TSMC(US:TSM) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2026-01-16 03:30Core Insights - The AI computing sector is experiencing a pullback, with the cloud computing ETF Huatai (159273) dropping over 1% and recording a trading volume exceeding 300 million yuan, indicating a second consecutive day of capital inflow [1][3] Group 1: AI Demand and Financial Performance - Strong demand for artificial intelligence is evident, with TSMC's Q4 2025 earnings significantly exceeding expectations, achieving a net profit increase of 35% year-on-year to approximately 16 billion USD, marking a historical high with a gross margin surpassing 60% [3] - TSMC has raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to 52-56 billion USD, nearly 40% higher than previous expectations [3] Group 2: Market Movements and Stock Performance - The majority of the index-weighted stocks in the cloud computing ETF Huatai (159273) are showing declines, with notable drops including Hengsheng Electronics down over 2% and Tencent Holdings slightly down [3] - Conversely, stocks such as Zhongji Xuchuang and Alibaba-W have seen increases of over 1% [3] Group 3: Future Projections and Investment Opportunities - According to CITIC Securities, the demand for computing power is shifting from a single "training-driven" model to a "training + inference" dual-driven model, which is expected to maintain rapid growth [5] - The report predicts that by 2030, global token consumption could increase to 100-340 times that of 2025, with inference computing power potentially growing to 65-220 times [6] - The domestic cloud service providers (CSPs) are expected to accelerate their investments in computing power, driven by advancements in domestic computing chips and the introduction of super nodes [7]