Ideas
Buy Costco on long-term weakness
Costco has been weak over the past year after a long uptrend, and the recent rebound may be the start of a buying opportunity for long-term accumulation.
Defense, drones, space remain strong
Trump's push for defense firms to invest instead of paying dividends or buybacks, plus a proposed 2027 U.S. defense budget of $1.5T, is a renewed positive for defense stocks; Morgan Stanley's buy call on defense was right, drone stocks are leading, and space/defense-linked names remain strong.
Memory cycle still has upside
Despite a sharp correction in SanDisk and Micron and Nvidia's Rubin/HBM4 schedule adjustment, Goldman Sachs raised DRAM price-growth forecasts and sees first-quarter DRAM prices still rising, so the memory cycle remains investable, especially Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
Alphabet is top 2026 pick
Alphabet has overtaken Apple as the second-largest U.S. company, and its Gemini and YouTube integration is improving usage; Park says Alphabet is his top pick for the year.
Amazon improving on valuation and Anthropic
Amazon's valuation has fallen, Anthropic's fundraising is positive for Amazon as an investor, and management is pushing performance improvements, making it more attractive.
Fuel cells benefit from data centers
Bloom Energy's large fuel-cell contract with American Electric Power highlights that data centers and AI infrastructure continue to need fuel cells.
Medical robots gaining momentum
Musk's prediction that Optimus robots will outnumber surgeons within a few years refocuses attention on medical robots, and Intuitive Surgical has already been rising sharply.
Delivery robots nearing automation
Serve Robotics received a positive CES shoutout from Jensen Huang, and delivery automation is nearing commercialization.
Tesla benefits from autonomous cap raise
A potential increase in the annual autonomous-vehicle cap to 90,000 from 2,500 would broaden Tesla's autonomous driving opportunity, and Tesla recently sold off enough to form a bottom.
Ford autonomous affordability story improves
Ford's 2028 eyes-off autonomous driving and $30,000 vehicle plan, plus easing tariff uncertainty, support the stock.
Hyundai gains from robot/auto partnerships
Qualcomm's collaboration with Hyundai Motor in automotive, IoT, and robotics reinforces Hyundai's attractiveness as an AI and physical-robotics-linked automaker.
Walmart retail and AI improve
Oppenheimer says Walmart can go higher, December retail trends were strong, and Walmart is using AI; tariff-exposed retailers could benefit if uncertainty eases.
Lee Nam-woo
Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies
56:48
Blackstone faces single-family rental risk
Trump's plan to ban institutional purchases of single-family homes is a major regulatory shock for Blackstone and other large single-family rental investors, and Blackstone fell sharply on the news.
Lee Nam-woo
Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies
60:32
Luckin challenges Starbucks structurally
Starbucks faces structural problems with seven quarters of negative U.S. same-store sales and a 36x P/E, while Luckin Coffee is expanding in New York with a digital, discount-driven model and lower valuation.
Lee Nam-woo
Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies
60:32
Luckin challenges Starbucks structurally
Starbucks faces structural problems with seven quarters of negative U.S. same-store sales and a 36x P/E, while Luckin Coffee is expanding in New York with a digital, discount-driven model and lower valuation.
Lee Nam-woo
Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies
66:01
Memory cyclicals attractive before peak earnings
For memory cyclicals, investors should value peak earnings rather than current P/E; buy when earnings are depressed and P/E is high, sell when peak earnings make P/E low. Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron still have super-margin upside and are not yet at that sell point.
Defense budgets boost global defense stocks
Trump's proposal to raise the U.S. defense budget to $1.5T and pressure allies to spend up to 5% of GDP should benefit defense industries globally and in Korea.
Samsung earnings and HBM4 recover
Samsung Electronics reported 20T won operating profit, semiconductor profit likely reached 16-17T won, internal 2026 quarterly guidance points to about 120T won, which could surpass TSMC, and HBM4 and its portfolio recovery are improving.
Hanwha Ocean expands US shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean is leading a Canadian submarine bid and Hanwha is considering a second U.S. shipyard to expand Philly Shipyard capacity from about 1.5 to 20 ships per year, creating a new growth path.
Korean defense/space stocks lead
Korean defense and aerospace stocks surged after Trump's defense budget increase, with aerospace-linked names like Korea Aerospace and Hyundai Rotem outperforming.
Korean shipbuilders benefit from defense demand
Korean shipbuilders rose as shipbuilding is split between LNG and defense-linked orders, with HD Hyundai Heavy and Samsung Heavy Industries benefiting.
Samsung Biologics targets and flows improve
Samsung Biologics is seeing target-price upgrades above 2M won and fund flows into KOSPI biotech and CDMO after resolving its U.S. manufacturing footprint concern, making it a beneficiary of the biotech rotation.
