Short CRWV due to crippling debt, negative ROIC-to-cost-of-debt spread, and inability to self-fund growth; operations cannot cover interest and amortization, forcing perpetual dilutive financing.
Long SMCI as a high-conviction AI infrastructure play, driven by strong fundamentals, massive Blackwell backlog, discount due to DOJ overhang, and a clear Q3 earnings catalyst on May 5th.
Long DOW as a beneficiary of the Strait of Hormuz closure, leveraging backward integration, spare TX capacity, and structural cost edge for medium-term supply disruption tailwinds and long-term qualification waves.
Long EMN as a pure-play semiconductor materials company with timely PGMEA capacity expansion, patent advantages, and faster qualification pipeline, benefiting from pricing power and customer shift away from Japanese suppliers.
Long LRCX — leading etch/deposition tools essential for HBM vias and stacking yields; included in bullish hyperscaler-capex basket expected to compound while AI capex grows.
Long KLAC — process control/metrology leader enabling high-yield HBM at scale; ParadisLabs flags it as a 'safer' qualified hyperscaler-capex beneficiary.
Long GEV — transformer oligopoly with multi-year US manufacturing ramp for AI grid; ParadisLabs flags it as a safer qualified beneficiary of hyperscaler capex.
Long ETN — transformers, switchgear and 800V DC solutions tailored for hyperscale AI loads; included in ParadisLabs's bullish AI infrastructure basket.
Long VRT — integrated PDUs and rack power with $15B+ hyperscaler backlog; named beneficiary in ParadisLabs's bullish basket on $5.2T hyperscaler capex.
Long TRT for asymmetric upside as a cheap play on burn-in and testing equipment, benefiting from strong AI/HBM testing tailwinds and a deep valuation discount vs. AEHR.
Long INTC due to strong U.S. government support including a ~10% stake, a $3B Secure Enclave contract, over $11B in CHIPS Act funding, and a strategic partnership with TSLA/SpaceX for Terafab chip manufacturing, offsetting near-term revenue weakness.
Long HIMS because Amazon's entry into the GLP-1 market validates the underserved opportunity, and HIMS is positioned to win with its convenient, app-based model offering lower cash prices, no appointments, and sticky subscriptions.
Long M7U as European photonics experience a massive re-rating. The stock remains wildly undervalued given its strong technology and strategic positioning within the AIXA supply chain.
Long Unitika as a play on AI server upgrades and packaging substrate demand, with low-CTE glass cloth shortages and pricing tension providing extended visibility through 2028.
Go long LPKF as it is mispriced as a legacy solar company despite owning the exclusive LIDE process required for next-generation glass substrate packaging by major ASIC designers.
Go long IQE as the strategic divestment of its Taiwan operations clears regulatory hurdles, paving the way for a potential acquisition by a Western buyer.
Buy MEC Company due to its structural monopoly (>90% share) in supplying essential bonding chemistry that prevents substrate cracking in high-power AI GPUs, positioning it as a critical and leveraged beneficiary of AI hardware demand.
Buy ASML following strong Q1 earnings, raised FY2026 revenue guidance, and compelling High-NA ROI that drastically reduces process steps and eliminates cumulative yield loss for DRAM logic customers.
Buy OE Solutions for exposure to the shift from pluggable optics to co-packaged optics (CPO), where it is a critical bottleneck supplier alongside larger players like LITE and COHR but at a significantly lower market valuation.
Buy Nanya Technology ahead of earnings as HBM production crowds out standard DRAM supply, driving massive contract price increases and likely strong Q2 ASP guidance.
The author proposes a swing trade long in SPIR to front-run the anticipated SpaceX IPO, citing the company's recent strategic transformation and debt-free balance sheet.
The new long-term deals with Google and Anthropic solidify AVGO's position as a co-architect for AI processors, invalidating the bear case of insourcing and signaling continued ASIC dominance.
TSEM has built a dominant position in Silicon Photonics (SiPho), a critical technology for AI data transfer, evidenced by explosive revenue growth from $28M to a $380M annualized run rate.
Nvidia's strategic investment in Marvell's silicon photonics technology is expected to drive significant growth for both companies and Sivers Semiconductors.
The author projects massive growth for NBIS, predicting it will become a $100B company within three years due to rapid ARR expansion in the AI compute sector.