Storage and Optical Communications Surge Against the Trend, Unitree Robotics Lists Tomorrow, Watch Home Depot Earnings and Industrial Production | WEEX TradFi Daily Brief (Aug. 18, 2026)

1 Stock Highlights

1）Storage Sector Continues to Lead; SanDisk Investor Day Momentum Persists Alongside Policy Expectations

SanDisk rose 5.45%, Micron reclaimed a key level, and Western Digital and SK Hynix advanced in tandem. The medium- to long-term revenue and gross-margin guidance provided at the earlier Investor Day continued to resonate, while related procurement policy expectations drew further capital into the storage sector.

Watchlist: SNDK, MU, WDC
Spot: SNDKB MUON WDCB
Futures: MU SNDK WDC

2）Optical Communications and CPO Names Advance Collectively

Coherent, Credo, Marvell Technology, Lumentum, and Corning all posted clear gains. Demand for high-speed interconnects in AI data centers and expectations of tight key-material supply lifted sector sentiment, helping the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index move higher against the broader market.

Watchlist: COHR, LITE, MRVL
Spot: COHRON LITEB MRVLB
Futures: COHR LITE MRVL

3）SpaceX Shares Rise as Aerospace Sector Attracts Attention

Interest in the long-term potential of commercial space and satellite businesses, together with recent shifts in capital flows, improved sentiment toward aerospace-related names. SPCX advanced 2.95%.

Watchlist: SPCX
Spot: SPCXB
Futures: SPCX

4）Unitree Robotics Confirms STAR Market Listing on Aug. 19; Futures Trading Remains Active

Humanoid robotics leader Unitree Robotics announced it will list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market on Aug. 19, 2026. The WEEX Pre-IPO perpetual futures for the name have risen on most recent trading days and last traded at $98.612.

Watchlist: UNITREE
Futures: UNITREE

2 U.S. Earnings & Data Preview

1）Home Depot (HD) — Pre-Market, Aug. 18

Focus on comparable-sales growth, gross-margin trends, and full-year guidance, with particular attention to the resilience of U.S. consumer confidence and changes in home-improvement demand.

Watchlist: HD
Futures: HD

2）U.S. July Industrial Production (Month-over-Month) — Pre-Market, Aug. 18

Focus on overall industrial output and capacity utilization. Recent soft readings on retail sales, employment, and inflation have already led markets to significantly reduce the probability of a September Fed hike. Further weakness would reinforce the softening macro trend and support safe-haven assets such as gold.

Watchlist: SPY, IWM
Spot: SPYB IWMON
Futures: SPY IWM

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