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Last week, three of the market’s hottest AI stocks took a beating.

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) fell about 14% in just five trading days. Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX) dropped nearly 18%. And Sandisk Corporation (SNDK) tumbled almost 20%.

At first glance, it looked like investors were dumping AI memory stocks.

But that’s not what happened.