Ideas
Commodities likely rise; portfolios need diversification.
Kim Joon-song argues that investing horizons can run 30-60 years, so a stock-only portfolio is risky. He says the old 60/40 stock-bond mix is outdated and commodities should now be at least 10% of a portfolio. He advises diversifying into FX, bonds, and commodities, noting global fund managers are adding commodities; demand is supported by electrification, AI capex, economic recovery, China buying, and money-supply growth. He thinks commodities broadly are unlikely to fall, though algorithmic trading can cause short-term volatility.
Commodities likely rise; portfolios need diversification.
Kim Joon-song argues that investing horizons can run 30-60 years, so a stock-only portfolio is risky. He says the old 60/40 stock-bond mix is outdated and commodities should now be at least 10% of a portfolio. He advises diversifying into FX, bonds, and commodities, noting global fund managers are adding commodities; demand is supported by electrification, AI capex, economic recovery, China buying, and money-supply growth. He thinks commodities broadly are unlikely to fall, though algorithmic trading can cause short-term volatility.
Copper benefits from electrification and AI.
Kim highlights industrial metals, especially copper and aluminum, as beneficiaries of the energy transition/electrification, AI-related investment, and a broader economic recovery. This gives copper a demand-led bullish thesis distinct from precious metals.
Gold has upside as China buys.
Kim is bullish on gold because China and other reserve managers are reducing dollar exposure and buying gold after Russia's dollar reserves were frozen. China's gold share of reserves has risen from about 4% to 9% and may reach 15%. He also cites rising global money supply, ETF inflows, and asymmetric upside: from current levels, he sees a doubling as more likely than a halving.
Long-term Treasury yields unlikely to fall.
Kim thinks long-term US Treasury yields are unlikely to fall significantly because large fiscal deficits require heavy Treasury issuance, and Europe, Japan, and Korea also face fiscal pressure. He says the market's hope that Fed cuts will pull long yields lower is unrealistic and that 10-year yields around 4.2-4.5% may be normal. Therefore long-duration Treasuries are unattractive.
Dollar stays strong while rates stay high.
Kim expects the dollar to stay strong unless US rates fall. He cites the stable 50-year relationship between US real rates and the dollar and disagrees with economists forecasting broad dollar weakness this year. Since he expects long-term US rates to remain high, he expects the dollar not to weaken.
Prefer US equities over Korean equities.
Kim prefers US assets over Korean assets for this year and specifically says US stocks are likely better than Korean stocks. He notes the Korean market has already had a strong run and argues investors should favor dollar-based assets while US rates remain high. He does not say all stocks are bad, but sees better relative opportunity in the US.
Prefer US equities over Korean equities.
Kim prefers US assets over Korean assets for this year and specifically says US stocks are likely better than Korean stocks. He notes the Korean market has already had a strong run and argues investors should favor dollar-based assets while US rates remain high. He does not say all stocks are bad, but sees better relative opportunity in the US.
This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published February 04, 2026,
features Kim Joon-song
discussing DBC, Foreign exchange, COPPER, GLD, TLT, USD, SPY, Korean equities.
8 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Kim Joon-song
· Tickers:
DBC,
Foreign exchange,
COPPER,
GLD,
TLT,
USD,
SPY,
Korean equities