Intel

When will the selling stop? High beta stocks are getting hit the hardest as investors pull out of the stock market to turn to bonds with higher yields amidst a relatively unstable equities market and expectations for yet another interest hike soon.

Looking forward to REITs share prices adjusting upwards, I believe they’re current abit undervalued as compared to the yield they offer.

I believe the market pullback is healthy especially in tech. Much needed if we want the bull market to continue which has been pretty resilient considering all the headlines and narratives.

money rotating out of AI related stocks and moving into safer stocks and places. reits moving upwards finally after declining for so long, hope it lasts. for the brave and tech believer, now also good chance to dca into those tech stocks that youre aiming.

Good to see yields dropping, but.. people are still expecting military actions. Midterms is also coming soon, uncertain on what Trump is going to do next

The market reaction highlights the distinction between beating current expectations and demonstrating the ability to sustain future growth. For investors, the key questions are how quickly supply bottlenecks can ease, whether pricing power can offset cost pressures, and whether elevated AI-related semiconductor spending translates into stronger cash flow. Until visibility improves, strong results alone may not support higher share prices, particularly if valuations already reflect substantial growth expectations.

A key lesson is that evergreens are evergreens. A timeless advice is to hedge with bonds. Even when investors were shorting bonds, good to keep a balanced portfolio. Now, with chip stocks crumbling, investors have fled for safety ie Treasuries, leading to a rally

AI risk seems to increase, or at least investors require real return…

$Apple(AAPL.US)

Context: For being late to join the AI bandwagon, Apple actually saves itself from the recent AI stock rout since it has not spent too much on AI build up. However it sales for Iphone 18 dropped, it China you no longer need to wait to get a Iphone Pro or Pro Max compared to last year where you need to wait 6 to 25 days for Iphone 17 Pro and Pro Max at that time. But Iphone Duo is saving Apple and the wait time in China is now 90 days.

My trade: neutral on Apple stock

Takeaway: sometimes being late is better than being early. But while Apple can count its blessings, the AI world will still punish Apple if it can't catch up. Apple is chasing hard, they are partnering with Google, Meta and Openai, let sit back and watch. $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$Intel(INTC.US)$Netflix(NFLX.US)

Taiwan’s 3 big PC motherboard makers plan to raise prices again – 5% to 10% – in the 4th quarter, media report, adding Asustek, Micro-Star (MSI) and Gigabyte all saw shipment momentum rebound due to improving CPU supplies (Intel Arrow Lake and AMD Ryzen 9000) and a recovery in PC client inventory replenishment. The impending price increases, coupled with a double digit increase earlier this year, are expected to lead to a 30% full-year drop in PC motherboard shipments in 2026. $Intel(INTC.US) $AMD(AMD.US) $Dell Tech(DELL.US) $HP(HPQ.US) #Lenovo #Asustek #MSI #Gigabyte

Source: Dan Nystedt