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02:41
Aug 13
Aug 13
SPY
GDX 1ST
KODEX 200 ETF
TIMEFOLIO Korea Plus Dividend Active ETF
RISE
▾
HIGH
Raise US equity allocation over domestic.
From an asset-allocation standpoint, she wants to increase overseas equity exposure over domestic equities in the second half, pointing to the US market as an area of interest and noting the lack of domestic principal recovery.
SPY LONG
Gold miners are rebounding; add gold diversification.
War uncertainty and persistent oil strength are supporting gold demand. Gold miner ETFs had been resting and are rebounding, which she views as a reason to diversify into gold and alternative assets rather than holding only equities.
GDX LONG
KODEX 200 lacks edge; prefer focused ETFs.
KODEX 200 is not an attractive core vehicle in the current market because it has historically large drawdowns and excessive concentration in certain sectors. She prefers more focused strategic-sector or earnings-driven ETFs over plain KODEX 200.
KODEX 200 ETF AVOID
Active rotation and dividend diversification ETF.
TIMEFOLIO Korea Plus Dividend Active ETF is a domestic rotational product that increases leading stocks in rising markets and shifts toward dividend stocks in falling markets, paying special dividends. It holds Samsung Electronics and SK hynix at the top and adds financial holding companies for diversification, with active management adjusting flexibly.
TIMEFOLIO Korea Plus Dividend Active ETF LONG
Total-return high-dividend ETF for pension compounding.
RISE Large Cap High Dividend TR ETF is a total-return product that does not pay cash dividends but automatically reinvests them. It is concentrated in the top 10-11 Korean large caps with a high Samsung and SK hynix weight but still has broader lower holdings, making it suitable for pension accounts seeking compounding.
RISE LONG
Active six-strategic-industry rotation ETF.
RISE Korea Strategic Industry Active ETF designates six strategic industries and rotates within them, offering active exposure to Korea's strategic sectors rather than forcing investors to pick individual names.
RISE Korea Strategic Industry Active ETF LONG
Active mega-trend asset allocation ETF.
SOL Korea Mega Tech Active ETF is an asset-allocation active ETF that follows overall Korean mega trends rather than only strategic industries. It holds Samsung Electronics and SK hynix with platform-related names, and active management has produced relatively strong performance.
SOL Korea Mega Tech Active ETF LONG
Accumulate Samsung and SK hynix on dips.
Despite elevated volatility, Korean semiconductor earnings fundamentals remain the core support for KOSPI. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are expected to rise from about 60% to 80% of KOSPI operating profit, and 2027 DRAM/HBM supply is already sold out, which should limit downside and support the rebound.
005930.KS LONG
000660.KS LONG
Global supply-chain shift favors Korean strategic industries.
Korea's strategic industries including shipbuilding, defense, nuclear and robotics are structural long-term beneficiaries of global supply-chain reordering away from lowest-cost outsourcing toward security and stability. Korea has dominant positions such as 91% LNG carrier orders, 69% K9 export share and low-cost nuclear construction, with government policy support reinforcing investment.
Korean Shipbuilding LONG
Korean Defense LONG
Korean nuclear LONG
Korean Robotics LONG
Gold miners are rebounding; add gold diversification.
Gold is positive because structural demand is returning. Central banks bought about 300 tons in Q2, speculative futures positioning has turned back to net buying, and safe-haven demand is rising while US employment and inflation data reduce Fed rate-hike pressure and shift expectations toward freeze or cuts.
GLD LONG
HIGH
02:22
Aug 13
Aug 13
FXI 1ST
U.S. life sciences
RTX 1ST
GD 1ST
predictive markets
▾
HIGH
China's domestic dysfunction makes it fragile
China's largest export is domestic economic dysfunction: Xi refuses to address a popping real estate bubble, a consumer that is flat on its back, and an irrational industrial base. Its auto industry exports more cars while profits fall 20%, and China's overcapacity crushes other countries' manufacturing. Emanuel argues the U.S. should organize an economic bloc to isolate China rather than rely on bilateral win-win trade.
FXI AVOID
U.S. life sciences lead under threat
America's life sciences dominance is a crown jewel built on NIH, NSF, DARPA, national labs, and universities, but budget cuts are unilateral disarmament. China massively invested in life sciences after COVID and is now nipping at U.S. heels, putting U.S. life sciences competitiveness at risk.
U.S. life sciences WATCH
Legacy defense primes stifle innovation
The U.S. defense system can rebuild new technology capacity within five years as long as legacy primes Raytheon and General Dynamics do not suppress it. The implication is that these incumbent defense contractors are obstacles to defense innovation and capacity rebuild.
RTX AVOID
GD AVOID
Levy would hit gaming operators
Emanuel proposes a 10% levy on all predictive markets and online sports gaming, with proceeds directed to NIH, NSF, and DARPA. If adopted, this would be a direct new tax on the sector and a negative catalyst for operators.
predictive markets WATCH
online sports gaming WATCH
HIGH
02:00
Aug 13
Aug 13
EWY
KOSDAQ Index
005930.KS
000660.KS
AMZN 1ST
▾
HIGH
Korean equities attractive after sharp decline
The Korean market can be viewed positively because after the sharp decline pension fund buying and foreign inflows have returned, and KOSDAQ is no longer breaking down; the deep drop has made valuations attractive across both KOSPI and KOSDAQ.
EWY LONG
KOSDAQ Index LONG
Samsung and SK Hynix are too cheap
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix should be bought on weakness because even the semiconductor bears' cyclical PBR framework shows Samsung at about 1.1x next-year BPS and SK Hynix at about 1.3x on 2027 expected PBR, historically cheap; HBM revenue should keep growing as NVIDIA's high AI chip prices support higher HBM pricing, and low foreign ownership plus potential shareholder-friendly policies set up short covering.
005930.KS LONG
000660.KS LONG
Big Tech free-cash-flow worry is overblown
Big Tech free-cash-flow concerns are overblown: Amazon survived heavy logistics investment losses and a sharp stock drawdown before becoming profitable, current hyperscaler earnings are surprising, Amazon, Google, and Azure cloud revenue growth is high, cloud operating margins are holding, and even Anthropic is already profitable, so these companies can monetize AI spending.
AMZN LONG
GOOGL LONG
MSFT LONG
Only buy earnings-backed KOSDAQ names
KOSDAQ should not be bought indiscriminately just because it has fallen 40%; investors should focus only on KOSDAQ companies with actual earnings, such as Alteogen and Oscotec in biotech, Jusung Engineering in semiconductor equipment, and profitable cosmetics names, because KOSDAQ remains weaker than KOSPI and speculative bottom-fishing is dangerous.
196170.KQ LONG
039200.KQ LONG
036930.KQ LONG
Korean cosmetics LONG
Korea AI ecosystem is cheap, buyable
Beyond memory chips, KOSPI-listed AI ecosystem sectors such as nuclear power and transformers have become too cheap after the decline, so they can be bought without much worry as long as overall leverage and risk are managed.
Korean nuclear power LONG
Korean transformers LONG
HIGH
01:49
Aug 13
Aug 13
010950.KS
096770.KS
456040.KS 1ST
009830.KS
▾
HIGH
Korean refiners can rerate on shareholder returns
Global refining margins are at historically strong levels because oil product demand keeps growing while refining capacity has been cut, especially in the US and elsewhere. Korean refiners are earning record profits, yet trade near 1x PBR versus 3-4x for US refiners. If the huge cash flow is used to expand buybacks and dividends, the valuation gap can close. Even if war-driven refining margins normalize next year, the removal of domestic price caps and cheaper non-Middle Eastern crude should keep earnings close to this year's record levels, supporting further upside.
