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B of A Securities Initiates Coverage On Amkor Technology with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $70

B of A Securities analyst Ruplu Bhattacharya initiates coverage on Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $70.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower. The industry may be pulling back ahead of Nvidia's Q2 earnings report due August, 26.

Shares of semiconductor companies are trading lower amid concerns that OpenAI's Q2 earnings may weigh on AI growth. Today's Fed minutes revealed that many participants assessed that higher rates would likely be necessary if inflation did not fall.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower amid rising oil prices and bond yields, prompting inflation concerns. Also, declining memory chip companies may weigh on the broader industry.

The IV Crush Is Only Half The Story: How Options Get So Expensive Before Earnings

Before the IV crush comes the IV rush. Data on Salesforce, Intel and NVIDIA shows how implied volatility climbs into earnings — and why option prices don't follow.

QUICK SPARK: Nvidia's Next Rally Could Create Another Fourteen Intels in Market Value

If Nvidia were to reach that level from its current price of around $226, its market capitalization would climb to about $12.5 trillion.