AI Relief Rally, Nvidia Governance and CoreWeave Earnings
- Baird's Tristan Guerra calls for Nvidia's CEO to step down and cuts the target from $500 to $200 on China export governance
- CoreWeave's beat and the CEO scrapping his stock sale plan triggered a 25% rally and broad AI relief
- Panel splits on whether semis bottomed: Broadcom down 33%, AMD down 22%, chip equipment names off 30-50%
- Goldman floats a third hike into March 2027 as Lebenthal argues for 50bp in December; retail holds up on eight straight XRT weekly gains
The bull case for chips now rests on multiples: Amoroso notes semiconductor PEs sit at their lowest since 2022, while Terranova says the bottom is in. On the consumer side the panel leans toward auto-parts repair names over discretionary retail, with record credit card debt the counterweight.