The Chinese Stimulus & How It Will Hurt Japan

Meta: We believe the long Meta / short Apple theme will continue. Companies are racing to dethrone the iphone with other devices. It is only a matter of time.

Openai already confirms they are working on a device, link here.

Macro: Most “investors” on Wall Street are brainless with a bottom-up mindset (CFA) which can lead to a lot of confusion when macro forces take over the narrative.

China shot the stimulus bazooka last week at their markets. The STAR 50 index is up 12% today alone. This will contribute to inflationary pressures in Japan. This will result in higher rates in Japan interest rates, a stronger yen (JPY), and lower equity markets.

The Nikkei index experienced a significant decline on Friday night, indicating potential volatility ahead.

Breadth in the S&P is starting to look a bit stretched

Alibaba: Up +42% since our call in July

Tencent: Up +44% too.

Meta: The major narrative will be the fall of the iphone to other devices. Long.

Opera Browser is catching our eye.

AMD: Looking to breakout

Johnson Controls (JCI) will win the race in liquified datacenter cooling.

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