Why Micron Stock Suddenly Crashed
Key takeaways
- Rich Smith, The Motley Fool Tue, June 23, 2026 at 10:37 PM GMT+7 3 min read MU NVDA 005930.KS 000660.KS Did the AI memory chip bubble just burst?
- In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.
- Home to computer memory giants Samsung and SK Hynix, South Korea is the epicenter of money-making in the memory market.
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool Tue, June 23, 2026 at 10:37 PM GMT+7 3 min read MU NVDA 005930.KS 000660.KS Did the AI memory chip bubble just burst? Shares of memory specialist Micron (NASDAQ: MU) collapsed Tuesday morning, falling 10% through 11:05 a.m. ET. And you can trace the origins of this sell-off straight to one place:
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Home to computer memory giants Samsung and SK Hynix, South Korea is the epicenter of money-making in the memory market. Problem is, gigantic profits earned on memory stocks this year have created a Korean stock market bubble, and it may have just popped.