Is the secondary battery frenzy returning? EcoPro's sharp rebound triggers a rush to break even

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Watch on YouTube ↗  |  February 04, 2026 at 07:07  |  1:12:20  |  Chesley Investment Advisory (체슬리투자자문)
Speakers
Park Se-ik — CEO, ex-Chief Strategist

Summary

Park Se-ik reviews daily market news and comments on Bitcoin, AI semiconductors, battery stocks, software disruption, and JPMorgan's bullish Korea call. He suggests Bitcoin accumulation levels, highlights HBM demand and Nvidia's ASIC competition, warns on AI-disrupted software incumbents, and discusses EcoPro's rebound with skepticism about extreme humanoid robot forecasts. The video ends with JPMorgan's KOSPI target and recommended Korean sectors.

  • Park Se-ik reads and comments on major market news in a daily briefing format.
  • Bitcoin has corrected sharply; he suggests buying near KRW 80m or around the November midterms.
  • Custom AI ASICs are boosting HBM demand and Broadcom while eroding Nvidia's monopoly.
  • EcoPro rebounded on robot and solid-state battery hopes, but extreme humanoid robot forecasts are questioned.
  • AI disruption fears hit legacy software and data incumbents, while Palantir and Walmart gained.
  • JPMorgan raised its KOSPI target to 6000 base and 7500 bull, favoring memory, defense, shipbuilding, power, construction, governance, and financials.
  • The speaker also discusses client risk management amid expected volatility.
Ideas
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 40:36
Buy Bitcoin near KRW 80m or November
Bitcoin has corrected more than 40% from its high and erased all post-Trump-election gains. On the monthly log chart, the 5-year moving average is around KRW 76.6m. For those wanting to buy, the speaker told clients to buy if the KRW 80m level is slightly broken, or to wait until the U.S. midterm elections in November; if supply remains strong and price holds, buying in October or November is also acceptable.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 48:48
HBM scarcity favors SK hynix, Samsung
AI chip competition is increasing HBM demand. HBM3E remains the mainstream product, with supply scarce and largely pre-contracted through next year. SK hynix has been the de facto exclusive HBM3E supplier to Nvidia and Microsoft's initial AI chip volumes, while Samsung Electronics is improving yields and working with Meta, Google, and Broadcom to expand supply. This supports Korean memory makers.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 50:43
ASIC shift lifts Broadcom, pressures Nvidia
Big tech including Meta, Google, and Microsoft are developing custom AI ASICs with Broadcom and TSMC to cut costs and reduce dependence on Nvidia. TrendForce expects ASICs to take 27.8% of the AI server market this year. Nvidia still controls over 70%, but its near-monopoly is eroding, and Broadcom is a key co-development beneficiary as the cost and efficiency of custom chips are validated.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 50:43
ASIC shift lifts Broadcom, pressures Nvidia
Big tech including Meta, Google, and Microsoft are developing custom AI ASICs with Broadcom and TSMC to cut costs and reduce dependence on Nvidia. TrendForce expects ASICs to take 27.8% of the AI server market this year. Nvidia still controls over 70%, but its near-monopoly is eroding, and Broadcom is a key co-development beneficiary as the cost and efficiency of custom chips are validated.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 53:56
Watch EcoPro rebound, robot battery hype
EcoPro has rebounded more than 90% year-to-date on hopes for humanoid robots and solid-state batteries, but it remains about 60% below its prior high. Individual investors are using the rebound to break even and selling. The speaker is skeptical of Musk's forecast of 1 billion humanoid robots per year, so the robot-battery theme is a developing setup to monitor rather than a clean long.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 59:05
AI disruption makes legacy software avoid
AI models such as Anthropic's Claude Cowork threaten the business models of legacy software and data/research incumbents. Salesforce, Intuit, Cognizant, ServiceNow, Adobe, Expedia, FactSet, and S&P Global fell sharply as investors feared AI could replace their services. The speaker says when a new technology emerges, investors should first identify and avoid the incumbents being disrupted.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 64:58
JPM sees KOSPI reaching 6000, bull 7500
JPMorgan raised its KOSPI target to 6,000 in the base case and 7,500 in the bull case, calling the 5,000 level an early stage of a structural bull market rather than overheating. Drivers include semiconductor earnings, non-semi growth sectors, governance reform, shareholder returns, and potential retail return. The speaker wants the index to move up toward 7,500 and then trade between 5,500 and 7,500.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 66:55
JPM favors Korean defense, shipbuilding, power, construction
JPMorgan listed defense, shipbuilding, power equipment, and construction as long-term growth sectors that should sustain 30%+ growth on order backlog, supporting the bullish KOSPI case. The speaker presents this as part of the positive Korea outlook.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 68:26
Korea governance reform lifts financials, holdings
JPMorgan expects Korean governance reform to enter an execution phase, with mandatory share cancellation, shareholder return announcements, activism, and dividend tax separation. The speaker says this addresses a key foreign investor concern and supports Korean governance beneficiaries, holding companies, and financials.
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