010950.KS LONG
096770.KS LONG
Korean solar names benefit from Section 232
US Section 232 solar policy imposes minimum import prices on polysilicon, ingot/wafers, cells and modules to protect domestic solar upstream, with wafer prices supported at 3-4x current prices. The speaker frames this as a semiconductor supply-chain security policy, so he sees it as sticky. US upstream is very short while Tesla and SpaceX plan massive solar capacity. Korean companies with US factories or US-eligible upstream products should benefit: OCI Holdings has a long-term agreement with SpaceX, and Hanwha Solutions already has a vertically integrated US solar plant starting in H2.
456040.KS LONG
009830.KS LONG
HIGH
01:30
Aug 13
Aug 13
Thread Guy
3h
ALTCOINS
MU FLIP
000660.KS FLIP
NVDA FLIP
SOXL
▾
HIGH
Broad alt season no longer exists.
The old idea of a broad alt season, where every altcoin goes up 20x, is a concept of the past and no longer exists. The 2017 ICO-style broad alt rally has been replaced by a more evolved game where new narratives are controlled differently.
ALTCOINS AVOID
Nvidia financing deal boosts AI memory.
The Nvidia financing deal to neoclouds is being taken well by the market and is driving a surge in AI memory and semiconductors. DRAM/memory names like Micron and SK Hynix are rallying as part of that AI semiconductor supply-chain strength.
MU LONG
000660.KS LONG
NVDA LONG
SOXL above 56.57 signals semis rebound.
SOXL, the triple-leverage semiconductor ETF, is at a key technical level: if it can get above 56.57, the recent downside-volatility regime may be over and semis could run it back, especially with the market liking the Nvidia financing deal.
SOXL WATCH
Cerebras chart looks great.
Cerebras is putting in a rounded-bottom and V-shaped technical base and the chart looks great, even though the speaker had previously taken it off.
CBRS WATCH
Nike losing to niche brands.
Nike is being unbundled by niche brands such as Alo, Lululemon, and Skims. The broad brand is losing to super-niche competitors, and fixing Nike would require owning and incubating niche athlete and creator brands rather than running one monolithic label.
NKE AVOID
Disney Lakers purchase is blowoff top.
Disney buying the Lakers at $12B looks like a top-tick acquisition in a league the speaker sees as dying or blowoff-topping. It is analogous to buying an expensive NFT at the peak, making Disney unattractive on this deal.
DIS AVOID
HIGH
00:28
Aug 13
Aug 13
Foxconn Industrial Internet
BTC
GLD 1ST
COHR
SMH 1ST
▾
HIGH
AI server shipments drive massive revenue growth.
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) is benefiting from massive AI server and 800G switch shipments to major tech clients like Nvidia, Amazon, Google, and Apple. While its operating margins are low and unlikely to expand significantly, its massive scale creates a strong barrier to entry, ensuring steady revenue growth and making it a solid quality stock.
Foxconn Industrial Internet LONG
FIMA repo liquidity boosts alternative fiat assets.
To strengthen the Yen without crashing global markets, Japan will likely use the Fed's FIMA repo facility to borrow dollars against US Treasuries and buy Yen. This mechanism will inject massive dollar liquidity into the financial system, which will flow into alternative fiat assets like Bitcoin and Gold, driving a long-term bull market for them.
BTC LONG
GLD LONG
Wafer capacity expansion drives strong margin growth.
Coherent is demonstrating strong operating leverage driven by its datacenter and communications segment, which now accounts for 80% of revenue. The early completion of its 6-inch InP wafer capacity expansion will significantly reduce unit costs and boost margins. With orders booked through 2028 and strong demand for optical transceivers, the stock remains highly attractive despite short-term profit-taking.
COHR LONG
AI focus shifts to high-efficiency bottleneck solvers.
As AI datacenter buildouts continue, the market is shifting its focus from expensive GPUs and memory to components that offer high efficiency and solve power/data bottlenecks at a lower cost. The next hardware areas poised to generate excess returns are optical components, MLCCs, and Energy Storage Systems (ESS).
SMH LONG
US turnaround and domestic demand drive growth.
Cosmax delivered record Q2 earnings, driven by strong domestic skincare demand from inbound tourists and the first-ever profit from its US subsidiary. The structural turnaround in the US and a diversified client base suggest that its historical weak seasonality in Q3/Q4 margins may disappear this year, justifying a higher valuation target.
192820.KS LONG
Weak earnings and IP risks limit upside.
JYP Entertainment's Q2 earnings severely missed expectations due to weak merchandise sales, and its future outlook is deteriorating. The company faces significant risks from TWICE's contract renewals and Stray Kids' upcoming military enlistments, without strong new rookie groups to fill the revenue gap, making the stock completely unattractive for investment.
035900.KQ AVOID
HIGH
00:17
Aug 13
Aug 13
WTI
SPY
▾
HIGH
Oil stays constructive on tight supply risks.
Morgan Stanley commodity strategists remain constructive on oil prices because ongoing supply uncertainty and the emergence of new regional choke points beyond the Strait of Hormuz are keeping the oil market relatively tight compared with the levels briefly seen in June when the memorandum of understanding was signed.
WTI LONG
Sharp oil spike threatens US equities.
Morgan Stanley US equity strategists think that if there is another sharp rise in oil prices, that could be a key risk to the near-term US equity outlook, creating a conditional risk scenario tied to energy-driven inflation or growth pressure.
SPY WATCH
HIGH
00:17
Aug 13
Aug 13
KOSDAQ
AI software
AI Semiconductors
NBIS 1ST
MSFT
▾
HIGH
Take profits on overbought KOSDAQ stocks.
The ADR (Advance-Decline Ratio) for the KOSDAQ has entered overbought territory above 120 after a strong rebound. Rather than chasing the rally, investors should take profits or cut losses and compress their portfolios into high-quality companies with solid earnings.
KOSDAQ AVOID
Rising infrastructure costs pressure AI software margins.
AI software companies are struggling to rally alongside hardware because the massive investments required for AI infrastructure translate into significant cost increases that pressure their margins.
AI software AVOID
AI hardware leads while software costs rise.
In the US market, AI hardware and semiconductors are the only sectors showing strong performance, driven by solid earnings and continuous demand for AI infrastructure, while other sectors lag.
AI Semiconductors LONG
Strong margins and prepayments ease capex concerns.
Nebius reported strong earnings with a 41% EBITDA margin and positive cash flow funded by customer prepayments. This alleviates concerns about data center capex and demonstrates a sustainable funding model.
NBIS LONG
Neocloud reliance increases costs and competitive risks.
Hyperscalers are facing stock adjustments because their reliance on Neoclouds for AI infrastructure implies rising costs for themselves and simultaneous growth for their potential competitors.
MSFT WATCH
GOOGL WATCH
META WATCH
AMZN WATCH
Strong cash flow promises significant shareholder returns.
Samsung Electronics has high visibility for significant shareholder returns based on its policy to return 50% of its 3-year free cash flow. Given strong expected FCF, the total shareholder return could reach around 10% of its market cap.
005930.KS LONG
Cancelled bond purchases signal potential shareholder returns.
SK Hynix recently cancelled its planned purchases of corporate bonds, signaling that the company might be preparing to use its accumulated cash for upcoming shareholder return announcements instead of seeking short-term yields.
000660.KS LONG
K-beauty export boom drives structural OEM/ODM growth.
Korean cosmetics OEM/ODM companies are hitting all-time highs due to a structural boom in K-beauty exports and the rise of indie brands. This is an industry-wide growth trend, making them good long-term holds despite recent rapid surges.
161890.KS LONG
Cosmax LONG
Cosmecca Korea LONG
Pum-Tech Korea LONG
Macro risks offset positive technical chart signals.
