Ideas
Korea/Taiwan chip hardware are AI winners.
After indiscriminate selling in Asian tech, investors are recalibrating the AI trade and recognizing that Korea and Taiwan chip hardware makers are well-positioned beneficiaries of continuing AI/hyperscaler spending; Citi raised its KOSPI target to 7000 and Taiwan remains broadly bullish.
Gold/silver not safe havens now.
With gold, silver and Japanese government bonds showing volatility, the speaker argues gold and silver are not currently acting as safe havens, so investors looking for shelter may need to look elsewhere.
Treasuries may be relative haven now.
U.S. Treasuries may be a relative haven right now as investors recalibrate the AI trade and consider putting more money into Treasuries while gold/silver and JGBs are volatile.
IT services vulnerable to AI disruption.
AI will disrupt many industries and lower value-added IT services are especially vulnerable to competition, margin pressure and company failures, unlike sticky direct-to-consumer Chinese hyperscalers.
Chinese hyperscalers attractive on cloud growth.
Chinese hyperscalers are attractive because cloud revenue is growing 40% year over year, margins are rising and their direct-to-consumer businesses are sticky, making them less likely to be disrupted by AI.
China equities attractive on relative value.
Chinese equities look attractive relative to the U.S. and Korea after solid earnings and a 30% gain last year, with Chinese AI and semiconductor companies supported by government policy.
Avoid Japan on weak demographics.
Japan is not a market Nipun is heavily involved in because despite a multi-year recovery, its structural and long-term demographic story remains weak; the firm prefers other emerging markets.
Japanese yen attractive; authorities may defend.
The Japanese yen is very attractive for a U.S. investor, and authorities are likely to step in to protect it, which supports the currency.
U.S. dollar structurally lower ahead.
The U.S. dollar is set to be structurally lower over the next 12 to 24 months because rising gold demand is reducing dollar buyers; a weaker dollar this year and next is expected.
Gold uptrend on central-bank demand.
Gold should stay on an upward trajectory as a weaker dollar, large central-bank buying replacing U.S. Treasury demand and limited gold supply create a favorable supply-demand backdrop.
Treasuries not safe; diversify instead.
U.S. Treasuries also do not look safe amid macro and geopolitical risk, so investors should maintain a broadly diversified portfolio rather than rely on Treasuries as a shelter.
Global equities still likely do well.
A global basket of equities is still likely to do well because earnings growth continues in the U.S. and emerging markets, and EM companies are supported by government policy and supportive monetary policy.
Strong baht pressures Thai exports.
Thailand's baht is among the strongest currencies versus the dollar even as the economy underperforms, hurting export competitiveness; unless Thailand gets a more competitive currency and perhaps lower rates, its export-driven economy will struggle.
Buy Bitcoin; long-term crypto upside.
ARK is increasing crypto positions during extreme capitulation, taking a five-year view; quantum fears are overblown and regulatory/banking catalysts should broaden access, with crypto expected to grow into the tens of trillions and Bitcoin capturing the vast majority.
Crypto exchanges/wallets offer Bitcoin exposure.
ARK is also adding exposure through crypto exchange businesses and digital wallet businesses that often hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets, using them as public-market ways to gain crypto exposure during capitulation.
Data-center spend fuels AI infrastructure boom.
Hyperscalers are increasing capital-spending guidance and data-center spending is expected to scale from about $500 billion in 2025 toward $1.4 trillion, laying the infrastructure for AI models and a productivity boom.
Value shifts to platform infrastructure software.
Software is not disappearing and is underutilized globally, but value in the tech stack is likely to shift toward platform and infrastructure providers rather than all software companies.
Palantir strong enterprise AI growth.
Palantir is a favored enterprise-AI application name because U.S. commercial top-line growth is running at 130% year over year, demonstrating how AI can boost enterprise productivity.
Alibaba, Baidu are Chinese AI plays.
ARK holds Chinese tech names Alibaba and Baidu; Baidu is building autonomous robotaxis, and China should not be underestimated in AI and robotics because its companies are fierce competitors.
India equities attractive over three years.
India has a decent growth outlook, with nominal GDP growth around 9%-10% and 12%-13% earnings growth; the index is fairly valued and Indian equities can still deliver around 12% returns over the next three years, though global fund flows may favor more exciting North Asia tech/memory trades.
Avoid Indian IT amid AI threat.
AI is a real threat to Indian IT services, with prolonged knock-on risks to real estate, consumption and economic growth if IT jobs shrink; there is not yet a price at which Sanjay would advocate Indian IT companies until the business is proven secure over 3-5 years.
Trade deal lifts Indian textile exporters.
The U.S.-India trade deal reduces Indian tariffs below Southeast Asia, so labor-intensive exporters such as textiles should gain global market share; the material EPS impact is more likely in small and mid-cap exporters.
Indian financials improving; large banks favored.
Financials are one of the segments where business momentum is improving because the regulator intends to drive system growth, and large Indian banks should deliver; Sanjay continues to like financials.
Indian autos favored in consumer recovery.
Consumer and discretionary demand is finding its feet as inflation falls and disposable income improves, but intense competition means a bottom-up approach; Sanjay ends up largely with autos, where margins may be better maintained and European car competition is not a major threat due local taste.
Indian IT, data centers to benefit.
AI and IT budgets are growing, enterprise adoption is rising after Anthropic's announcements, and although routine work will be automated, compliance, data security and new platforms create work; infrastructure/data-center companies and Indian IT companies should benefit even if some software firms face pressure.
This Bloomberg Markets video, published February 06, 2026,
features Lanting Tu, Pooja Malik, Richard Han, Dan White, Sanjay Mookim, C.P. Gurnani
discussing EWY, Taiwan chip hardware makers, GLD, SILVER, TLT, IYW, Chinese hyperscalers, FXI, EWJ, FXY, UUP, VT, EEM, THB, BTC, Crypto/digital assets, Crypto exchange businesses, Digital wallet businesses, DTCR, AIQ, Platform and infrastructure software, PLTR, BABA, BAIDU, India Equities, Indian IT services, Indian textiles, Indian small/midcap exporters, Indian large banks, IBN, Indian autos, Indian IT companies.
25 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Lanting Tu,
Pooja Malik,
Richard Han,
Dan White,
Sanjay Mookim,
C.P. Gurnani
· Tickers:
EWY,
Taiwan chip hardware makers,
GLD,
SILVER,
TLT,
IYW,
Chinese hyperscalers,
FXI,
EWJ,
FXY,
UUP,
VT,
EEM,
THB,
BTC,
Crypto/digital assets,
Crypto exchange businesses,
Digital wallet businesses,
DTCR,
AIQ,
Platform and infrastructure software,
PLTR,
BABA,
BAIDU,
India Equities,
Indian IT services,
Indian textiles,
Indian small/midcap exporters,
Indian large banks,
IBN,
Indian autos,
Indian IT companies
