Sector rotation? Time to take profits on your tech stocks?? We have seen huge rallies in technology-related over the last few months, particularly the AI-related enjoyed the biggest rallies among all the technology-related sectors.  Recently, there's several news of semiconductor companies being awarded grants amounting to billions of US dollars to set up manufacturing plants in US. The key motivation behind the huge generosity from the US government is due to the severe semiconductor supply chain disruption and culmination of years of political wranglin to bolster US competitiveness in the semiconductor industry, which is viewed as essential to national and economic security. Particularly, US semiconductor manufacturing capacity has dropped from nearly 40% of global supply in 19

Bitcoin to the moon!!  Bitcoin (BTC) has achieved a new all-time high and has been hovering around US$70,000 mark. Bitcoin's recent mining reward halving has altered the market in such a way that it could potentially lead to cryptocurrency's demand being five times greater than that of supply. The per-block reward paid to miners was cut in half from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. Over time, the impact of each halving will diminish as the block reward approaches one satoshi. This rewards system will continue until about 2140, when the proposed limit of 21 million coins is reached. At that point, miners will be rewarded with fees for processing transactions, which network users will pay. These fees ensure miners are still incentivized to participate and keep the network going. As of O

Are u still buying EV stocks? Most of the EV companies remain unprofitable and they are still burning more cash to build up on their infrastructure and expansion. A few EV companies (Lordstown Motors, Proterra) have declared bankruptcy recently and the next potential in line is probably EV start-up company Fisker.  Furthermore, the ongoing price war is likely to hurt their profit margin even further and they are likely to remain unprofitable in the near future. Like most new industries, eventually only a few companies would emerge victorious! . Unlike BYD, Tesla or Li Auto, most EV companies clearly have issues scaling up their production significantly. The competition in the EV market has intensified as numerous traditional car markers (Mercedes-Benz, BMW etc) are also investing and

Weak Share Buybacks and Pension Funds' Rebalancing Could Upset the Market!! The market faced short-term pressure this week as some cautious investors are becoming concerned about potential large-scale stock sell-offs by pension funds due to quarterly rebalancing, coupled with the weakening purchasing power of corporate buybacks, a key force in the market. Hence, we need to understand why are pension funds selling now and what are the potential implications? Pension funds and other institutional investors conduct quarterly and monthly checks on their market risk exposure to ensure that their asset allocation aligns with established targets while controlling portfolio risk. This typically involves reallocation between stocks and bonds. In general, if the stock market performs well, the propo

$Blackstone Group LP(BX)$   Largest alternative asset management with more than 1 trillion AUM! I love businesses that can generate increasing revenues!! It focuses on alternative investment and currently had US$1.04 trillion AUM. Based on their last earning report, they have 4 core pillars; real estate (US$336.9 billion, up 3.3% yoy), private equity (US$304 billion, up 5.2% yoy), credit and insurance (US$318.9 billion, up 13.9% yoy), hedge fund solutions (US$80.3 billion, up 0.75% yoy). ▪Total AUM increased to $1,040 billion, up 7% year-over-year, with $52.7 billion of inflows in the quarter and $148.5 billion for the year ▪Fee-Earning AUM of $762.6 billion was up 6% year-over-year, with $44.6 billion of inflows in the quarter and $119.4 billi

Impending short squeeze?! First of all, what is a short squeeze?? It is a situation in which the price of a stock rises to such an extent that investors who have sold short purchase the stock in order to limit their losses, causing the price to rise further. The share price of $Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.(FFIE)$   has dropped around 90+% YTD since the beginning of year 2024. Its market cap is currently at ~$4million and has a high short interest of ~86% (36.3 mil out of 42 mil shares,were shorted as of 15 Feb 2024). https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ffie/short-interest Although it only sold 10 cars to date, the company is selling highly niche ultra-luxury cars. One FF 91 2.0 Futuris

Impending short squeeze?! First of all, what is a short squeeze?? It is a situation in which the price of a stock rises to such an extent that investors who have sold short purchase the stock in order to limit their losses, causing the price to rise further. The share price of $Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.(FFIE)$  has dropped around 90+% YTD since the beginning of year 2024. Its market cap is currently at ~$4million and has a high short interest of ~86% (36.3 mil out of 42 mil shares,were shorted as of 15 Feb 2024). https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ffie/short-interest Although it only sold 10 cars to date, the company is selling highly niche ultra-luxury cars. One FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alli