SK Square's chart shows a golden cross, which is typically a strong buy signal. However, macroeconomic uncertainties, particularly high oil prices and geopolitical risks involving Iran, make it risky to aggressively buy right now.
402340.KS WATCH
Solid long-term holding reduces overall portfolio volatility.
Although Samsung Biologics is currently facing short-term adjustments due to sector rotation, it remains a solid long-term portfolio holding that can help reduce overall portfolio volatility.
207940.KS LONG
Brokerage upgrades drive momentum on earnings expectations.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is seeing strong upward momentum driven by target price upgrades from foreign brokerages like Morgan Stanley, based on expectations of continuous earnings improvement.
009150.KS LONG
SpaceX gains priced in amid weak Q3.
Mirae Asset Securities should not be rushed into because the valuation gains from its SpaceX investment are already priced in, and there are concerns about potential negative earnings impacts in the third quarter.
006800.KS AVOID
ETF offers safe exposure to semiconductor equipment.
Since the semiconductor equipment and materials sector is performing well, investing in a broad ETF like KODEX Semiconductor is a practical way to gain exposure without the risk of picking individual stocks.
KODEX Semiconductor LONG
AI infrastructure demands drive power equipment backlogs.
Power equipment companies like Iljin Electric are reporting strong earnings and piling up order backlogs, driven by the structural need for power infrastructure to support AI data centers.
Iljin Electric LONG
AI data centers drive fuel cell demand.
Hydrogen fuel cell companies are surging because AI data centers require massive power. Nebius's contract with Bloom Energy highlights this demand, and Doosan Fuel Cell is rumored to secure big tech contracts.
033260.KQ LONG
Bumhan Fuel Cell LONG
126340.KQ LONG
HIGH
00:13
Aug 13
Aug 13
Thread Guy
4h
HOOD
TOKENIZED STOCKS
RWA 1ST
Stablecoins (Robinhood Earn/Morpho)
MORPHO 1ST
▾
HIGH
Robinhood crypto infrastructure edge supports growth
Robinhood's crypto strategy has company-specific advantages: it launched its chain without a token, avoiding token-price distraction; it has 27 million US and 28 million global funded accounts for distribution; existing institutional market-maker relationships add legitimacy; and the chain is core to the main app, not a side project, supporting tokenized stocks, Robinhood Earn, and international expansion.
HOOD LONG
Tokenized stocks and RWA adoption early
Tokenization and RWA adoption are at the very beginning, but instant settlement, 24/7 weekend trading, fractionalization, transparency, and access to US stocks for non-US investors will drive long-term growth; stock tokens become a new primitive for collateral, microloans, and DeFi composability.
TOKENIZED STOCKS LONG
RWA LONG
Robinhood Earn stablecoin yield adoption strong
Robinhood Earn integrates Morpho in the main app to pay roughly 7% on stablecoins, automatically creates smart wallets, and has already passed about $275 million RTVL as a top Morpho vault, making DeFi yield accessible to Robinhood's large funded-account base.
Stablecoins (Robinhood Earn/Morpho) LONG
MORPHO LONG
Memecoin-tokenized stock pairs emerging liquidity
Memecoins paired with tokenized stocks have emerged as an unexpected, growing use case on Robinhood chain, creating premiums, arbitrage, and liquidity; the chain's low latency and cheap gas support both RWA and memecoin pair trading, and major pairs are generating increasing volume.
Memecoins paired with tokenized stocks WATCH
Mobile perps via Lighter underpenetrated market
Robinhood's mobile perps product, with the trade engine powered by Lighter, aims at the underpenetrated mobile perpetuals market by offering easier UI/UX than web-first competitors, and upcoming Lighter points with Robin wallet could accelerate adoption.
LIT WATCH
Crypto perpetuals WATCH
HIGH
00:04
Aug 13
Aug 13
CNBC
4h
NVO FLIP
▾
HIGH
Novo pill runway makes stock too cheap
Doustdar says the oral GLP-1 launch is the best product launch in pharmaceutical history, with 1.5 million global patients on the pill, over 5 million US prescriptions, and 17% weight loss versus Lilly's 12%, implying strong company-specific growth from the pill.
NVO LONG
HIGH
00:03
Aug 13
Aug 13
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note
U.S. Energy Infrastructure
AI Data Center Infrastructure
CF 1ST
UGA 1ST
▾
HIGH
Ten-year yields unlikely to fall soon
The 10-year Treasury auction priced at the highest yield since 2007, and McKee says yields are unlikely to come down any time soon because inflation is part of the pricing, budget concerns are real, and possible new tax cuts would add to the deficit and make Wall Street more nervous.
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note SHORT
Streamline permitting to expand energy supply
Energy costs are constrained by transmission bottlenecks and state/local permitting; state leaders can play a significant role by streamlining permitting to get more energy to market faster, which would increase supply and make energy more affordable.
U.S. Energy Infrastructure LONG
AI data centers need more power
AI data center buildout is a market-driven necessity, and Pawlenty argues against outright bans; instead, he says leaders should create win-win agreements that let data centers bring their own power, protect water through closed-loop systems, and invest in communities, which would allow more power to come online and support continued AI infrastructure demand.
AI Data Center Infrastructure LONG
Strait closure lifts fertilizer, gasoline prices
A prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure is likely and will raise prices for commodities that transit the strait, especially fertilizers and other critical goods the rest of the world needs; gasoline prices are also cited as a cost of the conflict.
CF LONG
UGA LONG
HIGH
23:50
Aug 12
Aug 12
SERV 1ST
Mall real estate
Robotics service layer/integrators
Robotics point solutions
XLY 1ST
▾
HIGH
Serve Robotics looks very cheap strategically.
Alex notes Serve Robotics is public but valued at only about $450 million, which he calls extremely cheap for public markets ('a plug nickel and a piece of gum'), and suggests its delivery-bot assets could be deployed or acquired by urban micro-fulfillment networks, creating strategic and financial upside.
SERV LONG
Mall real estate is structurally obsolete.
Alex argues that making e-commerce fulfillment cheaper and faster through automation is an irreversible improvement, so physical mall owners should exit: 'if you own a mall, this is the last chopper out. Drop that asset because we're not going back.'
Mall real estate AVOID
Robotics integrators win; point solutions commoditize.
Kevin's broader market thesis is that individual robotics point solutions such as robotic arms will face heavy competition and lack defensibility, so they will mostly become commoditized; the value will instead accrue to a service layer that integrates or rolls up these technologies and keeps using the cheapest and fastest hardware.
Robotics service layer/integrators LONG
Robotics point solutions AVOID
Eyewear demand rises as doctor supply falls.
Matthias says demand for eyeglasses and contact lenses is rising because population is growing and screen time is making kids much more myopic, while the number of optometrists and ophthalmologists is flat to declining; therefore revenue and demand in the glasses/contact lens business are going up even as doctor availability falls.
XLY LONG
AI glasses growth needs prescription unlocking.
Matthias says AI glasses are a new, fast-growing market with Meta, Google, and other companies launching versions, but adoption faces a prescription bottleneck; Eyebot's kiosk-based vision testing and telehealth review can unlock that bottleneck at the point of sale.
AI glasses market LONG
HIGH
23:32
Aug 12
Aug 12
CoreWeave 1ST
NEBIUS 1ST
SMCI 1ST
Silicon2 1ST
Cosmax 1ST
▾
HIGH
AI data center demand remains strong.
Kwon argues that the earlier worry about AI data center oversupply was wrong. Meta renting out data center capacity is actually a high-return business rather than evidence of excess supply. When data center operators CoreWeave and Nebius and server maker Super Micro Computer reported earnings, results surprised and their stocks jumped about 20%, confirming that AI infrastructure is still scarce and that the prior selloff was not driven by deteriorating fundamentals.
