5.0% YoY, both above expectations.
▪️ Energy: Energy prices surged 10.8%, accounting for more than 80% of the broad-based increase in goods prices. Gasoline jumped 20.3%.
▪️ Context: The reading follows Wednesday's CPI report, which also came in above forecasts at 3.7% YoY headline and 2.6% core. Retail sales for September rose 0.8% MoM, beating the 0.3% estimate.
⚖️ Market impact:
🔹 Bitcoin: Briefly fell below $80,000 to $79,800 before rebounding to near $82,000. Market-wide liquidations reached approximately $930 million over 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $780 million. The $80,000–$81,500 zone remains a critical support area, overlapping with the estimated ETF cost basis.
▪️ US Equities:The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 traded mixed, with tech and semiconductor names under pressure. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell over 4% in the prior session. Cyclical sectors and the Dow Jones outperformed as investors rotated toward defensive positioning.
▪️ Treasuries & Dollar: The 10-year Treasury yield dipped to approximately 5.04% from 5.10%, as safe-haven demand for bonds offset the inflation surprise. The dollar index retreated from its 18-month high toward 102.0.
▪️ Gold & Silver:Spot gold recovered above $4,150, up over 1%, while silver rebounded above $56.9 per ounce, gaining more than 2.4%. The recovery was driven by falling yields, a softer dollar, and renewed safe-haven demand.
⚖️ Structural perspective:
🔹 The PPI acceleration broadens the inflation narrative beyond consumer-level price pressures. With producer costs rising across energy, transportation, and services, the data reinforces the case for the Federal Reserve to maintain a restrictive stance. Markets now price roughly a 29% probability of a rate hike at the October 27-28 meeting, with December tightening expectations remaining elevated.
▪️ For risk assets like Bitcoin, the primary pressure channel is the rate outlook: higher-for-longer borrowing costs reduce the relative appeal of non-yielding assets. Gold and silver, however, face a more layered dynamic, balancing safe-haven demand against real-rate headwinds.
▪️ The key variable ahead is whether the Fed signals patience at the October meeting or adopts a firmer tone. Until that guidance arrives, markets are likely to remain in a recalibration phase, with capital rotating selectively between growth, defensive, and hard-asset exposure.
🔹 How are you assessing the market's response to two consecutive inflation surprises? 👇
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Not financial advice.