DRAM shortages are forecasted to persist until at least 2028. SMIC’s CEO confirms a “persistent shortage for a considerable period” in HBM due to AI computing demand, with bottlenecks shifting to back-end processes 2, 8.
Morgan Stanley’s commentary on Micron highlights memory producers have “virtually no inventory,” leading to supply struggles for Chinese Android OEMs and consumer PC makers 18.
Taiwanese manufacturer Winbond projects DRAM prices to surge 90–95% this quarter, expecting similar increases next quarter, signaling a severe and sustained pricing upswing 19.
ByteDance is reportedly in talks with Samsung Foundry to manufacture its ASICs, a significant development in the AI chip supply chain 14.
AI tools are rapidly disrupting traditional industries: Altruist’s AI tax strategy tool led to drops in wealth management (Schwab), Insurify’s new tools hit insurance brokers (S&P 500 Insurance Index down nearly 4%), and Anthropic’s releases caused software stock sell-offs. The question looms: who’s the next AI disruption target? 7.
Cloudflare’s strong earnings suggest security stocks were “wrongly killed” in the recent software sector pullback. While AI Agents may displace some software applications, security remains a critical, growing demand that intensifies with agent adoption 24.
$NBIS’s $275M acquisition of an AI agent search API indicates a strategic pivot from merely offering “GPU rental” to establishing itself as a platform player 22.
The sheer scale of “crypto deaths” (liquidations/project failures) in 2025 was almost 4x the annual American death toll, a startling indicator of market volatility 6.
$BTC rallied from $60k to $72k, now seeing a ~50% retracement back to $67k—a potential dead cat bounce. If it retests $60k and fails to form a double bottom, a breach could trigger a deeper correction to the $49k support level 11.
QDVO (Covered Call ETF) offers high yield by targeting Russell 1000 Growth Index large-caps with robust cash flow, consistent profit growth, and competitive moats. Its concentrated portfolio (20–40 stocks) limits risk with caps of 50% per industry and 15% per stock 4.
Tencent faces mounting pressure from rivals like ByteDance and Alibaba, who demonstrate higher capex and growth rates (ByteDance nearly doubling, Tencent high teen growth in 2025; overseas competitors showing 70+% growth in 2026). Despite this, I maintain confidence in Tencent’s long-term resilience 9.
Amazon ($AMZN) secured FCC approval for 4500 LEO internet satellites, positioning Amazon LEO to directly challenge Starlink (SpaceX currently operates 9646 satellites in orbit, 9636 active) 12.
$NET (Cloudflare) earnings reveal accelerating revenue growth (27% → 28% → 31% → 33.6% over four quarters). While Non-GAAP gross margin experienced a slight dip (77.1% → 74.9%), this decline is seen as explainable and overshadowed by strong demand metrics 15.
Astera Labs ($ALAB) Q4 2025 earnings are solid, reflecting strong strategic foresight from management. I remain bullish on their leadership’s direction 21.