AI stocks NVIDIA (NVDA) and TSMC (TSM) dipped amid Extreme Fear on April 11, 2026, but analysts forecast year-end closes above January 2 openings. The CNN Money Fear & Greed Index hit 15. Global fintech demand fuels the rebound.
Current Market Sentiment
Bitcoin trades at 72,722 USD, down 0.5 percent on major exchanges. Ethereum holds at 2,243.08 USD, off 0.2 percent. XRP falls to 1.34 USD (down 1.2 percent). BNB reaches 604.84 USD (down 0.5 percent). USDT stays at 1.00 USD.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 opens lower at 9:00 AM JST (00:00 UTC). Frankfurt traders eye Nasdaq futures down 1.1 percent pre-market. Santa Clara chipmakers face pressure.
NVIDIA's AI Leadership
NVIDIA opened 2026 at 118 USD per share on Nasdaq on January 2 (Yahoo Finance). Shares trade at 102 USD on April 11, down 13.6 percent year-to-date. Q1 2026 data center revenue reached 22.6 billion USD, up 87 percent year-over-year (Bloomberg).
Singapore fintech startups deploy NVIDIA GPUs for fraud detection. London banks integrate AI trading algorithms. H100 chips ship to Bangalore data centers.
NVIDIA forges partnerships in Seoul. Chinese firms stockpile A100 successors despite U.S. curbs. Annual revenue nears 160 billion USD by December.
TSMC's Supply Chain Dominance
TSMC opened 2026 at 162 USD per share on NYSE on January 2 (Nasdaq data). Shares hit 148 USD on April 11, down 8.6 percent year-to-date. Q1 sales totaled NT$625.5 billion (19.2 billion USD), up 16.5 percent (company filings).
Taiwan fabs produce 3nm chips for AI accelerators. Microsoft orders 2 million wafers monthly. ASML delivers EUV tools from Rotterdam to Hsinchu.
Mumbai startups build AI on TSMC silicon. Riyadh fintech secures capacity for sovereign funds. Utilization climbs to 90 percent by Q4.
AI Stocks Fuel Fintech Investments
Global fintech firms invest heavily in AI stocks like NVIDIA and TSMC. Grab commits 500 million USD to NVIDIA payment AI in Singapore. Revolut deploys TSMC chips for risk scoring in London.
Berlin startups raise 1.2 billion EUR for AI inference. Sao Paulo fintechs partner with TSMC for edge computing. 2026 venture capital hits 45 billion USD (PitchBook).
San Francisco VCs allocate 20 percent to AI hardware. Japanese keiretsu buy TSMC dips.
Global AI Deployments Connect Markets
NVIDIA software powers 70 percent of new TSMC-based data centers. AWS expands in Jakarta. Google Cloud grows in Santiago.
EU regulators approve NVIDIA-trained models in Dublin. Lagos fintechs adopt TSMC devices for banking. IMF projects AI adds 1.5 percent to 2026 global GDP.
WTO reports 12 percent rise in semiconductor trade.
Revenue Forecasts Support Gains
Goldman Sachs targets 145 USD for NVIDIA year-end. JPMorgan eyes 185 USD for TSMC. Combined market caps exceed 2 trillion USD.
Q2 earnings arrive May 28. NVIDIA datacenter sales grow 120 percent (CEO Jensen Huang). TSMC wafers expand 25 percent (CEO C.C. Wei).
Key Risks Ahead
U.S.-China curbs cap exports at 15 billion USD (Reuters). Taiwan power shortages delay 5 percent of output. EU tariffs raise costs 2 percent.
Fed holds rates at 4.25 percent (FOMC minutes). Crypto volatility hits equities. TSMC's Arizona fabs offset 30 percent of risks.
Watch These Global Events
NVIDIA GTC convenes in Taipei on May 15. TSMC client day follows June 5 in Santa Clara. Q2 earnings link Hsinchu to Nasdaq.
EU AI Act launches in Brussels. Seoul summits shape Asia demand. AI stocks track global fintech flows.