CoreWeave LONG
NEBIUS LONG
SMCI LONG
K-beauty stocks run as semiconductors cool.
K-beauty stocks such as Silicon2, Cosmax, and Kolmar Korea are now performing well on strong earnings. He says he had expected cosmetics to gain attention once semiconductor leadership cooled, and now that semiconductor shares have pulled back since July, the sector is finally running. The small size of the cosmetics sector had caused it to be ignored while semiconductors were dominant.
Silicon2 LONG
Cosmax LONG
161890.KS LONG
Korean securities earnings now outpace banks.
Kwon is impressed that Korea's top securities firm earned more than the top commercial banks and argues this reflects a structural improvement in the securities industry. The business is no longer just a rain-fed brokerage dependent on trading volume; wealth management, pension asset inflows, and capital market activation are creating more durable earnings. Retirement pension assets are shifting from insurers and banks to securities firms.
Korean Securities Sector LONG
Government seed themes merit watching.
The government's 'SEED' project designated seven future growth engines: SMR, renewable energy, quantum computing, space, advanced bio, advanced supply chain, and brain-computer interface. These are not sectors that can deliver immediate visible results, but government capital and administrative support are critical in frontier industries, as shown by CXMT's DRAM success backed by Hefei city capital. Korea has competitive strengths in fusion, perovskite solar, and special materials, and the policy milestones make this a theme worth monitoring to see whether it can move from theme to earnings.
SMR WATCH
SOLAR WATCH
QUBT WATCH
SPACE WATCH
IBB WATCH
Brain-computer interface WATCH
Advanced supply chain WATCH
Mirae Asset earnings surpass top banks.
Mirae Asset Securities posted a second-quarter net profit near KRW 1.9 trillion, more than top Korean banks. Even if roughly half comes from SpaceX valuation gains and should not be treated as fully structural, the remaining KRW 900 billion is still more than Woori Bank. Mirae Asset has long built its pension and wealth-management franchise, positioning it as a key beneficiary of the structural shift in Korean capital markets.
006800.KS LONG
Meritz delivers exceptional total shareholder returns.
Meritz Financial Group generated first-half net profit of KRW 1.5 trillion with ROE of 26.8%. Since announcing its 2023 shareholder return policy, cumulative total shareholder return reached 156%, and the company decided on a KRW 700 billion buyback, already purchasing about KRW 600 billion by July-end. Kwon says Meritz is unusually disciplined about delivering actual returns to shareholders through both buybacks and dividends.
024110.KS LONG
Hanwha wins from U.S. solar tariffs.
The U.S. has raised polysilicon tariffs so aggressively that Chinese supply is practically excluded. Hanwha is building an integrated U.S. solar value chain and already has polysilicon, ingot, solar cells, and modules. Although Korea generally lags China on solar cost competitiveness, this tariff-driven U.S. opportunity gives Hanwha a differentiated way to capture renewable-energy demand.
009830.KS LONG
Avoid Korean penny stocks due delisting.
Korea's exchange is newly designating management-list stocks for failing market cap or sub-KRW 1,000 price rules, and delisting can follow unless the stock holds above thresholds for 45 consecutive trading days out of 90. Kwon says many listed companies do not justify their listing because they fail to communicate with shareholders or use the public market properly. Individual investors should avoid Korean penny stocks while this cleanup unfolds.
Korean penny stocks AVOID
HIGH
23:00
Aug 12
Aug 12
Tesouro IPCA+ 2035
NTNB 2035
▾
HIGH
Public bonds pay 8% real guaranteed.
If a credible presidential candidate committed to fiscal adjustment wins, Brazilian long real yields would start falling before measures are approved, as market credibility compresses risk premium; the speaker cites Temer's entry and says if Tesouro IPCA+ 2035/NTNB 2035 yields fall from around 8% to 6%, half the fiscal adjustment is already effectively done, creating an election-driven rally in long inflation-linked bonds.
Tesouro IPCA+ 2035 LONG
NTNB 2035 WATCH
HIGH
22:56
Aug 12
Aug 12
KOSDAQ 1ST
Korean cosmetics
Korean Shipbuilding
Leveraged ETFs
Korean semiconductor sector
▾
HIGH
Prefer KOSDAQ over KOSPI now.
Volatility has reset: VKOSPI dropped from 90 to 50, circuit-breaker and sidecar events are less frequent, and KOSDAQ credit balances have shrunk to April 2024 levels. With KOSPI large-cap earnings no longer surprising strongly to the upside, the low KOSDAQ level is attractive, and he favors KOSDAQ ETFs or active KOSDAQ ETFs over KOSPI.
KOSDAQ LONG
Buy Korean cosmetics on earnings momentum.
Cosmetics is one of the best earnings plays in the current season: second-quarter results beat modest consensus, export data and tariff base effects continue to help, and momentum remains investable into the third quarter even after short-term price spikes.
Korean cosmetics LONG
Buy Korean shipbuilding for order momentum.
Shipbuilding is another earnings-driven sector where consensus was not high, results surprised positively, and additional order momentum is expected later in the second half and toward year-end, so the sector still has investable upside despite its long underperformance.
Korean Shipbuilding LONG
Avoid leveraged ETFs due to volatility decay.
Leveraged ETFs mechanically track volatility and suffer from negative compounding in choppy markets. Single-stock leverage product trading has collapsed, and the market is less leveraged, but he still strongly advises not using leveraged ETFs.
Leveraged ETFs AVOID
Keep core Korean semiconductor exposure.
Semiconductors are no longer the sole explosive leader and their upside character is shifting toward shareholder return, but they still represent about half of Korean market cap and should always occupy a core portfolio weight. Coreweave's strong results also confirm real AI datacenter demand and tight supply.
Korean semiconductor sector LONG
Samsung's shareholder return supports downside.
Samsung Electronics' policy to return 50% of three-year free cash flow to shareholders implies a special dividend likely in January and a dividend yield around 8%, giving the stock clear downside support and gradual upside even if earnings momentum fades.
005930.KS LONG
Shareholder return leads Korean market theme.
Korea's tax code now incentivizes shareholder returns over heavy reinvestment, making shareholder return the most important structural theme and investment priority in the Korean market. Samsung's behavior will set the standard for other Korean groups to follow.
Korea shareholder return theme LONG
Maintain 50/50 US-Korea equity allocation.
He recommends keeping a 50/50 US-Korea equity allocation and regularly rebalancing: sell what has run up and buy what has lagged. After Korea's year-to-date outperformance, some should rotate toward US equities, while investors underweight Korea should add Korean stocks.
SPY WATCH
EWY LONG
Avoid Korean autos amid stronger won.
Korea's trade surplus is pushing the won stronger, and the same FX/rate environment that supports semiconductors hurts export-sensitive auto makers. Korean autos are unattractive relative to the sectors benefiting from the current macro setup.
Korean autos AVOID
Batteries could become next semiconductor leader.
Batteries have cut investment for three years since the 2023 peak, and if physical AI creates unexpected demand, the sector could replay the memory semiconductor supply-demand story. He suggests buying/accumulating while pessimism is extreme and monitoring the sector closely.
KARS LONG
HIGH
22:18
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
6h
NFLX
GOOGL
▾
MED
Netflix owns AI filmmaking efficiency tools.
Whitesell argues that AI disruption of on-air talent is overstated and that AI's near-term role in Hollywood will be production efficiency and cost savings; he cites Netflix's acquisition of Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking company as a great solution that gives filmmakers more efficient production and creative options.
NFLX WATCH
YouTube becomes home for premium creator TV.
