Ideas
Oil upside risk remains before midterms.
Oil prices are likely not at a peak because Middle East conflict is escalating, Iran and Houthi attacks are raising supply risk, and Trump said pump prices will not fall before the midterm elections. Gasoline and diesel are also surging, reinforcing oil-linked inflation pressure.
Cybersecurity is next major AI use case.
AI safety warnings and doomerism around Anthropic are pushing cybersecurity into focus as the next major AI use case. Security software names led the software rebound, suggesting investors are using cyber exposure as a direct AI-adjacent theme.
September volatility, October rebound expected.
September is likely to remain volatile because of oil, rates, and policy uncertainty, but he expects the market to look better from October onward and has not changed his larger directional view.
Astra may reignite AI hardware demand.
OpenAI's Astra and the shift toward AGI represent a change in learning method rather than a simple model upgrade. If this method scales, it should require more GPU, memory, and storage hardware, making it a potential catalyst for renewed AI hardware and semiconductor demand.
Chunmoo export expands Hanwha defense footprint.
Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers were exported to Croatia, the first Croatian defense contract and the fourth European country after Poland, Estonia, and Norway. Defense exports are hard to break into, so once a country adopts Korean weapons, follow-on orders become easier and Korea's defense footprint expands. Hanwha Aerospace is the Chunmoo provider.
Hyundai Heavy re-enters power equipment.
Hyundai Heavy Industries is investing about 1 trillion won in land-based power engines and SMRs, re-entering power generation equipment after decades. HIMSEN engines are in demand for ship engines and AI data center backup generators, so new capacity signals structural demand rather than only shipbuilding demand.
MLCC shortage benefits Samsung Electro-Mechanics.
AI data center demand is absorbing MLCC supply, creating shortages for battery ESS and BMS applications. Samsung Electro-Mechanics' order-to-supply ratio is 1.6, while Murata and Taiyo Yuden are also tight, suggesting the MLCC supply shortage can persist.
Commodity super-cycle supports broad raw materials.
A broad commodity index is up sharply year to date and is being described as part of a sixth post-WWII super-cycle. Shortages in oil, batteries, MLCC, copper foil, and other inputs support raw materials while adding inflation risk.
Hold Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
Despite macro-led weakness, he remains bullish on Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. They are core semiconductor holdings, not peripheral names, and should be held or bought on weakness rather than sold into rate and oil fear.
Hold Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
The SK hynix ADR decline was largely already reflected in the Korean market, and panic selling is not appropriate if the long-term AI and semiconductor view remains intact. Investors should use dips to adjust position sizes around the chart box rather than exit the core view.
Trade semiconductor equipment short-term, not hold.
Semiconductor equipment has a positive outlook and earnings expectations, but many stocks are highly valued. He prefers using charts for short-term trading and taking profits around 10%, rather than holding them long term.
MLCC shortage supports Samwha Capacitor.
Samwha Capacitor is a representative MLCC-related stock, and the MLCC outlook is strong because of high-capacity MLCC demand, rising prices, and supply shortages. If key support holds, investors can continue to hold.
Prefer risk assets over bonds.
Even with two gradual rate hikes, the tightening cycle would remain mild rather than aggressive. Growth is still solid and the Fed is unlikely to deliberately break the AI cycle, so he still prefers risk assets and equities over bonds.
Insurance sector favored through year-end.
High rates benefit insurers because they can invest premiums in higher-yielding bonds and discount future liabilities at higher rates. Regulatory easing on surrender reserves can also free up dividends, giving the sector a dividend-stock re-rating angle through year-end.
Near Earth Lab needs order confirmation.
Near Earth Lab is an AI drone company with strong domestic export references, a partnership with LIG Nex1, and a rapid pilot project win by more than 10 points. Its autonomous drones have a much higher hit rate than manually operated drones and suit Middle East maritime defense, but the company is still loss-making and has lockup overhang, so order and earnings confirmation are needed.
HBM ETF benefits from AI memory demand.
The PLUS Global HBM Semiconductor ETF holds SK hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Micron at roughly 75% combined, plus SanDisk, positioning it directly for HBM, DRAM, and NAND demand from the Astra effect.
AIY is OpenAI Astra beneficiary.
The US-listed AIY ETF is leveraged to hypercloud and neocloud names and to OpenAI Astra beneficiaries. If rates fall, neoclouds have more elasticity, while hyperclouds are fundamentally safer.
Active AI ETF captures fast rotation.
If the Fed holds and rates fall, AI-related stocks should benefit, but AI sub-sector rotation is fast. An active global AI ETF can better capture that rotation than a static exposure.
Nasdaq 100 benefits if rates fall.
If rates fall, growth stocks should benefit, and the KODEX US Nasdaq 100 offers direct exposure to that rate-sensitive growth-stock theme.
Construction machinery benefits from raw materials.
Data center and memory expansion support Korean construction, while higher raw material prices spur mining development and demand for construction machinery. He names HD Hyundai Construction Equipment, Caterpillar, and Hitachi Construction Machinery as representative beneficiaries.
Shipping benefits from longer ton-miles.
Geopolitical conflict makes shipping routes less efficient, increasing ton-miles and benefiting shipping companies. Korean listed options are limited, so overseas shipping names may be better vehicles for this theme.
Circle benefits from stablecoin lending expansion.
Tether and Pasana Capital's private credit fund expands USDT use in cross-border lending and payments. If successful, stablecoin issuers can move into lending and broaden use cases, which is a positive for Circle beyond its reserve-income business.
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Speakers:
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So Jin-hoon,
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