Investors closely track Big Tech’s quarterly capital expenditures, but reported CapEx only captures part of the AI buildout. Nine major technology companies reportedly have about $3 trillion in future lease, chip-purchase and infrastructure commitments that are not yet fully reflected on their balance sheets. 1. Where Did the $3 Trillion Come From? According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of financial-statement footnotes, nine major technology companies reported roughly $600 billion in combined CapEx over their latest 12-month periods. However, their broader future commitments approach $3 trillion, including approximately: $1.2 trillion in data-center leases that have not yet commenced; $1.9 trillion in long-term purchase agreements covering chips, memory, power and other infrastructure
Kioxia Drops First, SanDisk Follows With 9% Loss — Is the Crowded Trade Unwinding?
Memory reversed Tuesday: SanDisk −9.01%, giving back all of Monday's 8.88%. The 2x long SNXX fell 17.84%, the 2x inverse SNDQ rose 18.00%. It started in Asia — Kioxia −7.5% in Japan pressured SanDisk pre-market — then a sell-side note called SanDisk a crowded trade against an underowned Nvidia, arriving after a month-long run and giving leveraged holders their reason to cut. A separate filing showed a fund that lost heavily in July was almost entirely in Micron and SanDisk. Buy the dip, rotate to Micron, or drop the leveraged products?
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