China battery reform favors Korean leaders
China's crackdown on battery overcapacity and price wars should support leading battery makers and is positive for Korean secondary-battery leaders, though weaker players may suffer.
Korean aerospace component suppliers benefit
Korea is not at the forefront in robotics, autonomous driving, or space, but its component and equipment suppliers can grow with those themes, and many Korean aerospace and defense component companies look attractive.
Korea attractive versus expensive US
Korea has top-tier earnings growth, cheap valuation, and potential won strength, while the U.S. is expensive with AI fatigue; therefore Korea is more attractive than the U.S. even though volatility will remain.
Korea attractive versus expensive US
Korea has top-tier earnings growth, cheap valuation, and potential won strength, while the U.S. is expensive with AI fatigue; therefore Korea is more attractive than the U.S. even though volatility will remain.
Value stocks lead over US growth
The 14-year leadership of U.S. large-cap growth is reversing toward non-U.S. value and small caps; European banks rose 67% last year, showing the style shift.
Value stocks lead over US growth
The 14-year leadership of U.S. large-cap growth is reversing toward non-U.S. value and small caps; European banks rose 67% last year, showing the style shift.
Industrial metals in structural bull market
Industrial metals, especially copper and aluminum, are in a structural bull market because old-economy metals have suffered underinvestment while demand is structurally supported by inflation hedging and supply constraints.
Yuan appreciation lifts China/EM assets
China has finally allowed yuan appreciation, which can attract U.S. capital into Asia, China, and emerging markets and increases China's commodity purchasing power; this should also support Chinese value and dividend banks and spill over to Asia.
Samsung is cheap value/growth hybrid
Samsung Electronics trades at only about 10x P/E and 1.4x P/B, is classified in both growth and value indices, and remains a key foreign favorite in the value-oriented regime.
Rare earths rally on China-Japan
Rare earths are surging because Japan formally asked China to ease restrictions and China publicly refused, suggesting a prolonged dispute.
Tesla benefits from FSD optimism
Goldman Sachs gave a positive FSD assessment, and U.S. autonomous driving expectations are improving, supporting Tesla.
Hyundai benefits from autonomous/robot events
Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Group stocks are benefiting from autonomous driving and robot-related events, with a favorable linkage to U.S. autonomous themes.
Shipbuilding and defense momentum continues
Shipbuilding and defense are moving together because Philly Shipyard capacity is insufficient and U.S. naval demand is rising, benefiting Korean shipyards and defense names.
Fuel cell demand grows
Bloom Energy's surge on a fuel-cell contract is spilling over to Korean fuel-cell names such as Doosan Fuel Cell and Bumhan Fuel Cell.
Stablecoin legislation is near-term catalyst
Trump-family events and stablecoin legislation around the 14th could create trading volatility in stablecoin-related stocks.
Defense spending supports defense stocks
The Donroe Doctrine and Trump's defense budget push have created a clear consensus that defense spending remains strong even if the Ukraine war ends; defense valuations are not yet excessive.
Donroe Doctrine lifts resource assets
The Donroe Doctrine is about resource security: Venezuela for oil and Greenland for rare earths, implying continued support for oil and rare-earth assets.
Avoid SanDisk/NAND on consumer weakness
SanDisk and NAND/SSD are the weakest memory link, and consumer phone and PC price pressure could cap the current semiconductor upcycle, so SanDisk is vulnerable after its huge rally.
Buy Samsung on semiconductor dips
The semiconductor uptrend is intact; option-related selling and profit-taking are temporary, and investors who missed Samsung should buy on further declines because valuation and earnings estimates keep improving.
Copper demand/supply supports copper stocks
Copper demand could rise 50% by 2040 amid mine disruptions, U.S. stockpiling, AI and data-center demand, and military demand; if supply is not expanded, annual deficits will persist. Korean copper-related names like Poongsan and LS still have valuation room.
Rare earths rise on geopolitical curbs
China's official refusal of Japan's rare-earth request and Greenland's rare-earth importance suggest the rare-earth dispute will intensify, supporting related stocks.
KOSDAQ may catch up on policy
KOSDAQ has lagged but the government is likely to introduce activation policies before the second quarter and local elections, so KOSDAQ can catch up once policy details emerge.
Defense/shipbuilding support Korean market
Korean defense and shipbuilding are leading the market on U.S. defense budget and geopolitical themes; these sectors support the index.
Samsung benefits from memory hierarchy shift
Nvidia's Vera Rubin design makes memory hierarchy and CXL or protocol capability more important, not just HBM; Samsung's broad memory technology could gain relative advantage over SK hynix and Micron.
Hyundai re-rates as physical AI
Hyundai is best positioned among legacy automakers to use Nvidia's world-model and autonomous platform, and as it shifts from combustion cars to physical AI, its valuation can re-rate substantially; a double is possible over time.
