Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors, The Circuit

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Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors

A Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors. With Jay Goldberg and Ben Bajarin

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<ul><li>Nvidia surpassed expectations in China despite challenges, indicating growth in other areas of their business</li><li>Shift from training to inference era highlighted, with focus on customers buying Nvidia systems for inference</li><li>Competition in the inference market could pose challenges for Nvidia, especially as costs grow and alternatives emerge like Google's tpu</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Nvidia surpassed expectations in China despite challenges, indicating growth in other areas of their businessShift from training to inference era highlighted, with focus on customers buying Nvidia systems for inferenceCompetition in the inference market could pose challenges for Nvidia, especially as costs grow and alternatives emerge like Google's tpuThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Episode 120: NVIDIA Earnings, The Future of AI inference, China AI and more

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<li>Technical analysis can help you keep your zen as it cuts through the noise by providing a set of rules on when to buy, sell, or just sit tight.</li>
<li>There are many technical indicators, but using both the simple moving average and the moving average convergence divergence can tell you most of what you need to know</li>
<li>Here’s how the two indicators work, what makes them so effective when using them together, and a look at a few major stock ETFs,  gold, bitcoin, and the Mag 7.</li>
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Technical analysis can help you keep your zen as it cuts through the noise by providing a set of rules on when to buy, sell, or just sit tight.
There are many technical indicators, but using both the simple moving average and the moving average convergence divergence can tell you most of what you need to know
Here’s how the two indicators work, what makes them so effective when using them together, and a look at a few major stock ETFs,  gold, bitcoin, and the Mag 7.


Two Technical Indicators, And The Top Trades They’re Pointing To Now

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Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technolog" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)</a>, one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)</a> is the global leader in new energy vehicle battery solutions, in China and globally, as per SNE Research. Its A-shares have been listed since 2018.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK) is the global leader in new energy vehicle battery solutions, in China and globally, as per SNE Research. Its A-shares have been listed since 2018.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


CATL A/H Trading - Strong Demand, Upsized, Included in Short-Sell List

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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COMPUTEX 2025 Kicks Off -- Nvidia CEO unveils Taiwan AI Supercomputer investment plan with Hon Hai, TSMC as key partners.</li>
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Nvidia Opens Up Ecosystem with new "NVLink Fusion" -- A strategic move to cement long-term platform dominance.</li>
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PC Monitor -- Asus Results Warn of Coming Slowdown; PCs' Next Edge AI Shift </li>
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COMPUTEX 2025 Kicks Off -- Nvidia CEO unveils Taiwan AI Supercomputer investment plan with Hon Hai, TSMC as key partners.

Nvidia Opens Up Ecosystem with new "NVLink Fusion" -- A strategic move to cement long-term platform dominance.

PC Monitor -- Asus Results Warn of Coming Slowdown; PCs' Next Edge AI Shift 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: COMPUTEX 2025 Kicks Off -- Nvidia CEO Unveils Taiwan AI Supercomputer Investment

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

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<ul><li>Overseas hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, covered by our internet team) have all released their CY1Q25 earnings.</li><li>During the quarter, the aggregated capex of the Big Four held strong at US$73bn, up 63% YoY and flattish QoQ, after hitting a record of US$72.8bn in CY4Q24 (up 68% YoY / 22% QoQ).</li><li>The outlook for the rest of 2025 remains optimistic. Amazon, Google and Microsoft doubled down on their spending plans, while Meta revised up its capex target by 7%-11% from its previous plan. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Overseas hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, covered by our internet team) have all released their CY1Q25 earnings.During the quarter, the aggregated capex of the Big Four held strong at US$73bn, up 63% YoY and flattish QoQ, after hitting a record of US$72.8bn in CY4Q24 (up 68% YoY / 22% QoQ).The outlook for the rest of 2025 remains optimistic. Amazon, Google and Microsoft doubled down on their spending plans, while Meta revised up its capex target by 7%-11% from its previous plan. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Semiconductors - Thematic Investing and Megatrends: Resilient 1Q25 Capex Among Hyperscalers

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Episode 120: NVIDIA Earnings, The Future of AI inference, China AI and more

Overall, Nvidia is experiencing strong performance in the AI market, particularly in the area of inference, but faces competition and challenges in...

The Circuit

Two Technical Indicators, And The Top Trades They’re Pointing To Now

Technical analysis can help you keep your zen when markets are volatile and unpredictable. Here's an update on the main ETFs, bitcoin, gold, and...

Finimize Research

CATL A/H Trading - Strong Demand, Upsized, Included in Short-Sell List

Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing....

Sumeet Singh

Taiwan Tech Weekly: COMPUTEX 2025 Kicks Off -- Nvidia CEO Unveils Taiwan AI Supercomputer Investment

Nvidia CEO announces investment plan for Taiwan AI Supercomputer with key partners, Asus warns of PC slowdown; but remains strongly positioned for...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Semiconductors - Thematic Investing and Megatrends: Resilient 1Q25 Capex Among Hyperscalers

Bloomberg consensus projects the Big Four’s capex to increase by 48% YoY / 8% QoQ to ~US$78.6bn in CY2Q25E, and full-year capex to top US$319bn...

CMB International

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Episode 120: NVIDIA Earnings, The Future of AI inference, China AI and more

Overall, Nvidia is experiencing strong performance in the AI market, particularly in the area of inference, but faces competition and challenges in...

The Circuit

Two Technical Indicators, And The Top Trades They’re Pointing To Now

Technical analysis can help you keep your zen when markets are volatile and unpredictable. Here's an update on the main ETFs, bitcoin, gold, and...

Finimize Research

CATL A/H Trading - Strong Demand, Upsized, Included in Short-Sell List

Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, raised around US$5.2bn in its H-share listing....

Sumeet Singh

Taiwan Tech Weekly: COMPUTEX 2025 Kicks Off -- Nvidia CEO Unveils Taiwan AI Supercomputer Investment

​Nvidia CEO announces investment plan for Taiwan AI Supercomputer with key partners, Asus warns of PC slowdown; but remains strongly positioned for...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Semiconductors - Thematic Investing and Megatrends: Resilient 1Q25 Capex Among Hyperscalers

Bloomberg consensus projects the Big Four’s capex to increase by 48% YoY / 8% QoQ to ~US$78.6bn in CY2Q25E, and full-year capex to top US$319bn...

CMB International

Nvidia CEO announces investment plan for Taiwan AI Supercomputer with key partners, Asus warns of PC slowdown; but remains strongly positioned for...