🔥 Bitget US Stock Hotspot Sniper｜2026.07.29

Main Theme: Chip Selloff Deepens｜Apple Hits $5T｜Fed Decision + Mega-Cap Earnings Window

1. Chip stocks plunge across the board: China domestic DUV lithography mass production + AI circular financing concerns 

A Shanghai state-backed company has begun mass-producing immersion DUV lithography machines, targeting about 5 units this year and 20 next year for SMIC, Hua Hong, and CXMT. This raises concerns over reduced reliance on ASML and faster progress in China’s advanced chipmaking. Meanwhile, reports that Nvidia is in talks to provide up to a $250 billion financing backstop for OpenAI’s data center project further intensified worries about circular AI financing. Memory and logic chip stocks came under heavy pressure.

🎯 Beneficiaries: NVDA, MU, AMD, INTC; Key Catalyst: Sustainability of AI capex and China competition narrative dominate sentiment—watch volume and intraday news flow.

2. Apple market cap briefly hits $5 trillion, reclaiming the global No. 1 spot

AAPL shares rose as high as approximately $342.89 intraday, pushing its market capitalization above $5 trillion for the first time and making it only the second company after Nvidia to reach the milestone. Apple overtook Nvidia to become the world’s most valuable public company again, with investors treating it as a relative safe haven amid the AI high-spending selloff due to its more restrained capital expenditure.

🎯 Beneficiaries: AAPL; Key Catalyst: $5T milestone sentiment in play; elevated short-term volatility ahead of Thursday’s earnings.

3.Fed rate decision day coincides with MSFT and META post-market earnings

The FOMC concludes its meeting today, with the rate decision due at 2:00 p.m. ET. Markets largely expect the fed funds rate to remain unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%, though roughly a one-in-three chance of a hike is still priced. Microsoft and Meta report after the close, with focus on Azure growth, ad performance, and 2027 AI capital expenditure guidance.

🎯 Beneficiaries: MSFT, META, QCOM, LRCX; Key Catalyst: Rate path commentary plus mega-cap AI spending guidance will drive tech overnight moves.

4. Non-tech earnings strength: Coca-Cola raises guidance, Sherwin-Williams and Boeing power Dow gains

Coca-Cola raised full-year revenue and profit forecasts, sending shares up around 5%. Strong results and free-cash-flow improvement from Sherwin-Williams and Boeing helped the Dow climb nearly 550 points (about 1%), while the S&P 500 closed modestly higher and the Nasdaq slipped under chip pressure. 

🎯 Beneficiaries: KO, SHW, BA; Key Catalyst: Consumer and industrial fundamental validation; continued signs of rotation away from pure AI names.

5. Seagate delivers strong earnings highlighting robust data-center demand, though sector sentiment remains weak

Seagate reported $3.6 billion in quarterly revenue and non-GAAP EPS of $5.71, both above expectations. Data-center revenue rose sharply year-over-year, free cash flow hit a record for the full year, and management issued upbeat guidance for the next quarter. Despite solid fundamentals, the broader storage group stayed under pressure from overall AI sentiment.

🎯 Beneficiaries: STX, WDC; Key Catalyst: Confirmation of real data-center demand; near-term focus remains on whether capital flows back into the sector.

Trading Note: Chip and AI-related names continue to face selling pressure, while capital rotates toward Apple and high-quality non-tech earnings names. Today’s Fed decision and MSFT/META guidance will set the short-term direction—manage position size with volume and volatility in mind. US equities have seen elevated volatility recently. The above is for informational reference only and does not constitute investment advice.