Ideas
2026 US equities rally despite bumpy path
Despite the weak year-end and the absence of a Santa rally, he expects 2026 to be a bumpy but positive year for US equities. Supporting points include still-rising consumer confidence, high-grade corporate debt issuance funding continued AI capex, gradual Fed repo liquidity, and Goldman Sachs forecasts of 2.6% US GDP growth, 12% EPS growth, and an S&P 500 target of 7,500-7,600, about 11% upside.
AI beneficiaries broaden beyond megacap tech
Goldman Sachs expects AI beneficiaries to broaden beyond obvious AI hardware names into productivity beneficiaries such as utilities, healthcare, and advertising, where companies can monetize AI. Retailers may also focus on media, membership, and fast delivery.
Obesity and heart drugs expand
Within healthcare, Goldman highlighted expansion into next-generation obesity treatments and heart disease therapies as AI/productivity beneficiary areas.
China margins improve on tech exports
Many investment banks are positive on China because continued technology and export growth can expand margins; this was a notable macro theme in 2026 outlooks.
Defense drone demand from geopolitical competition
Defense, especially drones, remains attractive as the US uses drones against Venezuela and US-China competition continues; the sector is expected to keep receiving investment.
US-China robotics race sustains investment
Humanoid robots and robotaxi commercialization are a competitive race between the US and China, and investment in these sectors is likely to continue in 2026 even if mass adoption is not immediate.
Nuclear and rare earth security demand
Nuclear energy and rare earths remain security-linked themes as policy and defense concerns support continued development.
Semis stay AI leadership, memory favored
Semiconductors were relative winners at year-end and remain core AI leaders. Memory and semiconductor equipment are common high-conviction areas; the US allowed US chip equipment imports into TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix China fabs, showing the scarcity value of these producers. TSMC rose while the broad market fell, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix made new highs, and Micron, Lam Research, and KLA remain favored.
Crypto infrastructure improves despite lower prices
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices fell in 2025 despite pro-crypto expectations, but stablecoin infrastructure buildout continued and long-term holders turned back to net inflows, which raises the possibility that 2026 will be different.
AI capex remains irreversible and broad
AI capex is not a one-year event; 2025 was the starting year and investment is effectively irreversible because companies cannot stop spending without falling behind. US AI investment as a share of GDP is still low, leaving room to grow; SoftBank completed a $40bn OpenAI investment, Meta acquired revenue-generating agentic AI company Manus, and CES 2026 is a near-term catalyst.
Wedbush AI picks expect profitability recovery
Wedbush's 2026 AI picks added CoreWeave and other AI-related names, while retaining Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Palantir; Wedbush expects AI profitability to recover this year. The speaker says these are worth referencing.
Wearables enable physical AI data
Physical AI needs real-world data; smart glasses and wearables from Apple, Meta, and Alphabet are an important 2026 area where profitability can emerge, and data collection through these devices is a prerequisite for physical AI to truly start.
Wearables enable physical AI data
Across 2026 outlooks, a common set of large-cap names repeatedly appears: Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Broadcom, Lam Research, KLA, Micron, Meta, Uber, DoorDash, Airbnb, Intuit, and Salesforce. The speaker says this clustering is unlikely to be coincidence and suggests consensus preference.
Optical networking benefits from AI data centers
As data centers move toward optical/light-speed connectivity, Coherent, Lumentum, Corning, Cisco Systems, and Arista Networks are likely to keep attracting interest as AI data-center buildout beneficiaries.
Nvidia H200 China demand drives orders
Nvidia began selling H200 chips to China and demand was strong enough that it placed new TSMC orders, implying large 2026 shipments. The speaker says China has no choice but to want H200s, so Nvidia remains a core AI semiconductor leader; although much is already reflected, the new orders are incremental evidence.
Tesla 2026 catalysts make correction opportunity
Tesla pre-announced a delivery decline, which caused the stock to fall, but the speaker views this as Musk pre-empting a known negative and shifting focus away from deliveries. Musk is highly confident about 2026 across robotaxi, Optimus, Neuralink, and SpaceX, and the recent correction may be an opportunity; do not miss Tesla this year.
Nike insider buying plus rebound potential
Nike has attracted attention after large insider buying by an executive and the CEO, with the CEO buying 16,000 shares around $56 and the stock rising over 4%. Nike is also among 2026 picks/laggard consumer names that could rebound, so it is worth watching.
This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published January 01, 2026,
features Park Myung-seok
discussing SPY, UTILITIES, XLV, Advertising, HRTS, FXI, ITA, Humanoid robots, Robotaxi, URA, REMX, SMH, TSM, MU, LRCX, KLAC, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, BTC, ETH, AI-SECTOR, CRWV, AMD, PLTR, AAPL, META, AMZN, MSFT, GOOGL, AVGO, UBER, DASH, ABNB, INTU, CRM, COHR, LITE, GLW, CSCO, ANET, NVDA, TSLA, NKE.
17 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Park Myung-seok
· Tickers:
SPY,
UTILITIES,
XLV,
Advertising,
HRTS,
FXI,
ITA,
Humanoid robots,
Robotaxi,
URA,
REMX,
SMH,
TSM,
MU,
LRCX,
KLAC,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
BTC,
ETH,
AI-SECTOR,
CRWV,
AMD,
PLTR,
AAPL,
META,
AMZN,
MSFT,
GOOGL,
AVGO,
UBER,
DASH,
ABNB,
INTU,
CRM,
COHR,
LITE,
GLW,
CSCO,
ANET,
NVDA,
TSLA,
NKE