Semiconductor stocks benefitting from CHIPS ACT Funding?  Recently, there's several news of semiconductor companies being awarded grants amounting to billions of US dollars to set up manufacturing plants in US. The key motivation behind the huge generosity from the US government is due to the severe semiconductor supply chain disruption and culmination of years of political wranglin to bolster US competitiveness in the semiconductor industry, which is viewed as essential to national and economic security. Particularly, US semiconductor manufacturing capacity has dropped from nearly 40% of global supply in 1990 to 12% today. This act is basically to limit China's rise in power; the funding recipients are prohibited from expanding semiconductor manufacturing in China or any countries t

Bitcoin to the moon!! Bitcoin has achieved a new all-time high and has been hovering around US$70,000 mark. So is it time to take profit $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$  ??  The advent of Bitcoin ETFs has resulted in huge inflows into Bitcoin, driving the price up. Furthermore, another pivotal event on Bitcoin's blockchain is the halving, when the reward for mining is cut in half. After the network mines 210,000 blocks—roughly every four years—the block reward given to Bitcoin miners for processing transactions is cut in half. This event is called halving because it cuts the rate at which new bitcoins are released into circulation in half. The next halving is expected to occur in early-to-mid 2024, when

What is the influence of CHIPS ACT Funding? Recently, there's several news of semiconductor companies being awarded grants amounting to billions of US dollars to set up manufacturing plants in US. The key motivation behind the huge generosity from the US government is due to the severe semiconductor supply chain disruption and culmination of years of political wranglin to bolster US competitiveness in the semiconductor industry, which is viewed as essential to national and economic security. Particularly, US semiconductor manufacturing capacity has dropped from nearly 40% of global supply in 1990 to 12% today.  This act is basically to limit China's rise in power; the funding recipients are prohibited from expanding semiconductor manufacturing in China or any countries that

Impending short squeeze?! First of all, what is a short squeeze?? It is a situation in which the price of a stock rises to such an extent that investors who have sold short purchase the stock in order to limit their losses, causing the price to rise further. The share price of $Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.(FFIE)$  has dropped around 90+% YTD since the beginning of year 2024. Its market cap is currently at ~$4million and has a high short interest of ~86% (36.3 mil out of 42 mil shares,were shorted as of 15 Feb 2024). https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ffie/short-interest Although it only sold 10 cars to date, the company is selling highly niche ultra-luxury cars. One FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alli

HODL or take profit??  The introduction of AI has resulted in huge rally in most semiconductor-related stocks. Notably, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   was one of the biggest winners gaining ~230+% in a year due to the significant improvement in its quarterly revenue. However, the AI competition is getting more intense and do they still deserve a premium to their current valuation?? For instance, OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips and also considering options to diversify its suppliers beyond Nvidia. Furthermore, their close competitors such as $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   and Intel are developing their own AI chips (M

Is EV still a growing industry?? Let's have a quick overview of its annual deliveries. BYD: 3,024,417 vehicles (up 61.9% yoy) Tesla: 1,810,000 vehicles (up 38% yoy) Li auto: 376,030 vehicles (up 182.2% yoy) Nio: 160,038 vehicles (up 30.7% yoy) Xpev: 141,601 vehicles (up 17% yoy) Rivian: 50,122 vehicles (up 146.5% yoy) Growth in the global EV market is set to slow to 27.1% in year 2024 as a reduction in state subsidies makes the cars less appealing to buyers. Furthermore, limited product choices and inconvenient charging experience have hampered demand, impacting the market growth of EVs. This is clearly evident as the overall slowdown in the EV transition has prompted several legacy automakers, such as Ford, to scale back their EV production expansion plans. Using Xpeng as an example, 2024

Bitcoin to the moon!! Bitcoin has achieved a new all-time high and is it time to take profit $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$   ?? The advent of Bitcoin ETFs has resulted in huge inflows into Bitcoin, driving the price up. Furthermore, another pivotal event on Bitcoin's blockchain is the halving, when the reward for mining is cut in half. After the network mines 210,000 blocks—roughly every four years—the block reward given to Bitcoin miners for processing transactions is cut in half. This event is called halving because it cuts the rate at which new bitcoins are released into circulation in half. The next halving is expected to occur in early-to-mid 2024, when the block reward will fall to 3.125. Over time, t