Cooper says Unwell announced a TV slate at Google's Brandcast that will be made primarily for YouTube streaming, and that YouTube was not as much in premium long-form content a few years ago; this positions YouTube as a growing home for creator-led premium TV.
GOOGL WATCH
MED
22:07
Aug 12
Aug 12
LQD 1ST
DBC 1ST
JPY 1ST
AIQ 1ST
SPY 1ST
▾
HIGH
Stay up in quality amid tight spreads.
Credit spreads are currently at historic tights across the market, making it prudent to stay up in quality rather than reaching for yield in riskier credit tiers.
LQD LONG
Global investment cycles will drive commodity demand.
The massive debt and investment boom currently underway will lead to a significant investment cycle that drives heavy commodity demand, creating long-term value in commodities and non-dollar fixed income markets.
DBC LONG
Loose fiscal policy weakens the Japanese Yen.
The Japanese Yen is weakening to historic lows because of a toxic policy mix featuring very loose, growth-centered fiscal policy that requires more issuance, combined with negative real policy rates that remain well below inflation.
JPY SHORT
AI companies are delivering real revenue growth.
The AI investment story is evolving from initial hype about spending into a phase of scrutiny where companies are actually delivering real revenue and cash flow, making the sector a strong long-term opportunity rather than a bubble.
AIQ LONG
Strong corporate earnings support further equity gains.
The broader equity market remains incredibly resilient and is supported by strong corporate earnings growth rather than just multiple expansion, providing further momentum for equities despite recent run-ups.
SPY LONG
Legacy business and dividends provide a backstop.
While Cisco's stock is somewhat overvalued and its weighting was reduced, the company's legacy business provides a strong backstop of recurring cash flow and consistent dividend growth, justifying holding the stock independently of the AI hype.
CSCO LONG
Stiff competition and capital intensity pressure Cerebras.
Cerebras faces a rough capacity ramp and bottom-line struggles because, despite having elegant semiconductor technology, it must compete against the 800-pound gorilla Nvidia in hardware and well-funded rivals like CoreWeave and Nebius in the capital-intensive neo-cloud business.
CBRS AVOID
HIGH
22:03
Aug 12
Aug 12
NBIS
BE
LITE
SMCI
NVDA
▾
HIGH
Nebius withholds capacity to secure higher prices.
Nebius is experiencing unprecedented pricing power, with Blackwell chips securing bids 15% higher than historical peaks, leading the company to intentionally withhold capacity to capture even higher prices from future customers.
NBIS LONG
Nebius validates Bloom Energy for on-site power.
Nebius chose Bloom Energy for on-site power generation at its New Jersey facility, validating Bloom Energy's technology as the superior solution for data center power constraints and significantly boosting its project capabilities.
BE LONG
AI optical networking demand drives margin expansion.
The AI optical networking sector is confirming strong demand, allowing companies like Lumentum to move beyond mere volume growth and achieve economies of scale, which will drive margin expansion and higher valuations.
LITE LONG
Strong server earnings trigger short-covering squeeze.
Despite some one-off items and inventory provision reductions, Super Micro Computer is benefiting from strong server sector earnings and a broader hardware rally, triggering a significant short-covering squeeze.
SMCI LONG
Blackwell sales re-accelerate NVIDIA's revenue growth.
NVIDIA's stock is breaking out of its consolidation phase and leveling up as revenue growth re-accelerates, driven by the sales of higher-priced Blackwell chips, with the upcoming Rubin architecture providing the next catalyst.
NVDA LONG
High memory prices ensure continued structural growth.
Memory semiconductor companies are poised for continued growth due to structurally high memory prices—which even forced Google to raise Pixel phone prices—and potential new investments from major funds like Temasek.
000660.KS LONG
005930.KS LONG
AI agents accelerate growth for SaaS companies.
The rise of AI agents is accelerating growth for SaaS companies rather than threatening them, as autonomous agent-generated tokens have surged 14x, driving rapid enterprise revenue growth and increasing the need for software integration.
NOW LONG
IGV LONG
CAVA outpaces competitors with strong volume growth.
CAVA is demonstrating strong earnings and store volume growth that outpaces competitors like Chipotle, benefiting significantly from the global wellness and healthy eating trends.
CAVA LONG
HIGH
21:44
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
7h
MAGS
EFV 1ST
ROE 1ST
SPY
EEM 1ST
▾
HIGH
Rotate from MAG 7 to international value
On the equity side, Davi says the setup is straightforward: rotate away from the crowded MAG 7 and tilt toward international value, while fixed income requires an active manager.
MAGS AVOID
EFV LONG
ROE ETF outperforms as sector-neutral value
Davi highlights Astoria's ROE ETF, a sector-neutral S&P Eco8/Russell 1000-style equal-weight value small-cap strategy with only about 15% tech, and says it has shown roughly 30% outperformance versus comparable RSP/EQA strategies.
ROE LONG
Active managers beat passive outside large caps
Davi argues the S&P 500 is historically concentrated and passive is crowded, so with dispersion and volatility high, active managers are now outperforming in midcap, small cap, active fixed income, emerging markets and overseas markets, and investors should tilt away from passive large-cap US equities.
SPY AVOID
EEM LONG
ACWX LONG
HIGH
21:36
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
7h
SPY
MAGS 1ST
▾
HIGH
Avoid passive S&P 500 on low fees
Davi argues investors should not buy passive ETFs merely because fees are low. He says the S&P 500's low fee drives a self-fulfilling virtuous cycle: persistent inflows keep buying the same large mega-cap stocks, especially the Mag 7, concentrating risk in a repeat trade he calls 'the definition of insanity.'
SPY AVOID
Rotate from Mag 7 to international value
Within equities, Davi says the clean allocation is to rotate away from Mag 7 and tilt toward international value, implying better opportunity outside concentrated U.S. mega-cap growth.
MAGS AVOID
HIGH
21:04
Aug 12
Aug 12
SMH 1ST
XLP
XLV 1ST
XLY 1ST
XRAY 1ST
▾
HIGH
Sell the semiconductor AI dead cat bounce.
The recent violent rebound in semiconductors, memory, and the AI trade is a dead cat bounce after the July waterfall. Positioning was record crowded, retail call buying hit all-time highs, major hedge funds took large July losses and face redemption requests, so institutions are using the bounce to sell into retail strength. Most semis and memory names have not made new highs, and revenue/earnings expectations are at extremes similar to 2022 and 2000.
SMH AVOID
Buy consumer staples, healthcare, and discretionary.
Consumer confidence is starting to turn up from multi-decade or all-time lows, unemployment is still only 4%, and energy prices are rangebound. Defensive areas such as consumer staples and healthcare are washed out, while consumer discretionary is at roughly 10-year relative lows versus the S&P 500 and has a very low bar. He recommends a barbell of defensive consumer and offensive consumer exposure.
XLP LONG
XLV LONG
XLY LONG
Buy Dentsply Sirona for defensive healthcare turnaround.
Dentsply Sirona is a defensive healthcare company and the largest supplier of dental supplies since the late 1800s. The stock was hit by bad management, but management used a large portion of tariff refunds to buy back stock in the hole, signaling they believe the shares are cheap.
XRAY LONG
Short USD/JPY for stronger yen, weaker dollar.
The US and Japan are now aligned, and the yen will either naturally or through intervention stabilize and appreciate relative to the dollar over the next couple of years. The carry trade is already being mitigated, and he wants to play a weaker dollar and stronger yen despite short-term countertrend moves.
USD/JPY SHORT
Buy Diageo as safe consumer staples turnaround.
