Trade Ideas
Buffett buys Google for AI strength
Google has strong AI model (Gemini), Waymo autonomous driving is winning, business accelerating with 20%+ revenue growth, cloud growing 63% YoY, AI usage growing 60% QoQ, low debt, share buybacks, and valuation at ~30x earnings is not a bubble. Buffett added $10B despite all-time highs.
NYT digital transition drives growth
New York Times has successfully transitioned to digital, with 95% of subscribers digital (11M total). Digital subscription revenue growing 13%, free cash flow surged from $380M to $550M (30% growth). Valuation at 22x earnings is in line with history, and the brand gives a durable competitive advantage.
Delta cheap on normalized earnings
Delta Airlines is a contrarian buy: oil price spike is temporary, earnings depressed now but will rebound 60-70% when oil normalizes, price-to-book is at 2-2.5x vs historical 4-5x (50% discount), and the market’s cyclical fears are overdone.
Dalio buys AI winners, sells losers
Dalio is selling stocks hurt by AI (e.g., Salesforce, Adobe, Booking, Mastercard) and buying AI beneficiaries: Amazon (cloud), TSMC (semiconductor manufacturing), Broadcom (chips), Nvidia (chips). AI is expected to drive 20-30% growth for these companies over 5-10 years.
Micron cheap on DRAM supercycle
Micron benefits from a DRAM supply bottleneck and surging AI demand expected to persist through 2027-2028. It is the cheapest AI beneficiary at 13x forward earnings, versus 20-30x for peers.
Korea memory stocks on supercycle
Druckenmiller is betting on the memory RAM supercycle via Korean leaders Samsung and SK Hynix. These companies dominate the market (50% combined) and are cheap at ~6-6.5x forward earnings. The upcoming US listing of SK Hynix could also add demand.
Brazil ETF on rate cuts thesis
Brazil is attractively valued with interest rates at 13% and inflation falling to 8.5%. Rate cuts ahead should drive a significant market rally. He bought a Brazil ETF to get broad exposure.
Short bonds on AI productivity boom
Druckenmiller is short bonds because AI-driven productivity gains will create strong economic growth with disinflation, reducing the need for safe-haven bond demand. Higher growth and lower inflation are negative for bonds.
Gold on central bank buying
Gold is supported by central bank buying. He recommends a small allocation as a hedge, though the main thesis is copper.
Copper supply deficit, AI demand
Copper has a supply shortage (few new mines) and demand is rising from AI data centers, EVs, and electrification. He calls it the easiest trade he's seen. He buys copper futures or a diversified copper ETF.
IPF cheap on Vaca Muerta growth
IPF (YPF) owns the Vaca Muerta shale assets, one of the largest gas/oil fields in the Americas. Production and earnings should double over 5 years with $130B investment from US consortium. Argentina risk has plunged (country risk down 80% under Milei). At $70 oil, 4x+ benefit; at current $105, 8-10x earnings vs peers at 12-13x. This was his largest buy this quarter.
Microsoft cheap, AI fears overblown
Microsoft is cheap at 21x earnings with 70% of profit from irreplaceable Office and Azure products (450M users). The market fears AI replacing Office are overblown; Microsoft can raise prices or monetize AI usage. It owns 27% of OpenAI, worth 7% extra return. Azure cloud growth accelerated to ~40%.
This El Arte de Invertir video, published May 24, 2026,
features Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Stanley Druckenmiller, Bill Ackman
discussing GOOGL, NYT, DAL, TSM, AVGO, NVDA, AMZN, MU, 000660.KS, 005930.KS, EWZ, TLT, GLD, COPPER, YPF, MSFT.
12 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Warren Buffett,
Ray Dalio,
Stanley Druckenmiller,
Bill Ackman
· Tickers:
GOOGL,
NYT,
DAL,
TSM,
AVGO,
NVDA,
AMZN,
MU,
000660.KS,
005930.KS,
EWZ,
TLT,
GLD,
COPPER,
YPF,
MSFT
