26.01.14 Market Recap: Powell Is Justice, Trump Is Injustice?… AI-Related Stocks Keep Going

[26.01.14.시황] 파월이 정의, 트럼프는 불의?…AI 관련주는 계속 갑니다 [월가 뉴스레터]
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 13, 2026 at 22:11  |  41:38  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Park Myung-sung — Global Market Strategist
Yeo Doeun — Host

Summary

Park Myung-sung reviews a volatile US session with a below-consensus CPI, tariff-ruling uncertainty, Iran risk, and oil above $60. He stays constructive on AI-related equities, US stocks on dips, small caps, value/stable names, and AI-infrastructure subthemes such as power, networking, neoclouds, and semiconductors. He also flags defense as a megatrend and notes regulatory pressure on JPMorgan from a credit-card rate cap. The advertised battery interview is not included in the transcript.

  • US indices closed lower but recovered late; CPI came in below expectations.
  • Oil above $60 and tariff/Iran uncertainty kept volatility elevated.
  • Park remains bullish on AI-related equities, power, networking, neoclouds, and semis.
  • He favors US equities on dips and sees small/mid caps attractive.
  • Defense is framed as a megatrend, with drones and space tied to it.
  • Resources, Delta, and Alphabet are highlighted as specific opportunities.
  • JPMorgan faces a credit-card interest-rate cap headwind.
  • The transcript ends with a commerce segment; the battery interview is not included.
Ideas
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 4:54
Oil above $60 drives volatility.
Crude oil broke above $60 due to Iran-related geopolitical uncertainty, and oil direction is the most important driver of US and Korean market volatility; it remains a key risk to monitor.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 6:13
Credit-card rate cap pressures financials.
Trump's push for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates is pressuring financials; JPMorgan fell after earnings, and the cap could tighten credit to lower-quality borrowers, creating a short-term headwind for banks and card issuers.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 6:54
Alphabet is 2026 top pick.
Google/Alphabet is the speaker's 2026 top pick and keeps rising despite Big Tech policy pressure, helped by positive AI developments and an Apple/Google collaboration; some market participants even see it overtaking Nvidia in market-cap leadership.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 8:13
Rotate to value and stability.
Amid high uncertainty, the market is rotating toward value and stable stocks such as Walmart and energy; value earnings season and a preference for safety are supporting this move.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 8:31
AI-related stocks continue to lead.
The overarching market theme is AI: the Trump administration and US strategy are pushing to acquire resources, manufacturing, and physical AI, and AI-related stocks continue to rise, especially versus Big Tech.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 20:27
Buy US stocks on dips.
Fund flows into US equities remain historically strong, hedge funds made money by being in US stocks, and the speaker says the trend of money moving to the US market cannot be stopped; US stocks should be bought on declines.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 21:44
US small/mid caps look attractive.
With Big Tech stalling, US small and mid caps have policy momentum and earnings growth momentum; the NFIB small-business optimism index rose above average, making earnings-supported small/mid caps attractive for 2026.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 24:56
Power shortage lifts turbines and storage.
BlackRock's view is to invest where AI is scarce: data centers need reliable power, so natural gas turbine maker GE Vernova and energy storage maker Bloom Energy are rebounding as power-securing beneficiaries.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 25:09
Power-efficiency beneficiaries are rebounding.
Because power is scarce, data centers must save and efficiently distribute electricity; Credo Technology and Arista Networks are beneficiaries and have started rising again.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 25:18
Neoclouds are rebounding again.
Neocloud companies are perking up again; IREN's recent rebound has been decent and CoreWeave pulled back after surging, though the speaker is unsure how far the move can run.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 25:38
Nvidia China headwind, Wolfe sees catch-up.
Nvidia was held back by China's selective H200 import stance, but Wolfe Research argues it underperformed in 2025 and could be a top pick in 2026; the stock is heavy but holding, creating an opportunity for some investors.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 26:46
Intel and AMD AI server upside.
KeyBanc raised targets on Intel and AMD, arguing AI server demand will grow and both companies have sufficient potential; the stocks surged and semiconductor chip names kept moving.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 27:05
Memory upcycle intact, buy pullback.
Micron and SanDisk entered a short lull after a run, but the chart shows a normal high-level pullback; Bank of America keeps raising Micron's target, and the memory upcycle is not over.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 31:34
Delta benefits from K-shaped premium travel.
Delta's CEO says the K-shaped economy helps it because wealthy consumers keep spending on first and business class; Delta is restructuring toward premium travel and expects a good year.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 32:21
Defense rearmament is a megatrend.
Defense is a megatrend due to high geopolitical uncertainty and rearmament; Europe's Rheinmetall, US names Lockheed Martin and RTX, and Korean defense/shipbuilding stocks are strong, and the new-imperialism trend forces more countries to invest in defense.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 32:41
L3Harris missile spin-off has Pentagon support.
L3Harris plans to spin off and list its missile solutions business, and the Pentagon/War Department will support it with a $1 billion bond purchase, a catalyst defense investors are watching.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 33:09
Boeing overtakes Airbus, Trump tailwind.
Boeing is a Trump beneficiary as he pushes aircraft sales; it overtook Airbus for the first time since 2018, and the order momentum is starting to be reflected in the stock along with other defense names.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 34:10
Drone stocks selectively strong, some correcting.
Drone stocks are showing selective strength as defense demand rises, but many have already run up short term, so some are correcting; the theme is worth monitoring selectively.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 34:16
Space/defense stocks to keep rallying.
Space is tied to defense; Starlink's role in Venezuela and Musk's meeting with the War Secretary about Raptor 3 and faster/more satellite launches support continued expectation for a space-related rally.
Park Myung-sung Global Market Strategist 34:43
Strategic resource stocks keep rising.
Bessent is securing resources under a quasi-wartime posture, and resource-related stocks such as MP Materials and Albemarle continue to rise, making the resource theme worth watching.
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This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published January 13, 2026, features Park Myung-sung discussing WTI, JPM, GOOG, VTV, AIQ, SPY, IWM, GEV, BE, CRDO, ANET, IREN, CoreWeave, NVDA, INTC, AMD, MU, SNDK, DAL, Rheinmetall, LMT, RTX, Korean defense stocks, LHX, BA, Drone Stocks, SPACE, MP, ALB. 20 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Park Myung-sung  · Tickers: WTI, JPM, GOOG, VTV, AIQ, SPY, IWM, GEV, BE, CRDO, ANET, IREN, CoreWeave, NVDA, INTC, AMD, MU, SNDK, DAL, Rheinmetall, LMT, RTX, Korean defense stocks, LHX, BA, Drone Stocks, SPACE, MP, ALB