【Midday Deep Dive|The Structural Shift Behind Price Increases】
Gartner's latest forecast: By 2026, the average price of DRAM is expected to rise by 125% year-on-year, while NAND is predicted to skyrocket by 234%. Q2 contract prices have surged another 58-63% quarter-on-quarter, marking two consecutive quarters of double-digit growth.
Historically, the memory market has followed a "price hike → capacity expansion → crash" cycle. This time, the structure is different: HBM capacity is sold out until 2027, with the big three prioritizing capex toward HBM, while traditional DRAM/NAND capacities are being squeezed and reduced.
A dual price-increasing engine is now in play: AI-driven demand for HBM is exploding + traditional memory supply is actively contracting. NVDA's latest earnings report shows data center revenue up 92% year-on-year, with Blackwell accounting for 70%—each GPU behind it is backed by 8-12 HBM chips.
Memory is evolving from a cyclical stock into a monopolist of AI infrastructure pricing power. PE ratios are only 5-10 times, compared to Nvidia's 35 times. While both are benefiting from AI, the valuation gap is fivefold.
On-chain perp trading can be leveraged 24/7 for memory stocks, seizing the repricing window.
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