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AI game creation threatens Unity, Roblox.
Google's Project Genie can generate 3D game worlds directly from text or image prompts, threatening specialized game engines and user-generated content platforms. If AI can code and render without Unity's engine or Roblox Studio, those tools become less necessary, and the market is already repricing that disruption risk.
Bitcoin rebound hinges on yen carry.
Bitcoin saw an unprecedented weekend drawdown and a large deleveraging, leaving leveraged positions largely flushed out. A technical rebound is possible because the futures-spot gap is wide, but the key is whether dollar strength and yen weakness revive the N-carry bid and whether BTC holds its prior low and the Strategy average cost; failure would weaken the long-term trend.
Bitcoin treasury funding model is breaking.
Bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy, Metaplanet, Bitmine, and 21 Capital are under funding stress. Their MNAV has fallen below 1, equity and convertible issuance is losing appeal, and many trade below or near their average BTC/ETH purchase costs. If Bitcoin stays below $100k, their ability to raise capital and survive deteriorates; Bitmine's ETH staking model is especially fragile.
Palantir earnings test high valuation.
Palantir's upcoming earnings are a critical test. The stock has fallen about 30% from its high and still trades at a very high P/E, yet EPS estimates have consistently beaten and moved higher. If the company maintains that pattern, fears were excessive; if not, the decline may have correctly anticipated a slowdown.
AMD earnings could surprise semis.
AMD's earnings expectations are subdued relative to Nvidia, with revenue and data-center growth looking modest. If the company delivers an upside surprise, it could provide a positive catalyst for the IT and semiconductor complex, making the event worth watching.
Google cloud must justify capex.
Alphabet's earnings hinge on whether Google Cloud revenue growth can justify a massive capex increase of nearly 97% year over year. The market will judge the cloud/capex conversion, and that will determine near-term stock momentum.
AWS growth is Amazon's key test.
Amazon's AWS growth has lagged other cloud peers and is the key earnings variable. If AWS reaccelerates, investors may refocus on the cloud franchise, while rising capex remains a risk if growth disappoints.
Conservative Meta estimates raise surprise odds.
Analysts have turned unusually conservative on Meta, cutting forward estimates despite the stock's relative strength. That low bar raises the probability of a positive earnings surprise, which could support the shares.
Record trading volume lifts brokerage earnings.
Korean equity trading value, customer deposits, and margin balances have surged to record levels, and brokerage earnings are directly tied to trading turnover. Mirae Asset Securities has already rallied on this trend, and its earnings should continue to reflect the hotter market.
Silver selloff was speculative, not fundamental.
The sharp weekend selloff in silver was driven mainly by speculative and leveraged positions being liquidated, not by a deterioration in physical demand. Industrial and investment demand remain solid while supply is limited, so if speculative demand returns, silver prices can rebound; much of the bad news appears already priced in.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics may supply Nvidia substrates.
A weekend report said Samsung Electro-Mechanics may supply flip-chip BGA substrates to Nvidia, potentially breaking Ibiden's near-monopoly. The report is not confirmed, so the key is whether Samsung Electro-Mechanics actually enters Nvidia's FC-BGA supply chain.
Korean memory cycle remains strongly up.
Korean memory exports are booming on AI server demand: January semiconductor exports more than doubled year over year, and DRAM/NAND contract prices have risen sharply. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are seeing earnings upgrades that keep their P/Es in the single digits, and foreign selling looks like profit-taking rather than a negative fundamental signal.
Strong exports underpin KOSPI fundamentals.
January Korean exports rose 33.9% year over year, the first January above $60bn, with 13 of 15 major export categories increasing. Since monthly export growth is highly correlated with KOSPI, the strong export data supports Korean corporate fundamentals and the market's rally.
LGES downside priced, ESS recovery ahead.
The report argues LG Energy Solution's EV weakness and AMPC decline are already reflected. ESS and small batteries are offsetting the slowdown, and 2026 guidance points to 15-20% sales growth with mid-single-digit operating margin. ESS capacity expansion, Tesla supply, the Arizona ramp, and robot/solid-state optionality support a higher target price and Buy rating.
Lithium bottomed; battery materials to follow.
Lithium prices have bottomed and are rebounding because ESS demand is strong while new supply investment has dried up. Battery materials should follow, although the full battery chain recovery takes time and near-term earnings estimates may still be cut before upgrades emerge, likely in the second half.
AI optical transceiver demand favors Zhongji.
AI data-center capex is driving demand for 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers. Zhongji Innolight is the global leader with over 40% share, and its 1.6T revenue mix is rising faster than expected, boosting margins; customers include Nvidia, Google, Amazon, and Meta. Earnings beat and target price was raised.
This Chesley Investment Advisory (체슬리투자자문) video, published February 02, 2026,
features Seo Hyeong, Park Jun-hyeok, Choi Ho, Oh Woo-seok, Wang Jeong, Park Se-ik
discussing U, RBLX, BTC, MSTR, Metaplanet, BITMINE, 21 Capital, PLTR, AMD, GOOGL, AMZN, META, 006800.KS, SILVER, 009150.KS, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, EWY, 373220.KS, LITHIUM, Battery materials, 300308.SZ.
16 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Seo Hyeong,
Park Jun-hyeok,
Choi Ho,
Oh Woo-seok,
Wang Jeong,
Park Se-ik
· Tickers:
U,
RBLX,
BTC,
MSTR,
Metaplanet,
BITMINE,
21 Capital,
PLTR,
AMD,
GOOGL,
AMZN,
META,
006800.KS,
SILVER,
009150.KS,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
EWY,
373220.KS,
LITHIUM,
Battery materials,
300308.SZ
