Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) is widely regarded as one of the most important artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world, but options traders believe that is unlikely to translate into a post-earnings rally. Consensus is for TSMC to record $4.45 in earnings per share (EPS) for its second financial quarter on Oct. 15, which would represent a 52.4% growth on a year-over-year basis.
Heading into the earnings event, Taiwan Semiconductor stock is up about 40% year-to-date.