The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.
Nvidia gets most of the stock market fanfare in the semiconductor category. However, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) has also been a stellar performer.
TSM's 90% surge in 2024 highlights its dominance, but near-term challenges suggest holding the stock for now.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 5.46%) stock has nearly tripled since I recommended it as a buy.
Goldman Sachs analyst Bruce Lu maintained a Buy rating on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM with a price target of $254, up from $248.
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Taiwan remains a geopolitical hotspot, with tensions between China and the U.S. affecting Taiwan Semiconductor's market dynamics and potential tariffs under the Trump administration. Taiwan Semiconductor is a leading chip manufacturer, critical for U.S. electronics, with shares reaching record highs in 2024 due to soaring semiconductor demand. The Direxion Daily TSM Bull 2X Shares ETF amplifies TSM's gains, offering significant returns but requiring careful time and price management due to leverage.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has propelled stocks to monster gains over the last two years, starting with the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT. By now, investors are well aware of breakout stories like Nvidia and Palantir Technologies that have been early to capitalize on the boom, but there are likely to be plenty of other winners from the new technology.
While a company's past performance is no guarantee of its future results, history is one of the few reasonable things we can use to guide our predictions. Particularly for cyclical companies, it can be a pretty good indicator of what's to come.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock is up 82% this year.