Diageo is the premier high-end spirits and Guinness beer purveyor, cut in half from 2021 highs but still generating about $3 billion in free cash flow and growing double digits outside the US. The turnaround under CEO Dave Lewis is fixing the tequila problem. It has 13.4% ROIC, offers a margin of safety, and AI should help margins rather than disintermediate the business.
DEO LONG
Buy Disney for experiences and IP monetization.
Disney is a cheap long-term consumer discretionary play. The parks are packed, the new CEO comes from the high-ROIC experiences side, streaming is now free-cash-flow positive, ESPN is valuable, box office is strong, and the company is monetizing its IP library through parks and cruise ships.
DIS LONG
Avoid software due to AI disintermediation risk.
Software is cheap and some names may be generational buys, but AI could fully disintermediate many software business models within five years. Because he cannot be certain there will not be capital impairment, he keeps software in the too-hard box.
IGV AVOID
HIGH
21:00
Aug 12
Aug 12
EWZ
▾
HIGH
Monitor Brazil's gross debt for fiscal risks.
Brazil's fiscal trajectory is highly concerning because government spending and subsidized credit are growing faster than record tax revenues. The current fiscal framework is structurally flawed, allowing expenses to rise alongside revenues while excluding significant off-budget items like precatórios. Investors must monitor the gross debt—specifically the IMF's broader metric which includes Central Bank repo operations and is already at 95% of GDP—as the true thermometer of Brazil's fiscal deterioration, which forces structurally high real interest rates.
EWZ WATCH
HIGH
20:55
Aug 12
Aug 12
FUL
▾
HIGH
Selling the adhesives unit fixes leverage issues.
H.B. Fuller should sell its lower-margin, lower-growth adhesives unit for $1.2 billion to inject cash and address its serious leverage issues following the dilutive AMS acquisition; failure to engage will result in a broader activist campaign.
FUL LONG
HIGH
20:47
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
7h
UGA
GOOG
▾
HIGH
Gasoline price decline won't last; rebound expected.
July CPI showed a 2.9% month-on-month decline in gasoline, but Liesman said the decline probably will not last and gasoline prices should come back in August data.
UGA LONG
Google Gemini push expands via Pixel, Apple.
Google's launch of the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro Fold is built around its biggest push yet to make Gemini the way users operate the phone, moving toward an autonomous agent, and Google also supplies Gemini models for Apple's rebuilt Siri, expanding its AI distribution.
GOOG WATCH
HIGH
20:35
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
8h
XLV 1ST
GLD 1ST
▾
HIGH
Healthcare breakout is finally emerging.
Healthcare has been a long-time underperformer with negative alpha, but relative performance is finally improving and breakouts are emerging. The sector tends to benefit from turbulence in technology, and leadership has broadened from biotech and pharma into life science and healthcare service names.
XLV LONG
Gold tactically overbought; avoid short-term buying.
Gold is tactically overbought after a recent surge, so he would not buy it very short-term. However, the longer-term trend has not changed yet and he thinks it is building a base, making it more good news than bad.
GLD AVOID
HIGH
20:33
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
8h
SPCX
CoreWeave 1ST
VSAT 1ST
PL 1ST
▾
HIGH
SpaceX is frothiest cross-sector trade
SpaceX has become the market's center of gravity and is probably the frothiest trade ever, with short interest bets collapsing from $32 billion to $24 billion in 60 days. Because everyone owns the massive IPO and it spans launch, satellite, AI and other sectors, its moves bleed into technology, software, memory and other stocks.
SPCX WATCH
CoreWeave seeing short-covering flow
Short covering is happening across the board, and Bob specifically names CoreWeave as one of the stocks seeing that covering, suggesting positioning-driven upside in AI/cloud momentum names.
CoreWeave LONG
Viasat and Planet Labs skew long
S3 is monitoring the ratio of active longs to shorts in SpaceX-adjacent names. Viasat and Planet Labs are skewing long and are 'pro space,' positioning them for upside tied to the SpaceX/Elon Musk influence.
VSAT LONG
PL LONG
HIGH
20:27
Aug 12
Aug 12
UAMY 1ST
FN 1ST
GLW 1ST
CoreWeave 1ST
NEBIUS 1ST
▾
HIGH
US Antimony cut outlook, lower prices.
U.S. Antimony fell sharply after the mining company cut its full-year outlook for gross revenue and reported lower antimony prices, pressuring the critical minerals name.
UAMY AVOID
AI optical equipment earnings beat expectations.
AI optical equipment names outperformed after Lumentum Holdings reported fiscal Q4 results that beat expectations and gave an outlook above analyst consensus; analysts are positive on the maker of optical equipment, and the strength pushed other names such as Fabrinet and Corning higher.
FN LONG
GLW LONG
LITE LONG
AI cloud demand remains very strong.
CoreWeave surged after AI spending drove faster-than-expected sales growth, with Q3 sales guided to $3.45B-$3.6B, a $104B backlog, and post-quarter customer commitments suggesting AI demand remains strong. Nebius also reported Q2 revenue that beat estimates and is up 193% year-to-date.
CoreWeave LONG
NEBIUS LONG
Vestas raised guidance and announced buyback.
Vestas Wind Systems rallied after lifting its full-year profit guidance and announcing a share buyback following a jump in turbine orders; investors are rewarding the company's turnaround.
VWDRY LONG
Cisco beat and guided above estimates.
Cisco beat fiscal Q4 adjusted EPS and revenue, and its current-quarter and full-year guidance came in well above Street expectations, sparking an upside knee-jerk reaction in the stock.
CSCO LONG
Cerebras missed revenue and gross margin.
Cerebras Systems fell after Q2 revenue missed estimates and gross margin came in at 14% versus the 26.3% expected, raising questions even as cloud revenue beat. The stock had been up sharply into the print and was priced for higher expectations.
CBRS AVOID
HIGH
20:09
Aug 12
Aug 12
EOAN.DE 1ST
▾
HIGH
E.ON growth huge from grid connection demand
As the largest grid operator, E.ON sees massive increases in connection requests from data centers, batteries, and renewables against an already loaded grid, which gives E.ON huge growth potential even though operational delivery is challenging.
EOAN.DE LONG
HIGH
20:07
Aug 12
Aug 12
WTI
▾
HIGH
Oil prices should eventually decline.
Kelly expects oil prices to eventually fall because the Strait of Hormuz conflict has only one solution and oil will eventually flow out of the strait again, easing a key supply pressure.
WTI AVOID
HIGH
20:06
Aug 12
Aug 12
UGA
WTI
▾
MED
Gasoline and oil may rise temporarily in August
Tiffany Wilding says retail gasoline prices fell in June and July but could increase a little in August because of rising oil prices tied to Middle East/Iran risks. However, unless gasoline prices continue rising dramatically, the one-time energy price adjustment's inflationary effect should wear off.
UGA WATCH
WTI WATCH
MED
20:00
Aug 12
Aug 12
CAVA
▾
HIGH
Cava insulated from cyclospora food-safety outbreak.
Consumers are trading into Cava from full-service restaurants, other limited-service restaurants and grocery stores because the food is differentiated and not easily recreated at home; Mediterranean diet is the top-ranked diet for nine years, and GLP-1/health/wellness trends are structural, moving more people toward Cava's protein-dense, fiber-rich cuisine. Premium attachments such as salmon support sales.
CAVA LONG
HIGH
20:00
Aug 12
Aug 12
Wealthion
8h
DBC
COPPER 1ST
REMX 1ST
▾
HIGH
Commodity cycle looks mature, speculative.
The commodity cycle appears mature: M&A has already occurred and speculative 'crazy' projects are beginning to appear, which is a late-cycle warning sign even though he cannot say how long the cycle will last.
DBC WATCH
Copper has structural supply-demand gap.
