DDRWatcher Market Briefs
DDRWatcher delivers independent weekly analysis of DRAM markets and price stress, combining indexed data with curated signals from industry news.
For the week starting 2026-07-13, market signals indicate a transition regime with medium confidence. Spot momentum is identified as up_decel, suggesting upward pricing movement is moderating. No contract reset has been observed, and module pass-through has also not been seen. The contract reset threshold remains set at 10.0. Current quoted price values are 48.167 for DDR5, 44.8125 for DDR4, and 11.565 for GDDR6.
Read full briefDDR Stress Index: DDR5, DDR4, GDDR6
| Series | Index | Price (USD) | Date (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDR5 | 135.57 | $49.7110 | 2026-07-17 |
| DDR4 | 100.19 | $45.8500 | 2026-07-17 |
| GDDR6 | 161.94 | $11.5850 | 2026-07-17 |
Weekly Snapshot
| Spot momentum | Up Accel |
| Module pass-through | Not Seen |
| Contract reset | Not Seen |
| Volatility flag | Later |
Source Comparison
DDR5 continues to hold the highest quoted price value at 48.167, followed by DDR4 at 44.8125, while GDDR6 remains significantly lower at 11.565. No index values, week-over-week changes, or four-week trend data were provided for any category, limiting direct trend comparison across products.
Latest Brief
- Market regime is classified as transition with medium confidence.
- Spot momentum is characterized as up_decel.
- No contract reset has been observed.
News Signals
Data Quality
Alert- dram spot fetch is aging (51h).
- No dram spot sessions in last 24h.
- gddr spot fetch is aging (51h).
- No gddr spot sessions in last 24h.
- module spot fetch is aging (51h).
- No module spot sessions in last 24h.