One by product of China's exploding external surplus (goods surplus of $1.2 trillion, q4 current account surplus annualized is close to $1 trillion) is that it creates the raw material for some massive intervention numbers h/t @Mike_Weilandt for the chart https://t.co/PMvhatfgWh

Original source ↗ | February 13, 2026 at 22:31 UTC | Twitter - @brad_setser

IDEA 1 TICKER: GDS, KC DIRECTION: Long THESIS: BofA Securities prefers these stocks due to strong AI demand and price hikes, indicating a positive outlook. SPEAKER: @briantycangco TIMEFRAME: Medium-term

IDEA 8 TICKER: BABA DIRECTION: Avoid THESIS: US tech aiding military could escalate US-China tensions, negatively impacting Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba due to geopolitical risk. SPEAKER: @briantycangco TIMEFRAME: Medium-term

IDEA 10 TICKER: BABA, BIDU, NIO, BYDDF DIRECTION: Avoid THESIS: Pentagon's actions (likely related to the list of firms aiding the

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