Copper demand out to 2050 exceeds what current and imminent supply can deliver, creating a large structural supply gap; he is a huge copper bull from both demand and price perspectives, and he views aluminum substitution as inadequate because copper is a superior metal.
COPPER LONG
Government funding supports critical minerals.
Governments in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe are showing much more interest in supporting critical metals/minerals, and public-sector money is flowing into private projects, which he views as a big encouragement for the sector.
REMX LONG
HIGH
19:55
Aug 12
Aug 12
SPY
▾
MED
US market direction hinges on Washington outcome
The stakes for markets are much higher now because the political setup is binary: either 2027 produces animal spirits or Washington casts a pall over markets through the 2028 election. This is a developing market regime to watch rather than a clean directional trade.
SPY WATCH
MED
19:54
Aug 12
Aug 12
WEN
▾
HIGH
Peltz preparing Wendy's take-private bid.
Nelson Peltz/Trian has been in Wendy's since February and is assembling a consortium with Abu Dhabi's Blue Five Group and major franchisee Fling Group to line up financing for a take-private. Wendy's fits a typical LBO situation because it has declining sales, rising costs, and trades at a discount to McDonald's, and the board has signaled it will be receptive to offers.
WEN WATCH
HIGH
19:54
Aug 12
Aug 12
SPY 1ST
TLT FLIP
LQD 1ST
▾
HIGH
Retail equity enthusiasm supports staying invested
Retail investors continue to show enthusiasm for equities, visible in retirement accounts and retail anecdotes; while there are concerns around AI, inflation and the economy, she does not see a broadly speculative tone, and she argues investors should be fully invested.
SPY LONG
Long yields face upward pressure
The bond market's yield curve is being driven by rising real yields, a rising term premium, uncertainty about future Fed policy and fiscal/debt issuance concerns; this makes it hard to see what would bring long-end yields down.
TLT AVOID
Avoid overextending credit risk exposure
Tight credit spreads mean investors are getting less return for the risk taken; she and her fixed income team want to be judicious with credit exposure and avoid overextending.
LQD AVOID
HIGH
19:52
Aug 12
Aug 12
SPY
IWM
GLD FLIP
SILVER FLIP
GDX FLIP
▾
HIGH
S&P 500 long on positive divergence.
Positioned roughly 50% long S&P 500 via SPY after covering shorts on July 29-30. S&P 500 held above its June 9 low while Nasdaq 100 and Philadelphia semis made new lows, a positive divergence; S&P 500 also broke above its prior all-time high on an upside gap, which he says is a very bullish pattern that follows through roughly 80% of the time. April buy-signal models also project higher S&P 500 levels.
SPY LONG
Russell 2000 long on momentum thrust.
Nearly 10% long Russell 2000 as part of oversold bounce positioning after covering shorts. The Russell 2000 had its greatest 10-day rate of change in five years off the March low, a momentum thrust that historically has preceded higher prices.
IWM LONG
Gold and silver in long-term bear.
He is not long gold, silver, or GDX and sold near the January 29 high. Long-term valuation extremes versus crude, soybeans, housing and CPI argue a major multi-year/long-term top; he expects rallies within a long-term bear market but no new highs, and gold, silver and GDX likely peak again this week and trade back down.
GLD AVOID
SILVER AVOID
GDX AVOID
SOXX long after semiconductor crash.
20% long the Philadelphia semiconductor index after it lost over 20-28% into the July 29 low following a more than 100% run from March; he got into the losers because they were way oversold, panic selling should produce at least a short-term bounce, and if the July intraday low holds the recovery can continue.
SOXX LONG
Nasdaq 100 long after panic low.
After the crash lows, he is watching for a possible short-term top this week due to Montgomery cycle dates and exhaustive upside gaps into recovery highs in Nasdaq 100 and KOSPI. Best case is a retest of the July lows, especially KOSPI and SOXX, within the next month or two.
QQQ LONG
KOSPI long after 44% crash.
5% long KOSPI/EWY after the Korean index fell 43.93% in 27 days into the July 29 Montgomery cycle date with panic liquidation and margin selling. He argues the crash low most likely leads to a three-to-five month strong upside move, though a retest of the lows is quite probable.
EWY LONG
HIGH
19:39
Aug 12
Aug 12
BITO
WTI
UNG
USD/JPY
SKYY
▾
HIGH
U.S. digital asset legislation is bullish.
The CLARITY Act digital asset market structure bill getting Senate floor time is a positive catalyst because the U.S. needs to remain the world leader in financial markets, especially digital assets, protect consumers, foster innovation, and outcompete China.
BITO LONG
Commodity supply uncertainty will persist.
Even if a Gulf deal is struck, the conflict and uncertainty will persist, leaving markets to live with uncertain supply of oil, natural gas, aluminum and other key commodities for a long time.
WTI WATCH
UNG WATCH
Yen intervention failed; USD/JPY resumes.
The U.S.-Japan intervention only temporarily flushed out yen shorts and has not narrowed U.S.-Japanese rate differentials, so the exchange rate is back near 160 and yen shorts are likely to resume; Japan's role as the largest U.S. Treasury holder adds risk if it turns seller.
USD/JPY LONG
AI spend persists despite overbuild worry.
Massive AI data center buildout may be overdone with revenue and profit pushed into the future, but AI has become a central pillar of U.S. national security policy, so no government will allow the train to slow down soon and AI spending will outlive this administration.
SKYY WATCH
HIGH
19:10
Aug 12
Aug 12
FUL 1ST
▾
HIGH
Unit sale deleverages, unlocking shareholder value.
Ancora's proposed purchase of H.B. Fuller's building adhesives unit would inject about $1 billion of cash and directly address the company's post-AMS leverage problem of over 4x leverage and more than $3 billion in net debt. It would also let management focus on integrating the higher-growth AMS acquisition and remove a lower-margin, lower-growth segment. If H.B. Fuller's board does not engage, Ancora is prepared to run a broader activist campaign and push strategic alternatives, which Chadwick frames as value-maximizing for shareholders.
FUL LONG
HIGH
19:04
Aug 12
Aug 12
SG 1ST
▾
HIGH
Cyclospora impact transitory; Sweetgreen recovery underway
Sweetgreen's new wraps launched a few months ago are already mixing at about 20% of orders. Priced near $11, they provide a value entry point, drive transaction growth, and show higher customer frequency and return rates than the rest of the menu. Margins are similar to bowls and salads despite some mix headwind, supporting a long-tail frequency opportunity.
SG LONG
HIGH
18:45
Aug 12
Aug 12
Milk Road Macro
10h
SOL
JITOSOL 1ST
JTO 1ST
▾
HIGH
Solana usage rising while SOL lags.
Solana transaction volume and network usage are climbing again, with activity shifting away from centralized venues toward on-chain decentralized exchanges and prop AMMs. Solana was built for high-throughput internet capital markets, but the SOL token price has not yet reflected this on-chain utility; she views this as an upcoming evolution in how token prices incorporate usage, making it a key setup to watch.
SOL WATCH
JitoSOL institutional adoption driven by compliance.
JitoSOL has gained institutional adoption because Jito proactively answered institutional legal/compliance concerns: it was the first private company to engage the SEC crypto task force in February 2025, published a securities classification report and tax treatment guidance, and JitoSOL is already included in an ETF. Jito also expects further ETF innovation, including potential qualification under new rules allowing 15% other digital commodity exposure.
JITOSOL LONG
JTO captures fees and planned burns.
JTX is Jito's newly launched non-custodial, fully on-chain trading interface that brings Jito's institutional-grade infrastructure and trustworthy execution to retail. It is built on Solana's market structure and aims to offer broad asset choice, price transparency, and low slippage, with a roadmap that includes on-chain equities; this expands Jito's consumer/trading layer and can drive more fee-generating activity into the Jito ecosystem.
