TSMC Q1 Earnings: Can Results Validate AI Capex Supercycle?
TSMC advanced 2.79% to $379.89 as markets began positioning ahead of tomorrow's pre-market Q1 2026 earnings release, with the already-disclosed 35% year-over-year revenue surge largely priced in and attention shifting to whether Q2 guidance can deliver another upside surprise. China's dominance over gallium supply represents a latent supply chain risk, though near-term demand strength is outweighing longer-term uncertainty. If TSM's Q2 guidance beats tomorrow, can it serve as the key catalyst that ignites the next leg of the AI compute rally?