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AI Infrastructure Daily · Thursday 12 November 2026 · 4 min read

Money questions at CoreWeave

It was a broad up day for AI infrastructure: most of the stocks we follow rose. Chips, memory and networking outperformed the power, construction and cloud names. The market is paying for the parts that are scarce today over the parts that still need financing to get built. The strongest part of the chain was Memory & storage; the weakest was Physical AI. The wider market rose 1.3%, so part of the move was simply the market.

Key highlights

  1. Neoclouds, bonds & AI financingCoreWeave CEO addresses "volatility in the capital markets" as company posts $3.66bn in revenueCRWV +24.7%
  2. Memory & storageMicron and Sandisk surge as AI triggers a memory-chip shortageMU +11.9%SNDK +13.7%
  3. AI models & applicationsRigetti CEO Admits “None of Us” Can Yet Prove Quantum Beats Classical Computing on ROIRGTI -8.6%
  4. Data centers, cooling & build speedAMD's AI Sales Set to Overtake Server CPUs, William Blair SaysAMD +7.3%
  5. AI chips & foundryUK chip startup Fractile valued at $7bn following $720m Series C funding round
  6. Optics & networkingLumentum Stocks Jump 14.85% as AI Optics Rebound Narrows Marvell Deal GapLITE +10.7%MRVL +9.3%

Markets

The S&P 500 rose 1.3%, the Nasdaq 100 rose 2.3% and chip stocks outperformed (+4.8%). Asia had a sell-off: KOSPI -0.6%, Taiwan TAIEX -2.6%, Nikkei 225 -0.7%, Hang Seng -1.3%. In Korean memory, SK hynix rose 5.4% and Samsung +3.6%. The US 10-year yield rose 2bp to 5.00%; oil -0.8%, VIX 18.2.

US

S&P 500+1.3%
Nasdaq 100+2.3%
Semiconductors+4.8%
Utilities+0.2%

Asia

KOSPI5,343-0.6%
Taiwan TAIEX43,092-2.6%
Nikkei 22560,819-0.7%
Hang Seng24,009-1.3%
SK hynix+5.4%
Samsung Electronics+3.6%
TSMC (ADR)+4.2%

Rates & macro

US 10-year yield 5.00%+2bp
US dollar index 102.91+0.0%
WTI oil 85.85-0.8%
VIX 18.21+4.1%
Bitcoin 72,763-1.6%

The AI chain today average move · day / week

AI chips & foundry+6.2%+2.5%
Memory & storage+8.3%-4.7%
Optics & networking+8.0%+2.4%
Servers, racks & components+5.1%+0.7%
Power & grid+2.8%+2.5%
Data centers, cooling & build speed+5.1%+4.0%
Hyperscalers & AI spending+1.0%-0.2%
Neoclouds, bonds & AI financing+12.8%+10.6%
AI models & applications+1.8%+4.6%
Robotics & physical AI+1.5%+2.0%
Materials+1.2%+2.0%

AI chips & foundry +6.2%

Chip stocks +6.2% on the day (39 of 40 up), +2.5% on the week. Arm led (+12.1%).

Lithography Machines +4.0% Stood out today

Lithography Machines stocks +4.0% on the day (4 of 4 up), -0.1% on the week. Tokyo Ohka Kogyo led (+7.1%).

Chip Testing & Burn-in +8.4% Stood out today

Chip Testing & Burn-in stocks +8.4% on the day (5 of 5 up), +4.4% on the week. FormFactor led (+11.8%).

Memory & storage +8.3%

Memory and storage stocks +8.3% on the day (7 of 7 up), -4.7% on the week. SanDisk led (+13.7%).

Optics & networking +8.0%

Optics and networking stocks +8.0% on the day (18 of 19 up), +2.4% on the week. AXT led (+19.5%).

Optical Transceivers +11.8% Stood out today

Optical Transceivers stocks +11.8% on the day (7 of 7 up), +6.5% on the week. Eoptolink led (+17.0%).

Power & grid +2.8%

Power and grid stocks +2.8% on the day (43 of 50 up), +2.5% on the week. Eos Energy led (+14.4%). The news was mostly about deals and contracts.

Data centers, cooling & build speed +5.1%

Data center, cooling and builder stocks +5.1% on the day (20 of 22 up), +4.0% on the week. CoreWeave led (+24.7%).

Hyperscalers & AI spending +1.0%

Hyperscaler stocks +1.0% on the day (2 of 5 up), -0.2% on the week. Oracle led (+8.8%) and Microsoft lagged (-2.3%).

Neoclouds, bonds & AI financing +12.8%

Neocloud stocks +12.8% on the day (5 of 5 up), +10.6% on the week. CoreWeave led (+24.7%).

AI models & applications +1.8%

AI software and security stocks +1.8% on the day (28 of 35 up), +4.6% on the week. Firefly Aerospace led (+12.3%) and Rigetti Computing lagged (-8.6%).

Robotics & physical AI +1.5%

Robotics stocks +1.5% on the day (34 of 45 up), +2.0% on the week. Arm led (+12.1%) and XPeng lagged (-3.0%).

Materials +1.2%

Materials stocks +1.2% on the day (19 of 25 up), +2.0% on the week. AXT led (+19.5%) and Lithium Americas lagged (-12.7%).

Policy & regulation

Rules, taxes and local politics are now a regular part of the build-out story.

Data & what's coming

  • H100 rental price: -1.8% over 7 days.

Next 7 days

  • 11-12EarningsApplied Materials (AMAT)
  • 11-12EarningsCisco Systems (CSCO)
  • 11-12EarningsPerpetua Resources (PPTA)
  • 11-12EarningsSiemens (SIE.DE)
  • 11-12EarningsUnited States Antimony (UAMY)
  • 11-12EarningsAbsci (ABSI)

What it means for stockholders

Memory. Memory led (+8.3%). HBM and DRAM are still the tightest part of the chain, so suppliers keep pricing power; strength here fits the shortage.

Rotation. Money rotated into neoclouds (+12.8%) and out of hyperscalers & ai spending (+1.0%). That is a shift inside AI, not an exit.

Neoclouds. Financing is the swing factor. Holders should watch new debt deals and their interest rates. Cheaper, easier funding is good news for the stocks; costlier funding is the first warning sign.

Past days (15)

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