Pull-back presents a good opportunity?? The introduction of AI has resulted in huge rally in most semiconductor-related stocks. Notably, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   was one of the biggest winners gaining ~240+% in a year due to the significant improvement in its quarterly revenue. Nvidia recently announced a new generation of artificial intelligence chips (Blackwell) and software for running artificial intelligence models. The announcement comes as the chipmaker seeks to solidify its position as the go-to supplier for AI companies. Nvidia's high-end server GPUs are essential for training and deploying large AI models. Companies like Microsoft and Meta have spent billions of dollars buying the chips. Nvidia is ent

Are u still buying EV stocks? Most of the EV companies remain unprofitable and they are still burning more cash to build up on their infrastructure and expansion. A few EV companies (Lordstown Motors, Proterra) have declared bankruptcy recently and the next potential in line is probably EV start-up company Fisker. The share price has tumbled more than 25% in pre-market. Furthermore, the ongoing price war is likely to hurt their profit margin even further and they are likely to remain unprofitable in the near future. Like most new industries, eventually only a few companies would emerge victorious! . Unlike BYD, Tesla or Li Auto, most EV companies clearly have issues scaling up their production significantly. The competition in the EV market has intensified as numerous traditional car marke

Impending short squeeze?! First of all, what is a short squeeze?? It is a situation in which the price of a stock rises to such an extent that investors who have sold short purchase the stock in order to limit their losses, causing the price to rise further. Recently, the share price of $Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.(FFIE)$  has dropped around 90+% YTD since the beginning of year 2024. Its market cap is currently at ~$8million and has a high short interest of ~86% (36.3 mil out of 42 mil shares,were shorted as of 15 Feb 2024). https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ffie/short-interest Although it only sold 10 cars to date, the company is selling highly niche ultra-luxury cars. One FF 91 2.0 Fut

Pull-back presents a good opportunity?? The introduction of AI has resulted in huge rally in most semiconductor-related stocks. Notably, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   was one of the biggest winners gaining ~240+% in a year due to the significant improvement in its quarterly revenue. Nvidia recently announced a new generation of artificial intelligence chips (Blackwell) and software for running artificial intelligence models. The announcement comes as the chipmaker seeks to solidify its position as the go-to supplier for AI companies. Nvidia's high-end server GPUs are essential for training and deploying large AI models. Companies like Microsoft and Meta have spent billions of dollars buying the chips. Nvidia i

Buying EV stocks is like having a roller-coaster ride! Most of the EV companies remain unprofitable and yet they are still burning more cash to build up on their infrastructure and expansion. A few EV companies (Lordstown Motors, Proterra) have declared bankruptcy recently and the next potential in line is EV start-up company Fisker. Furthermore, the ongoing price war is likely to hurt their profit margin even further and they are likely to remain unprofitable in the near future. Like most new industries, eventually only a few companies would emerge victorious! . Unlike BYD, Tesla or Li Auto, most EV companies clearly have issues scaling up their production significantly. The competition in the EV market has intensified as numerous traditional car markers (Mercedes-Benz, BMW etc) are also

Is EV still a growing industry?? Let's have a quick overview of its annual deliveries. BYD: 3,024,417 vehicles (up 61.9% yoy) Tesla: 1,810,000 vehicles (up 38% yoy) Li auto: 376,030 vehicles (up 182.2% yoy) Nio: 160,038 vehicles (up 30.7% yoy) Xpev: 141,601 vehicles (up 17% yoy) Rivian: 50,122 vehicles (up 146.5% yoy) Growth in the global EV market is set to slow to 27.1% in year 2024 as a reduction in state subsidies makes the cars less appealing to buyers. Furthermore, limited product choices and inconvenient charging experience have hampered demand, impacting the market growth of EVs. This is clearly evident as the overall slowdown in the EV transition has prompted several legacy automakers, such as Ford, to scale back their EV production expansion plans. Using Xpeng as an example, 2024