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Meta's record 114.5 bps CDS and $747 billion of off-balance-sheet commitments led X, while Serenity (@aleabitoreddit) separated Nebius from CoreWeave on financing.
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Markit data relayed by @DeItaone put Meta's five-year credit default swaps at an all-time high of 114.5 bps.
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Market Radar →Serenity is cautious on neoclouds but long-term positive on one name
Serenity (@aleabitoreddit) says only one or two neoclouds like Nebius might grow into a hyperscaler, calls financing one of the more important distinctions, has flagged CoreWeave's debt interest and IREN's dilution, and says rising rates probably hurt the sector more than others.
Not all Neoclouds are the same.
In Serenity's view, financing separates the neoclouds that can scale from the rest.
Watch Neocloud financing costs as rates rise.
Source →Serenity says memory names trade under 3x forward P/E
Serenity (@aleabitoreddit) says memory names trade under 3x forward P/E with long-term agreements extending 5-10 years from companies like Google, and optical names under 10x despite 500-1000%+ growth next year, versus Cisco and Yahoo at 100x-600x+ earnings.
AI names are backed by actual earnings and contractual demand.
Serenity argues AI names are backed by actual earnings and contractual demand.
Source →Post citing Bernstein says Samsung overtook SK Hynix in 3Q26 HBM revenue
The post cites Bernstein that Samsung overtook SK Hynix in 3Q26 HBM revenue and TrendForce that Nvidia is weighing 8-stack HBM for Rubin Ultra instead of 12, while conventional DRAM contract prices rise about 20% quarter on quarter in 4Q26.
Memory just became the binding constraint. + Bernstein (Oct 22):
The author argues pricing power sits with whoever ships HBM at yield, Samsung first.
Watch Nvidia's Rubin Ultra HBM stack decision.
Source →Lam's CY27 WFE outlook is above $200 billion with 10 new Tier-1 fabs
@skundojjala's Lam notes put the CY27 WFE outlook above $200B, with 10 new Tier-1 fabs coming online across CY27, CY27 still supply constrained, customer demand visibility through 2028, and $10B of WFE opportunity per $100B of incremental hyperscaler capex.
- CY27 WFE outlook at >$200B (unusually early per Lam’s standards);
Lam describes CY27 as still supply constrained, with demand visibility through 2028.
Watch Cleanroom schedules, hiring and component supply in CY27.
Source →JPM specialist says Meta's Class C shares likely mean an equity raise
Per @zerohedge, JPM specialist Mark Schilsky called Meta's quarter in line and said the new Class C shares likely mean an equity raise is coming, not until early 2027; Meta added $76B of off-balance-sheet commitments in Q3, taking the total to $747B.
JPM specialist Mark Schilsky called Meta's quarter in line, with a Q4 revenue guide that is "decidedly better than expected,"
A possible equity raise keeps an overhang on Meta's stock.
Watch Any Class C share issuance.
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