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Market stories

Optical demand held through LITE’s selloff

  • Constructive optical-demand claims persisted during LITE’s decline.
  • LITE sold off over the May 11–Jul 29 reviewed window.
  • Reported margins would have tested scarcity: stronger pricing supported it; weakening margins challenged it.
LITE -42.8%; QQQ -7.1% from May 11, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026. Adjusted close, rebased to 100 on identical sessions. 62100 QQQLITE May 11, 2026Jul 29, 2026

A higher target during SanDisk’s selloff

  • An analyst raised SNDK’s price target on Jul 13.
  • SNDK fell 56.5% from Jun 25 to Jul 29.
  • Reported earnings growth would have supported the contract thesis; weaker delivery would have challenged it.
SNDK -56.5%; QQQ -7.6% from Jun 25, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026. Adjusted close, rebased to 100 on identical sessions. 49100 QQQSNDK Jun 25, 2026Jul 29, 2026