$SPX market psychology shows a split: historical seasonal strength (Nov-Feb) suggests a rally is possible, but broad awareness of this pattern casts doubt on its repetition 1.
Wall Street exhibits paradoxical sentiment: investors warn CEOs against overinvestment, yet maintain record-high “no landing” expectations, marking the most optimistic backdrop since June 2021 2.
$SPX “pending doom” is widely anticipated, almost comically so. Mag-7 are dragging, while the broader market (S&P-493 via $RSP) is up +5% YTD, signaling a potential shift in market breadth 3.
Passive investing drives a self-reinforcing loop, concentrating capital in already-large companies and exacerbating overvaluation through market-cap weighting 4.
Unity ($U) saw a sharp reversal, plummeting from a 3.5-year high to near all-time lows in just 2 months5.
Ajinomoto (#2802), known for food products, also holds a significant position in the semiconductor supply chain, highlighting Japan’s unique corporate diversification 6.
Tesla Korea is aggressively hiring AI chip design engineers, confirming Tesla’s serious intent to design and mass-produce its own high-level AI chips 7.
Elon Musk pushes for mass production of the wheel-less, pedal-less Cybercab by April, symbolizing a leap from traditional driving to autonomous mobility 8.
A compelling business model leverages “low-cost power from the East” with “high-willingness-to-pay users from the West” 9.
Samsung is expediting its hybrid bonding line construction at NVIDIA’s request, signaling critical progress in advanced packaging for AI chips 10.
Taiwan’s top 6 AI server makers reported January revenue soaring 56% year-on-year to NT$1.37 trillion (US$43.65 billion), driven by surging shipments of Nvidia GB300 servers. This marks the strongest monthly growth since February last year, exceeding December’s 54.1%11.
Murata Manufacturing is discussing price hikes for data center capacitors, reflecting sustained growth in MLCC demand for data centers 12.