JTO LONG
HIGH
18:40
Aug 12
Aug 12
SPY
BITO 1ST
▾
HIGH
Index capital gains to inflation helps investors
Steil supports indexing capital gains to inflation because the post-pandemic inflation surge means households saving in the markets for retirement, education, or family events are being taxed on inflation-driven gains; he argues investors should not be punished for inflation and that this relief should be part of the broader tax package, though timing before the election is uncertain.
SPY WATCH
Senate crypto market structure bill is bullish
Steil sees the Senate's decision to give digital asset market structure legislation floor time as a big win and positive catalyst; he argues the US must remain the world leader in financial markets and digital assets, consumers deserve protections, innovation must stay in the US against competitors like China, and he is optimistic the Senate will pass it and the House will approve the Senate version.
BITO LONG
HIGH
18:39
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
10h
AVGO 1ST
SPY
SMH 1ST
MU
XLK 1ST
▾
HIGH
NVDA, AVGO, MU earnings power indexes.
The earnings composition of the S&P and Nasdaq has changed: NVIDIA, Broadcom, and Micron are top-ten index holdings, and their monster earnings can keep pushing index-level profit growth higher, making Yardeni's 8400 target plausible.
AVGO LONG
MU LONG
S&P 500 heads toward 8000-plus.
Ed Yardeni's 8400 S&P target reflects a roaring 20s earnings-led melt-up; profit margins can move toward 17%, and once the S&P breaks above the August 5 high of 7793, systematic funds should engage further and drive the market toward 8000.
SPY LONG
Tech valuation supports next AI phase.
Tech's P/E has compressed and the market is pivoting to the next phase of AI; the recent memory unwind looks technical rather than fundamental, and NVIDIA's MOUs plus expanded credit/private funding signal wider AI investment that should support earnings-driven tech leadership.
SMH LONG
XLK LONG
Flows support tech, chips, momentum recovery.
Tech's 85.1% beat rate and the second-biggest institutional inflow ever, driven by hedge fund clients after deleveraging, show positioning is cleaner and money is returning to tech, chips, and momentum.
MTUM LONG
NVDA, AVGO, MU earnings power indexes.
Ahead of NVIDIA earnings, consensus revenue growth is re-accelerating to 96%, earnings growth is 114%, free cash flow should reach $47 billion, and next-quarter guidance could hit $100 billion, so the market is getting in front of a strong quarter and working back toward the 236 May high, though post-earnings caution is warranted.
NVDA LONG
HIGH
18:39
Aug 12
Aug 12
CAVA 1ST
WEN 1ST
EAT 1ST
▾
HIGH
Cava outperforms on healthy Mediterranean value
Cava is outperforming with same-store sales above 9% and traffic above 5% in the first half, driven by healthy Mediterranean positioning, strong value, menu innovation such as salmon and pomegranate glaze, and limited seafood competition, making it a winner in a diverging restaurant industry.
CAVA LONG
New CEO turnaround makes Wendy's attractive
Michael Halen is more optimistic on Wendy's because its new CEO Bob Wright knows the business deeply, previously engineered an impressive turnaround at Potbelly, has energized the franchisee base, and has a plan to turn Wendy's around; the Trian co-investor reports are taken with a grain of salt.
WEN LONG
Chili's turnaround drives Brinker's strong sales
Brinker's Chili's has posted roughly 70% cumulative same-store sales growth over five years, driven by returning to its core brand, operational improvements, best-in-class marketing from the CEO and CMO, and ongoing ingredient and menu upgrades that bring customers back.
EAT LONG
HIGH
18:35
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
10h
NVDA 1ST
EDGEX 1ST
▾
HIGH
Nvidia stock should rise on lessened risk.
Nvidia's move to bring third-party financing into compute purchases widens the funding circle and lessens Nvidia's own risk, so the stock should go up; third-party lenders will also help set market rates for compute assets.
NVDA LONG
Edge computing is a long-term AI play.
Over the next decade, edge computing will become a real play in the AI race because billions of phones have significant compute power and AI-native phones will run LLMs or SLMs on device.
EDGEX LONG
HIGH
18:33
Aug 12
Aug 12
Fernando Ulrich
10h
GOOGL
SPY
MSFT
NVDA
▾
HIGH
Google/Microsoft cash flow consumed by AI capex.
Ulrich warns that even highly cash-generative hyperscalers are being stretched by AI capex: he cites Google and Microsoft as already using nearly all operating cash flow for AI investment and turning to equity and debt issuance, creating vulnerability if AI returns disappoint.
GOOGL WATCH
MSFT WATCH
US equities could boom; bubble signs accumulate.
Ulrich says the AI boom may still drive US corporate earnings and stock prices higher, but he sees accumulating warning signs from circular financing and securitization that make the market's AI-driven gains not normal and worth monitoring.
SPY WATCH
Nvidia's GPU-as-infrastructure narrative could extend boom.
Nvidia is trying to turn GPUs and AI data centers into a new financeable infrastructure asset class with recurring revenue and securitization. Ulrich sees this as a phase shift that could extend the AI capex boom and Nvidia chip sales if the market accepts the narrative, but the asset-class thesis is unproven and transfers bubble risk to institutional and retail investors.
NVDA WATCH
HIGH
18:19
Aug 12
Aug 12
CNBC
10h
GOOGL
▾
MED
Pixel 11 tests Gemini-driven upgrade cycle.
Google sees its edge over Apple in the Gemini ecosystem because it controls the model, Android, and the services underneath. Agentic capabilities should make devices much simpler to use, grow in importance, and perhaps eventually become the primary way people use phones, laptops, and other devices.
GOOGL WATCH
MED
18:18
Aug 12
Aug 12
SPY
TLT
LQD 1ST
VT 1ST
XLV
▾
HIGH
Earnings momentum justifies higher S&P target.
Yardeni raises his S&P 500 target because the market's euphoria is driven by fabulous earnings momentum rather than FOMO; the P/E has stayed around 20 while earnings have been phenomenal, and AI companies continue to deliver upside surprises.
SPY LONG
Rate hike could boost bonds.
Yardeni expects markets to price a September Fed rate hike after a hawkish new Fed chair, but he thinks the bond market would react positively to that hike, which would also be positive for stocks.
TLT LONG
Investment-grade issuance absorbed well.
Yardeni argues that 4-5% rates are normal and a vote of confidence, not a higher-for-longer problem, and notes record investment-grade bond market issuance is being absorbed very well, signaling healthy credit demand.
LQD LONG
Better valuations support global equities.
After years of recommending a US overweight, Yardeni says he cannot recommend overweighting the US when it accounts for 65% of MSCI global market cap; he sees good returns and better valuations outside the US and calls this a global bull market in stocks.
VT LONG
Health care overweight on AI leverage.
Yardeni's firm raised health care to overweight because health care is the sector that most badly needs to manage information better with AI; the sector is at record highs as investors understand its businesses and AI leverage.
XLV LONG
Financials gain from fintech productivity.
Yardeni favors financials, which are at record highs and spending billions on fintech; he sees significant productivity gains as financial services modernize payments and operations.
XLF LONG
Industrials benefit from AI boom.
Industrials are at record highs and are directly benefiting from the ongoing AI boom, which Yardeni says is real and is driving demand across the sector.
XLI LONG
Market broadening beyond Magnificent Seven.
The equal-weighted S&P 500 is up 15% and the impressive 493 outside the Magnificent Seven are doing well, showing the rally is broadening beyond mega-cap tech; investors are buying indexes and technology, but financials, industrials, and health care are also at record highs.
RSP LONG
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