Taiwan Semiconductor $TSM stock fell -6% on October 11, 2022, in the wake of the China chip ban by the U.S. Dark pool trades suggest selling of $TSM stock by institutional investors.
US chip ban to hurt TSMC
The US government’s decision to impose new restrictions on the sale of semiconductors and chip-making equipment to Chinese companies could hurt Taiwan Semiconductor.
The measures announced by the US on Friday include a ban on advanced computing chips, including those used in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, from being sold to China without a license. They include production equipment in the ban. China’s AI chip makers, including Biren, may face some restrictions on outsourcing production to Taiwan Semiconductor.
That likely means Taiwan could not sell semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced chips to Chinese companies, while the government would review salesThe income statement provides a summary of a company's revenue and expenses over a specified period of time, typically a year or a quarter. It shows the company's total revenue, th... to foreign companies operating in China individually.
It strikes directly at China’s multibillion-dollar effort to build a world-class semiconductor industry and replace American technology.
TSMC sees major fabless clients scale back orders for 2023, DigiTimes reports
On September 27, 2022, DigiTimes’ Monica Chen and Jessie Shen report that Taiwan Semiconductor has seen its major fabless customers cut back wafer starts for 2023, which may prompt the foundry to revise its sales outlook at an investor conference in January 2023. Source: https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20220926PD209/ic-manufacturing-tsmc.html
Dark Pool Trades in Taiwan Semiconductor $TSM Stock
We detected dark pool trades in Taiwan Semiconductor $TSM stock between October 6 and October 11, 2022. The dark pool trades look like large institutional investors reducing long positions in the wake of the Biden Administration’s ban on U.S. chips sold to China.
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U.S. is putting the choke on China’s computing capabilities
Taiwan Semiconductor $TSM Stock Technical Analysis
Taiwan Semiconductor $TSM stock is in a technical strong downtrend. The MACDThe MACD indicator is essentially a momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two different moving averages of price. The MACD is the difference between the 12-period ... confirmed a sell signal on October 11, 2022, and the money flow shows panic selling.