Nvidia drives autonomous ecosystem
Tesla's FSD has data advantages, but Nvidia's Cosmos and world-model approach lets other automakers train autonomously in simulation; most non-Tesla OEMs must side with Nvidia, giving Nvidia a multiyear ecosystem drive.
SK hynix best near-term HBM play
If investors want near-term earnings momentum, SK hynix remains the highest-probability memory play because the next quarter's results will favor whoever makes HBM best.
Biotech supported by M&A cycle
Major pharma patent expirations should drive licensing and M&A, and the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is a key venue for deals, so biotech should be a sub-allocation and biotech ETFs reduce single-name risk.
Copper outperforms precious metals
Copper is preferable to gold and silver because AI and industrial innovation is more important than currency-debasement hedging, while gold and silver have already rallied and may rise more slowly.
Hybe benefits from BTS return
Even without a Japan-Korea thaw, Hybe's operating profit could rise 5-6x when BTS returns next year; the recent K-pop-related correction is a buying opportunity and the stock has already V-shaped rebounded.
Accumulate Bitcoin after bad news
Crypto is difficult to time, but after a meaningful correction and bad news exhaustion, investors should start accumulating Bitcoin and altcoins.
Samsung/SK hynix upside remains
Samsung's 20T won profit beat is a speed adjustment rather than the end of the memory black hole; foreign analysts are more bullish than domestic ones, and Samsung and SK hynix still have upside as investors wait to buy dips.
Space, drone, memory are themes
Kwon's 2026 keyword is Space, Drone, Memory: space is the strongest YTD sector and may lead through the SpaceX IPO, drones and UAM are an emerging small-cap theme, and memory remains a core leader.
Hanwha Aerospace offers space/defense exposure
Hanwha Aerospace is at the center of Korea's space value chain and already has defense exposure, making it a comfortable way to own the space theme with extra alpha.
Intellian benefits from satellite antenna demand
Intellian Technologies is the global leader in maritime satellite antennas and is now supplying LEO gateway antennas; as satellite constellations grow, its orders and sales should rise, and it has supply contracts tied to major satellite players.
Kimchi theme boosts food exporters
The new U.S. dietary guidelines explicitly include kimchi and fermented foods for gut health, creating a short-term theme for Korean kimchi exporters; Daesang and Pulmuone have already moved and have low valuations.
This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published January 09, 2026,
features Park Myung-sung, Lee Nam-woo, Kwon Soon-woo, Park Byeong-chang, Song Jaekyung, Ha Chang-wan, Kim Jang-yeol, Myung Min-jun, Kim Young-hwan, Heo Jaemu, Kwon Taek-jung
discussing COST, ITA, Drone Stocks, Space/aerospace sector, MU, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, GOOGL, AMZN, BE, ISRG, SERV, TSLA, F, 005380.KS, WMT, BX, SBUX, LKNCY, Korean defense sector, 042660.KS, 047810.KS, 064350.KS, Korean shipbuilding sector, 329180.KS, 010140.KS, 207940.KS, KARS, Korean aerospace/defense components, EWY, SPY, GVAL, U.S. GROWTH STOCKS, COPPER, Aluminum, DBB, CNY, EEM, REMX, 033260.KQ, 382900.KQ, Stablecoin-related stocks, WTI, SNDK, 103140.KS, 006260.KS, KOSDAQ, NVDA, XBI, 352820.KS, BTC, Drone/UAM sector, SMH, 012450.KS, 189300.KQ, 001680.KS, 017810.KS.
58 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Park Myung-sung,
Lee Nam-woo,
Kwon Soon-woo,
Park Byeong-chang,
Song Jaekyung,
Ha Chang-wan,
Kim Jang-yeol,
Myung Min-jun,
Kim Young-hwan,
Heo Jaemu,
Kwon Taek-jung
· Tickers:
COST,
ITA,
Drone Stocks,
Space/aerospace sector,
MU,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
GOOGL,
AMZN,
BE,
ISRG,
SERV,
TSLA,
F,
005380.KS,
WMT,
BX,
SBUX,
LKNCY,
Korean defense sector,
042660.KS,
047810.KS,
064350.KS,
Korean shipbuilding sector,
329180.KS,
010140.KS,
207940.KS,
KARS,
Korean aerospace/defense components,
EWY,
SPY,
GVAL,
U.S. GROWTH STOCKS,
COPPER,
Aluminum,
DBB,
CNY,
EEM,
REMX,
033260.KQ,
382900.KQ,
Stablecoin-related stocks,
WTI,
SNDK,
103140.KS,
006260.KS,
KOSDAQ,
NVDA,
XBI,
352820.KS,
BTC,
Drone/UAM sector,
SMH,
012450.KS,
189300.KQ,
001680.KS,
017810.KS
