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Stocks Waver as SK Hynix Makes US Debut | Open Interest 7/10/2026

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  July 10, 2026 at 16:23  |  1:05:23  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Di Zhou — Portfolio Manager, Thornburg Investment Management
Emily Roland — Co-Chief Investment Strategist, John Hancock
John Stoltzfus — Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer
Sheila Kahyaoglu — Senior Airlines Equity Research Analyst, Jefferies
James Crombie — Senior Editor for Credit, Bloomberg News
Sid Philip — Global Aviation Correspondent, Bloomberg
Ed Ludlow — Co-Host, Bloomberg Technology
James Seyffart — ETF Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence
Dani Burger — Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Summary

The episode covers SK Hynix's record $26.5 billion US listing, the AI-driven memory super cycle, options and risks. Delta Air Lines beat earnings but shares fluctuated on cloudy macro outlook. Emily Roland of Manulife John Hancock Investments advocates diversifying from tech concentration into industrials, health care, mid-caps, and bonds. John Stoltzfus of Oppenheimer believes the S&P 500 secular bull market remains intact with a target of 8100, favoring a range of sectors. Di Zhou of Thornburg highlights the SK Hynix premium and LTA-driven re-rating for memory stocks. James Crombie warns credit spreads will widen on record supply.

  • SK Hynix raises $26.5 billion in largest foreign US listing, seen as a demand-driven event for memory chips.
  • Delta beats earnings but CEO cites challenging macro, stock underperforms; analyst remains bullish on pricing power and margins.
  • Emily Roland suggests rotating into industrials, health care, mid-caps, and bonds to manage concentration risk.
  • John Stoltzfus sees AI-fueled secular bull market, S&P 500 target 8100, favors tech ex-Mag 7, financials, industrials, consumer discretionary.
  • Di Zhou expects SK Hynix ADR to trade at a premium and believes memory stocks will re-rate as LTAs reduce cyclicality.
  • James Crombie warns of corporate credit spread widening due to trillion-dollar supply from AI spending and M&A.
  • Leveraged ETFs on SK Hynix and small-cap stocks flagged as potential market structure risk.
Ideas
Sheila Kahyaoglu Senior Airlines Equity Research Analyst, Jefferies 12:50
Delta margin expansion from ancillary revenue.
Delta Air Lines has strong pricing power, robust ancillary revenue growth (credit cards, lounges), and margin expansion potential from capacity rationalization; earnings were good and full-year profit guidance was reaffirmed.
DAL MED
Emily Roland Co-Chief Investment Strategist, John Hancock 28:29
Mid-caps diversify from mega-cap tech.
Mid-caps provide diversification away from mega-cap concentration and leverage industrial trends while avoiding extreme large-cap tech valuations.
MDY LOW
Emily Roland Co-Chief Investment Strategist, John Hancock 28:34
High-quality bond yields attractive.
High-quality bonds yielding 4.5%-5% offer attractive income and make sense as a portfolio cushion heading into the second half of the year.
AGG MED
Emily Roland Co-Chief Investment Strategist, John Hancock 30:13
Health care cheap with manageable earnings bar.
Health care is cheap, high-quality, less impacted by AI disruption, and has a more manageable earnings bar, making it an attractive diversifier.
XLV MED
James Crombie Senior Editor for Credit, Bloomberg News 34:09
Record debt supply widens credit spreads.
Record supply of nearly $1 trillion in new investment-grade debt from hyperscalers, M&A, and fundraising will overwhelm demand, causing credit spreads to widen; Oracle's downgrade to one notch above junk highlights the risk.
LQD MED
John Stoltzfus Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer 48:04
Secular bull market, S&P 500 to 8100.
The S&P 500 is in a secular bull market driven by watershed developments in AI, with periodic profit-taking keeping the trend healthy; price target 8100 is achievable.
SPY MED
John Stoltzfus Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer 52:35
Non-Mag 7 tech offers growth at reasonable price.
Growth at a reasonable price is found in technology names outside the Magnificent Seven, which are overlooked but offer strong earnings.
RSPT MED
John Stoltzfus Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer 52:35
Communication services driven by AI, tech adoption.
Communication services benefit from technology usage and AI adoption, offering growth potential beyond mega-cap names.
XLC MED
John Stoltzfus Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer 53:03
Wealthy consumer supports discretionary spending.
Consumer discretionary is supported by strong U.S. consumer spending despite recession worries, driven by wealth effect.
XLY MED
John Stoltzfus Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer 53:29
Financials recovering with near-perfect rates.
Large-cap financials were previously shunned by traders but are beginning to recover as the rate environment is near-perfect for banks.
XLF MED
Di Zhou Portfolio Manager, Thornburg Investment Management 58:27
Memory super cycle, premium ADR.
SK Hynix is a highest-quality pure-play memory company in a memory super cycle with strong demand. Long-term agreements with clients could reduce cyclicality and lead to a re-rating. The ADR provides US investors a new option and should trade at a premium to Korean shares due to partial fungibility, similar to TSMC's ADR.
000660.KS HIGH
Di Zhou Portfolio Manager, Thornburg Investment Management 61:07
LTAs reduce cyclicality, re-rate memory stocks.
Long-term agreements between memory makers and clients could protect on the downside, reducing cyclicality of the industry and triggering a value re-rating for all three major memory players (SK Hynix, Micron, Samsung).
MU 005930.KS MED
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This Bloomberg Markets video, published July 10, 2026, features Sheila Kahyaoglu, Emily Roland, James Crombie, John Stoltzfus, Di Zhou discussing DAL, MDY, AGG, XLV, LQD, SPY, RSPT, XLC, XLY, XLF, 000660.KS, MU, 005930.KS. 12 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Sheila Kahyaoglu, Emily Roland, James Crombie, John Stoltzfus, Di Zhou  · Tickers: DAL, MDY, AGG, XLV, LQD, SPY, RSPT, XLC, XLY, XLF, 000660.KS, MU, 005930.KS